Rasmus Jönsson (; born 27 January 1990) is a Swedish professional
footballer
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who plays for
Helsingborgs IF. He is normally deployed as a
second striker.
Career
Helsingborgs IF
He plays as a striker and got his breakthrough in 2008, scoring four goals in
Allsvenskan
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alongside
Henrik Larsson
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in
Helsingborgs IF. Jönsson is commonly called "Sugröret", meaning ''the drinking straw'', among his teammates. During the season 2010 in Allsvenskan, Helsingborgs IF Finished in second place just two points short of
Malmö FF. Helsingborg however didn't allow this to let them down after a good season and finished it off on a high winning the
Svenska Cupen in a final against
Hammarby IF
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with Rasmus scoring the only goal in the game late on. On 29 August 2011, Helsingborgs IF confirmed that a deal had been agreed for Jönsson to join
Bundesliga side
VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal. Jönsson said that he was sad to leave Helsingborg but happy to take an important step forward in his career.
VfL Wolfsburg
On 11 September 2011, Rasmus Jönsson made his Bundesliga debut from start against
Schalke 04 and he assisted for
Mario Mandžukić's second goal. Jönsson played 90 minutes before being substituted.
Loan to FSV Frankfurt
On 29 January 2013, it was announced that Jönsson would join
FSV Frankfurt on loan for the rest of the season.
AaB
On 9 August 2013, it was announced that Jönsson would join the Danish Superliga club
AaB on a loan spell for the 2013/2014 season. On Sunday 6 October he scored twice against Viborg. On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Jönsson joined
AaB on a permanent two-year basis. Jönsson got shirt number 10.
OB
In the Summer of 2016, Jönsson signed with the Danish club
OB. In OB he was reunited with head coach
Kent Nielsen
Kent Nielsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg IF. He was named coach of the year by the Danish Football Association in 2014 after winning both the ...
. Nielsen was head coach in
AaB when Jönsson joined the club before the 2013-14 season.
Buriram United
On 2 July 2019 it was announced he had signed a deal with
Buriram United
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in
Thai League 1
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until 30 November 2022. On the same day he traveled with his new teammates to their away fixture against
JL Chiangmai United F.C. in the
Thai League Cup. His team won 2–1 and Jönsson provided an assist.
Honours
;Helsingborgs IF
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Svenska Cupen:
2010
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;AaB
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Danish Superliga:
2013–14
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Danish Cup:
2013–14
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Swedish footballers
Sweden youth international footballers
Sweden under-21 international footballers
Sweden international footballers
Footballers from Skåne County
Helsingborgs IF players
VfL Wolfsburg players
FSV Frankfurt players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
AaB Fodbold players
Danish Superliga players
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