Ola Toivonen Biography

Ola Toivonen (full name: Nils Ola Toivonen) is a Swedish footballer born on 3rd July 1986 in Degerfors, Sweden. He plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Melbourne Victory, and the Sweden national team.

Toivonen began his career at Degerfors where he became involved in their campaign in 2005 to avoid relegation from Superettan. He was then bought by Örgryte, and their manager Zoran Lukić. The first, and only, season in Örgryte ended sadly. Lukić was sacked, and Örgryte finished last in Allsvenskan, and thus was relegated to Superettan. In November 2006, he won the “Newcomer of the Year” award at the annual Swedish football awards.

Ola Toivonen Age

Ola was born on 3rd July 1986 in Degerfors, Sweden. He is 32 years as of 2018.

Ola Toivonen Finnish | Nationality

Toivonen is of Finnish descent from his fathers side. His father is Finnish and emigrated to Degerfors from Finland to work in a factory.

Ola Toivonen Family

His parents are Margareta (mother) and Yrjö Toivonen (father) who are from Finland and emigrated to Degerfors to work in a factory. He has two siblings, being the youngest, a brother by the name Peter Toivonen and a sister by the name Lisa Toivonen.

Ola Toivonen Wife | Ola Toivonen Emma Herbring

Ola Toivonen is married to Emma Herbring. Emma is also a football player and has played for several clubs. She has also played in Swedish Premier League for Ldb FC. The couple met in high school in Degerfors, and they started dating in 2002; eventually were married in Loka Brunn on June 20, 2015. They have two children together, a girl and a boy.

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Ola Toivonen Malmö FF

In 2007, he signed a four year contract with Malmö FF in a transfer worth more than $1.1 million becoming the second most expensive player of all time.

In the 2007 season, he scored three goals with the club finishing 9th in Allsvenskan. During the 2008 season he made 27 appearances and scored 14 goals with the club finishing 6th.

Ola Toivonen PSV Eindhoven

In the early 2009, he signed a contract with PSV Eindhoven at a fee of €3.5 million according to some sources and other sources €4.5 million.

In February 2009 he received a red card which sidelined him for two matches. His first half season in the Netherlands, saw Toivonen score 6 goals in 14 appearances for his new club.

On 8 November 2009, Toivonen scored four out of five goals against ADO Den Haag in a 5–1 win, scoring a hat trick in the first 42 minutes of the game. His first full season in the Eredivise proved very successful, adapting quickly, scoring 13 goals.

During the 2012-13 season he only made 17 appearances in which he scored eight times. At the end of the season, PSV wanted to sell Toivonen as he had refused to extend his contract which would expire in the summer of 2014. Norwich City showed interest in the player, but preferred countryman Johan Elmander after Toivonen had been dawdling too long in the opinion of the club.

During the 2013-14 season Toivonen made 14 appearances in which he scored once, despite being dissatisfied after a transfer had failed. In the winter break PSV announced that Toivonen would not play a single match for PSV in the second half of the season. Both the player and the club wanted to disband.

Ola Toivonen Stade Rennes

On 20th January 2014, Toivonen was sold to Rennes for a transfer fee of €2.5 million.

On 28th August 2015, he joined Premier League side Sunderland on a season long loan making his debut on 29th August 2015 as a half-time substitute for Lee Cattermole in at Aston Villa, and assisted former PSV team-mate Jeremain Lens’s equaliser in a 2–2 draw. On 22nd September 2015 he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–1 League Cup third round defeat at home to Manchester City.

Ola Toivonen Toulouse

On 4th August 2016 he signed for French club Toulouse FC.

Ola Toivonen International Career

He made his international debut on 14th January 2007 when Sweden lost 2–0 away to Venezuela. On 21 August 2007, he scored a hat trick (including 2 penalties) for Sweden U21 against Wales U21 in a 4–3
friendly defeat.

During the 2009 European Championship in Sweden he was a member of the U-21 national team and scored three times in the competition against Italy U21, Serbia U21, and a superb freekick against England U21 which contributed to a comeback from 3–0 down to 3–3 with Toivonen scoring the second goal.

Leading up to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Sweden played Bosnia and Herzegovina in a friendly on 29 May. Toivonen was included in the starting lineup scoring the opening goal in the 44th minute, giving Sweden a lead at half time.

On 11 August 2010, Toivonen started for the national side in a friendly against Scotland at the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm. Toivonen grabbed Sweden’s third goal in the 55th minute, his second international goal, helping to seal a 3–0 win for the home side.

Ola Toivonen Current Teams

• Melbourne Victory FC #11/ Forward
• Sweden National Football Team #20/ Forward

Ola Toivonen Net worth and Salary

His weekly wage playing for Ligue 1 club Toulouse FC estimated to be about $20,000. Toivonen’s annual salary is expected to be about $1 million. Besides, he also adds the additional amount from his endorsement deals with various brands. He owns a house bought in 2011 for $3.6 million at Labbsand beach.

Ola Toivonen Transfer History

Ola Toivonen FIFA 18

His overall rating in FIFA 18 is 73 with a potential of 73. Toivonen has got a 2-star skillmoves rating. He prefers to shoot with his right foot. His workrates are Medium / Medium. Toivonen’s height is 192 cm and his weight is estimated at 78 kg. Currently, Ola Toivonen is playing with numbers 11 and 20. His best stats are: Strength: 78, Vision: 76, Short Pass: 76, Stamina: 76, Shot Power: 76.

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Toivonen must prove he is fit for him to debut inVictory

Adopted from: canberratimes.com.au
Published: 9 November 2018

Melbourne Victory striker Ola Toivonen will have to prove his fitness at training on Saturday if he is to feature in Sunday’s game against the Central Coast Mariners.

Toivonen, who scored for Sweden at the 2018 World Cup, is yet to play for Victory because of a calf injury sustained after signing in the off-season.

He was not named in Victory’s squad during the week but because they play the last game of the round, the FFA advised coach Kevin Muscat that Toivonen could be brought into the squad after assessing him on Saturday.

If Toivonen were to play it is considered unlikely he would start. The 32-year-old only returned to full training this week and participated in match simulation on Friday.

Victory were without a recognised striker last week as Kenny Athiu battles a calf injury of his own. Kosta Barbarouses and Jai Ingham started up front in the win against Newcastle Jets.

Attacking midfielder James Troisi told reporters on Friday that the team would not be taking the Mariners lightly. Troisi has been in strong form for the Victory, who got their first win last week after going pointless the opening two games.

“We’ve got to take every game as we’re playing a Sydney FC. Every game has to be the same,” Troisi said.

“We are at home which is a massive difference. We should make this a fortress.

“We want the three points. Last week was a good hurdle, a good start and we want to keep that up.”

Spanish midfielder Raul Baena has been named in the squad after missing the grand final rematch due to a hamstring injury.

Nick Ansell dropped to the bench last week and was replaced by Thomas Deng, who was one of the best afield for the side which enjoyed a much-improved defensive performance.