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Name: Jonas Olsson
Nationality: Swedish
Date of Birth: 10/03/1983
Height:6' 4" (193cm)
Weight:13st 3lbs (84.0kg)
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Clubs:NEC
Position: Defender

JONAS Olsson was struck down by an Achilles injury midway through last season but came back strongly to become an ever-present in Roy Hodgson's side.

His impressive performances at the heart of defence and growing importance as vice-captain helped guide Albion to their highest-ever Barclays Premier League finish of 11th.

Olsson was named vice skipper by then-Hawthorns boss Roberto Di Matteo in August 2009.

He proved a towering influence in helping the Baggies clinch automatic promotion back to the top flight at the first attempt with his full-blooded displays.

The passionate centre-half was a virtual ever-present throughout 2009/10 and his form saw him earn his first-ever senior Sweden cap in a 1-0 friendly win over Belarus in June 2010.

He joined the Baggies on the penultimate day of the 2008 August transfer window in an £800,000 move from NEC Nijmegen.

The 6ft4in left-sided defender penned a two-year contract, plus a further year's option in the club's favour.

The fee for the former Sweden Under-20 and Under-21 international was set to rise by a further £360,000 in performance-related add-ons.

Olsson made his Baggies debut in a 3-2 win over West Ham at The Hawthorns in September 2008 and quickly became one of the first names on the team-sheet.

He scored five times in the 2009/10 campaign add to his three the previous season, which included the only goal of the game at Middlesbrough in September and the opener in April's 3-0 home win over Sunderland.

Unfortunately, Olsson was forced to sit on the sidelines for more than two months, between January and March of Albion's 2008/09 Barclays Premier League season, with tendonitis and bone bruising to his knee.

During that time his never-say-die attitude at the heart of the Baggies defence was sorely missed.

After moving to Holland from home-town club Landskrona in 2005, Olsson was an Eredivisie regular for Nijmegen for three years, helping them finish tenth in his first two seasons and eighth in 2007/08.

Olsson also clocked up 20 Under-21 caps for his country.

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Season 2011 - 12

Competition Apps
(as sub)
Goals Yellow
Cards
Red
Cards
League 21  (0) 1 2 0
League Cup 1  (0) 0 0 0
 

Career History:
Club Season Comp. Apps
(as sub)
Goals
WBA 2010 - 11League 24  (0) 1
  FA Cup 0  (1) 0
WBA 2009 - 10League 43  (0) 4
  FA Cup 3  (0) 1
  League Cup 2  (0) 0
WBA 2008 - 09League 28  (0) 2
  FA Cup 1  (0) 1
NEC 2007 - 08League 26  (1) 3
NEC 2006 - 07League 32  (0) 2
NEC 2005 - 06League 32  (0) 0
 
Jonas Olsson
 Player Profiles
1 Ben Foster
(on loan from Birmghm )
Goalkeeper  
2 Joe Mattock
(on loan to Brightn )
Defender  
3 Jonas Olsson Defender  
5 Somen Tchoyi Midfielder  
6 Liam Ridgewell Defender  
7 James Morrison Midfielder  
8 Keith Andrews Midfielder  
9 Shane Long Striker  
11 Chris Brunt Midfielder  
12 Steven Reid Midfielder  
13 Marton Fulop Goalkeeper  
14 Jerome Thomas Midfielder  
15 Chris Wood
(on loan to Brist C )
Striker  
16 Scott Allan Midfielder  
17 Graham Dorrans Midfielder  
18 Gonzalo Jara Reyes
(on loan to Brightn )
Defender  
19 Luke Daniels
(on loan to Southnd )
Goalkeeper  
20 Nicky Shorey Defender  
21 Youssouf Mulumbu Midfielder  
22 Zoltan Gera Striker  
23 Gareth McAuley Defender  
24 Peter Odemwingie Striker  
25 Craig Dawson Defender  
26 James Hurst
(on loan to Chestfd )
Defender  
27 Sam Mantom Midfielder  
28 Billy Jones Defender  
29 George Thorne Midfielder  
30 Gabriel Tamas Defender  
31 Simon Cox Striker  
32 Marc-Antoine Fortune Striker  
33 Paul Scharner Midfielder  
34 Paul Downing
(on loan to Barnet )
Defender  
35 Romaine Sawyers
(on loan to Shrews )
Midfielder  
36 Adil Nabi Striker  
37 Kayelden Brown Midfielder  
38 Saido Berahino
(on loan to Brentfd )
Striker  
39 Kemar Roofe Midfielder  
40 Liam O'Neil Defender  
41 Lateef Elford-Alliyu
(on loan to Trnmere )
Striker  
42 Cameron Gayle Defender  
Boaz Myhill
(on loan to Birmghm )
Goalkeeper  
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