Daniel Svensson #8

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Svensson is still something of an unknown in Sweden, despite playing for the national team and Borussia Dortmund. That is partly because he left Brommapojkarna for Nordsjælland in Denmark at a young age. He may now play in the Champions League for a top Bundesliga side but said last year that he can still walk around in Sweden without being noticed. “No one has come up to me so far, at least,” he says. In Dortmund, he has been praised for his tireless running on the left flank, as well as his creativity. His coach at Dortmund, Niko Kovac, says: “He’s like Gyro Gearloose [an anthropomorphic chicken who is part of the Donald Duck character set]. He’s a player who doesn’t worry about running 13km every three days.” In the national team, Svensson is close friends with Roony Bardghji and they share an interest in fragrances. “He’s made me more interested in it. It’s fun.”

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