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Brief Profile

Name:	Abgar Barsom
Date of Birth:	September 4th, 1977
Club:	Fredrikstad FK (Sweden)
Position:	Winger, central midfielder

 
Abgar Barsom is a Swedish football player of an Syriac ethnicity. He currently plays in midfield for Fredrikstad FK (as of 2008).
 
He made his first debut in the professionals at Djurgårdens IF from 2000 to 2002, after having joined DIF from BK Forward. He was later sold to SC Heerenveen in the Netherlands, but his time there was not without disappointments. Consequently, Barsom returned to Sweden and DIF 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 is looking for a new challenge in another club. He signed a six month contract with Greek club Messiniakos in the Greek second division. When his contract with Messiniakos ran out, he signed for Allsvenskan team Örebro SK. After saving the club from degradation and the contract with ÖSK had expired, he joined Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK.
 
He also perused a part-time career in politics as he joined the Swedish general election of 2006, he ran for Kristdemokraterna for a seat in the Stockholm city council, but he did not get elected.

Honours

• Swedish champion 2002 and 2005 with Djurgårdens IF.

• Swedish cup winner 2002, 2004 and 2005 with Djurgårdens IF.

• Newcomer of the year 2001, Allsvenskan

• Player of the month June 2001, Allsvenskan.