Abgar Barsom

Abgar Barsom
	Abgar Barsom in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	September 4, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Örebro, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1999	Forward
2000–2002	Djurgårdens
2002–2003	Heerenveen
2004–2006	Djurgårdens
2007	Messiniakos
2007	Örebro
2008–2009	Fredrikstad
2010–2011	Syrianska
Total
International career
1993	Sweden U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2012

Abgar Barsom (born 4 September 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Club career[edit]

He made his first spell at Djurgårdens from 2000 to 2002, after having joined Djurgårdens from Forward. He was later sold to Heerenveen in the Netherlands, but his time at the Abe Lenstra Stadion was not successful. Consequently, Barsom returned to Sweden and Djurgårdens at the start of the 2004 season. He has won the Swedish championship twice, in 2002 and 2005. After the 2006 season, Barsom announced that he was looking for a new challenge in another club. He signed a six-month contract with Greek club Messiniakos in the second division. When his contract with Messiniakos ran out, he signed for Allsvenskan team Örebro.^[2] After saving the club from relegation and the contract with Örebro had expired, he joined Norwegian club Fredrikstad. He finished his career with Syrianska.^[3]

International career[edit]

Barsom appeared five times for the Sweden U17 team in 1993.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Barsom is of Aramean-Swedish descent.^[3] He is a Syriac Orthodox Christian and prays frequently.^[5]

Honours[edit]

Djurgårdens

Allsvenskan:^[6] 2002, 2005
Superettan : 2000^{[citation needed]}
Svenska Cupen: 2002, 2004, 2005^{[citation needed]}

Individual[edit]

Allsvenskan Player of the Month: June 2001^{[citation needed]}
Swedish Newcomer of the Year: 2001^{[citation needed]}

References[edit]

^ "Syrianske stjärnan Abgar Barsom tackar Syrianska folket" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Fotbolldirekt.com, "FotbollDirekt". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 5 January 2006 (Swedish)
^ ^a ^b Danielsson, Mattias (2010-10-23). "Fest när Syrianska skrev historia". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "Abgar Barsom - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-04.
^ "Barsom: "Jag är starkt religiös"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio AB. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^ "SM Guld Seniorer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

External links[edit]

Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-02-18)
Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-26)
Abgar Barsom at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)

[1] "Syrianske stjärnan Abgar Barsom tackar Syrianska folket" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[2] Fotbolldirekt.com, "FotbollDirekt". Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-01-06. 5 January 2006 (Swedish)

[:0-3] Danielsson, Mattias (2010-10-23). "Fest när Syrianska skrev historia". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[4] "Abgar Barsom - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[5] "Barsom: "Jag är starkt religiös"". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio AB. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

[6] "SM Guld Seniorer" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

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