Hernán Matias Arsenio Concha (born 31 March 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He started off his career with Malmö FF in 2000 and then represented Djurgårdens IF and VfL Bochum before returning to Malmö FF in 2012. A full international between 2006 and 2008, he won eight caps for the Sweden national team.
Club career
Sweden Concha was born in Malmö, where he began his career at the minor side Kulladals FF, before eventually signing for his home town giants, Malmö FF. In 2004, he moved to Stockholm and Djurgårdens IF after having been given playing time sparsely at Malmö FF. He quickly established himself as a starter for Djurgården and was part of their championship winning team of 2005, as well as Swedish cup golds 2004 and 2005. He played 76 games and scored two goals.
VfL Bochum On 20 June 2007, it was announced that Concha would join the German football club VfL Bochum for the 2007–08 season. He signed a four-year deal with a team that had finished eighth the previous season. Concha left Bochum after the 2011–12 season.
Malmö FF On 30 July 2012, Malmö FF announced that they had signed Concha for two and a half years. He returned to play with the number 23 shirt, symbolizing his age when he left Malmö for the first time. Concha played his first match for the club on 16 August 2012 when he played 64 minutes in a friendly against Italian side Lazio. He played two league matches for Malmö FF for the 2012 season. Concha took over the number 2 shirt for the 2013 season. He was given a lot of field time in the beginning of what turned out to be a title winning season for the club, however when Miiko Albornoz returned from suspension, Concha lost his place in the starting eleven for the rest of the season. He played a total of seven league matches for the club during the 2013 season. Concha received limited playing time also in the 2014 season, although he played eight matches in the league three matches in the clubs campaign for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League. Concha announced his decision to retire from professional football after the 2014 season on 30 October 2014.
International career Concha made his first appearance for the Sweden men's national football team on 23 January 2006 against Jordan. He made two appearances for Sweden during the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign but did not make the squad for the final tournament.
He won his eighth and final cap on 6 February 2008 in a friendly game against Turkey.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMalmö FF2000Superettan190—1902001Allsvenskan60—602002Allsvenskan150—1502003Allsvenskan18040220Total58040620Djurgårdens IF2004Allsvenskan22060503302005Allsvenskan23050203002006Allsvenskan20200102122007Allsvenskan11000—110Total76211080952VfL Bochum2007–08Bundesliga18020—2002008–09Bundesliga15000—1502009–10Bundesliga21000—2102010–112. Bundesliga10000—1002011–122. Bundesliga1000—10Total65020—670VfL Bochum II2009–10Regionalliga10——102011–12Regionalliga10——10Total20——20Malmö FF2012Allsvenskan2010—302013Allsvenskan7040001102014Allsvenskan802030130Total1707030270Career total21822001502532
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSweden200610200760200810Total80
Honours Djurgårdens IF Allsvenskan: 2005 Svenska Cupen: 2004, 2005
Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2013, 2014 Svenska Supercupen: 2013
References
External links
(archive)
Malmö FF profile