Robin Malmkvist (born 13 November 1987) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Malmkvist started his career in Alvesta GIF youth team in 1996, staying with the club until 2000 when then moved to

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. He debuted for Öster in 2005, at the age of 17, in

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, helping the club reach

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. The time in Allsvenskan was only one year and Öster returned to Superettan, however, Malmkvist missed large part of the season due to a cheekbone injury and saw the club get relegated again. While Öster was promoted back to Superettan in 2009, Malmkvist decided to leave the club and signed for Halmstads BK, which were looking for a replacement for departing Magnus Bahne. Malmkvist played the 2011 season on loan at

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, as backup to Marcus Sahlman. Malmkvist played Norwegian and European cup matches for Tromsø, before getting his league debut on 10 July coming on as a first-half substitute for an injured Sahlman away to

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, a match Tromsø lost 2–0. On 10 November 2019, he announced his retirement from football. He represented the Swedish U21 national team in two games.

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HBK profile
* 1987 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Superettan players Östers IF players Halmstads BK players Tromsø IL players Assyriska FF players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub