Michael Almebäck (born 4 April 1988) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

After being rejected by

IF Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish association football, football club based in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality ...

, Almebäck received an opportunity to play at

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn ...

. Almebäck's breakthrough season was in

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, when he became part of the Örebro's defensive line. He was one of Örebros best players that season and Almebäck was voted Örebro SK's 'Player of the Year' that season. After the summer break of 2009, Almebäck was nominated for the "Newcomer of the Year" award in Swedish football, which he failed to win. In the summer of 2011, Almebäck signed for Belgian title contenders

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, where he immediately became a regular first team player. Almebäck scored his first goal for the club during a friendly against

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on 7 July. In the summer of 2013 he signed a three-year contract with the Danish club

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. In the winter of 2016, Almebäck returned to the Swedish top tier club

, signing a three-year contract. He left the club in December 2021, as his contract expired. In April 2022, Almebäck announced his retirement from football after failing to find a new club.

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