Rasmus Christoffer Elm (born 17 March 1988) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently the assistant coach of

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...

. During his career, he played for

in Sweden, for AZ in the Netherlands and the Russian side

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. Elm earned 39

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for Sweden between 2009 and 2013 and competed at

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. He is the younger brother of

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and David Elm.

Club career

Early career

In his childhood, Elm played for

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and

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, before he signed in January 2005 for

Kalmar FF

In four-and-a-half years with the

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football le ...

club, Elm played 96 games and scored 17 goals. While at Kalmar, he helped the team win the

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, the

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, and the 2009 Svenska Supercupen.

AZ

On 27 August 2009, Elm signed a four-year deal with

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side

AZ Alkmaar Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known as AZ Alkmaar or simply AZ (), is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands, and hos ...

. He made his debut on 12 September 2009 in the 2–1 loss against

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. Former Swedish national team coach Lars Lagerbäck once commented that Elm was the biggest talent Sweden has produced since

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. While suffering from injuries and illness during his first two seasons in AZ, Elm experience a successful 2011–12 season. He received several player of the match awards during that season and was praised by the press and the fans for his passing and free kicks as well as his goal scoring. Elm played a total of 83 matches for AZ before he left the club during the summer of 2012.

CSKA Moscow

On 30 July 2012, Elm signed a three-year contract with

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side

, taking the shirt number 20. On 21 October 2012, he scored his first goal for CSKA after converting a penalty at home against

Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan (russian: Футбо́льный клуб Руби́н Каза́нь, ''Futbolny klub Rubin Kazan'' , Tatar: Рубин Казан) is a Russian professional football club based in the city of Kazan. They play in the second-tier ...

in a 2–0 victory. On 3 January 2015, Elm had his contract with CSKA terminated by mutual consent in order to recover from a long-term stomach illness that had left him unable to train with the club.

Return to Kalmar FF and retirement

Elm returned to Kalmar FF and Sweden ahead of the 2015 Allsvenskan season. In early 2020, Elm announced his retirement from professional football, citing health issues related to his stomach illness.

International career

Elm was the captain of the Swedish under-19 squad until August 2007, when he made his debut for the U21 squad. On 11 February 2009, Elm scored his first goal for the Swedish senior team in a friendly against

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. He represented Sweden at

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. On 16 October 2012, he scored the fourth and equalising goal in Sweden's remarkable 4–4 draw in

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against

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in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C. The Swedes were losing 0–4 until the last 29 minutes of the game when a flurry of Swedish goals were capped by the stoppage time goal from Elm. The result was hailed as one of the greatest sporting achievements in Swedish history.

Personal life

Both of his siblings have also played professional football:

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, who previously played for

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, and his other brother

, who previously played for the Dutch club AZ.

Career statistics

Club

''As of 19 March 2021''

International

International goals ''Sweden's goal tally listed first. The score column shows the score after each Elm goal.''

Honours

Kalmar FF *

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* Svenska Supercupen:

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;CSKA Moscow *

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, 2013–14 * Russian Cup:

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Individual *

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: 2012

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elm, Rasmus 1988 births Living people People from Kalmar Association football midfielders Swedish footballers Kalmar FF players AZ Alkmaar players PFC CSKA Moscow players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Russian Premier League players Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Russia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia UEFA Euro 2012 players Sportspeople from Kalmar County