36 Facts About Rasmus Lindgren

Rasmus Lindgren was born on 29 November 1984 and is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.

Rasmus Lindgren started off his footballing career at Landskrona BoIS, but spent most of his career in the Netherlands, representing AFC Ajax and FC Groningen, and had a short stint in Austria with Red Bull Salzburg.

Rasmus Lindgren retired at BK Hacken in the Swedish Allsvenskan in 2021.

Rasmus Lindgren progressed through the club's youth system and contributed the achievements at Landskrona.

Rasmus Lindgren sat on the bench in an Allsvenskan game against Orebro SK in 2003 as an unused substitute, but never made his senior debut for the team.

On 9 August 2005 it was announced that Rasmus Lindgren would join FC Groningen for a 1-year loan period.

However since returning from injury, Rasmus Lindgren found his first team opportunities limited, under the management of head-coach Martin Jol.

Rasmus Lindgren spent the rest of the year, playing for the club's reserve team.

Rasmus Lindgren appeared in the next five matches for the club.

Since recovering from a knee injury, Rasmus Lindgren made eight starts for Ajax in the next two months.

Rasmus Lindgren started and captained FC Groningen's first six league matches of the season, helping the club earn eight points.

Since returning to the first team Rasmus Lindgren found his playing time in the first team from the substitute bench.

However, since returning from injury, Rasmus Lindgren found his playing time, mostly coming from the substitute bench for the next four months.

However, Rasmus Lindgren suffered ankle injury while training and missed three matches as a result.

Since returning from injury, Rasmus Lindgren was featured in the club's four matches, as well as, retaining his captaincy.

In May 2016 Rasmus Lindgren signed with the Allsvenskan side BK Hacken, marking his first professional club in Sweden and his return to his country in fourteen years.

Ahead of the 2017 season, it was announced that Rasmus Lindgren was appointed as new captain of BK Hacken.

Rasmus Lindgren helped BK Hacken keep two consecutive clean sheets in the first two league matches against AIK and Djurgardens IF.

Rasmus Lindgren was featured in the next five matches for the club until he missed one match, due to suspension.

Rasmus Lindgren previously stated his desire to stay at the club and beyond.

At the start of the 2020 season, Rasmus Lindgren appeared two times in BK Hacken's Svenska Cupen matches, keeping two clean sheets against GAIS and Ostersunds.

Rasmus Lindgren followed up by helping BK Hacken keep three consecutive clean sheets in the next three matches between 29 June 2020 and 5 July 2020.

Rasmus Lindgren later rotated into playing in the defensive midfield position for two matches between 28 October 2020 and 1 November 2020.

In March 2002, Rasmus Lindgren was called up to the Sweden U18 for the first time.

Rasmus Lindgren later appeared twice for the Sweden U18 in the Slovakia Cup, as the U18 national team won the tournament.

Rasmus Lindgren added three more appearances for the U19 national team to combine nine appearances for both Sweden U18 and U19.

In June 2004, Rasmus Lindgren was included in the Sweden U21 squad for the Toulon Tournament.

Rasmus Lindgren played three times in the Toulon Tournament, as the U21 national team lost in the final.

Rasmus Lindgren was called up to the Sweden U21 in March 2005 but did not play.

Rasmus Lindgren played three more times for Sweden U21 by the end of the year.

Rasmus Lindgren went on to make nine appearances for the U21 national team.

On 29 January 2008, Rasmus Lindgren was called up to the Sweden for the first team ahead of the match against Turkey.

Three months, Rasmus Lindgren was put on the standby list for the Sweden squad ahead of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament.

Rasmus Lindgren's father, Bernt Goran Lindgren, is a former professional ice hockey player.

Rasmus Lindgren later said in an interview that he's considered Netherlands to be his second home.

Rasmus Lindgren said that he's announced his intention to move to coaching once his playing time comes to an end.