Tim Sparv
Date of birth
20 February 1987 (1987-02-20) (age 22)
Place of birth
Oravais, Finland
Height
1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Playing position
Midfielder
Club information
Current club
Halmstads BK
Number
16
Youth career
1993-2003
Norrvalla
2003-2006
Southampton
Senior career *
Years
Club
Apps†
(Gls)†
2006-2007
Southampton
0
(0)
2007-2009
Halmstad
51
(1)
2008
→ Vaasan Palloseura (loan)
8
(0)
2010-
Groningen
0
(0)
National team‡
2007-2009
Finland U21
16
(5)
2009-
Finland
2
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 19 August 2009 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:28, 19 August 2009 (UTC)
Tim Sparv (born 20 February 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Halmstads BK as a midfielder.
Contents[hide]
1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links
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[edit] Club career
Born in Oravais, Ostrobothnia, Sparv signed for Southampton in 2003, leaving the Finnish third division outfit Norrvalla FF. He spent three years in the renowned youth academy of Southampton. He was a member of Southampton's youth team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2005, where he played alongside Theo Walcott, losing on aggregate to Ipswich Town. He was named in the first team squad for 2006–07 season and made numerous reserve team appearances but, as Southampton had a plethora of midfielders from which to choose, he was unable to break through into the first team itself. On 7 January 2007, he moved to Halmstads BK to play in Allsvenskan, on the advice of both his father and former Halmstads BK player Michael Svensson.[1] On 1 May 2008, he was loaned out to Vaasan Palloseura after suffering illness as well as a lack of playing time with Halmstads.[2]
In August 2009, he was close a move to FC Groningen, but Halmstad refused to sell.[3] On 14 August, FC Groningen announced Sparv will be joining them as of 1 January 2010.[4]
[edit] International career
On 4 February 2009, Sparv made his debut for the Finnish national team in a friendly match against Japan, which finished as a 5–1 defeat[5]. He was made team captain of the Finnish U21 team during the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and scored a penalty in a 2–1 defeat by England on 15 June 2009.[6]
[edit] References
^ "Finländsk U21-landslagsman klar för HBK" (in Swedish). Svenskafans.com. 20 November 2006. http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/hbk/artikel.asp?id=143574. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
^ "HBK lånar ut Sparv till Vaasa" (in Swedish). Hallandsposten.se. 3 May 2008. http://hallandsposten.se/sport/1.232017. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
^ "Groningen fail in Sparv bid" (in English). skysports.com. 1 August 2009. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_5466426,00.html. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
^ "Sparv per 2010 naar FC Groningen" (in Dutch). fcgroningen.nl. 14 August 2009. http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/artikel/sparv-per-2010-naar-fc-groningen/. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
^ "Sparv debuterade" (in Swedish). HBK.se. 4 February 2009. http://www.hbk.se/extra/news/?module_instance=1&id=3996. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
^ Fletcher, Paul (15 June 2009). "England U21s 2-1 Finland U21s". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8099419.stm. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
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