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Daniel Swärd
Swedish footballer
Daniel Swärd (also spelled Svärd, born 22 February 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Linköping City.[2]
Swärd was born in Ljungsbro, Sweden, and played youth football with local team BK Ljungsbro,[3] and in the early teens he established himself in Linköpings FF before joining Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan in 2009.[4]
In his first year with Åtvidabergs FF the team ended up in second place and earned promotion to Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[5] The spell in Allsvenskan lasted for one season, before the team got relegated back to Superettan, but before relegation Swärd earned his first cap in the Swedish top division.[3]
Swärd stayed in Åtvidabergs FF for a total of three seasons, making 21 appearances and scoring two goals, before moving to Motala AIF in Division 2 (Swedish fourth tier) for the 2012 season.[6] Before 2015 season, after three years in Motala AIF (last season in Division 1), Svärd made the decision to move back to Linköping and Division 2 to play for FC Linköping City in their ambition of becoming an elite team.[4]