Elliot Käck
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elliot Käck
| image = Elliot Käck (Djurgården, 2020, cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Käck playing for Djurgårdens IF
| fullname = Carl Elliot Leifson Käck
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|09|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Left back
| youthyears1 = 1995–2008
| youthclubs1 = Djurgårdens IF
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = Djurgårdens IF
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = → Värtans IK (loan)
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2009
| clubs3 = Värmdö IF
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs4 = Hammarby Talang FF
| caps4 = 49
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2012–2014
| clubs5 = IK Sirius
| caps5 = 69
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = Djurgårdens IF
| caps6 = 79
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2018
| clubs7 = Start
| caps7 = 28
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2019–2023
| clubs8 = Djurgårdens IF
| caps8 = 82
| goals8 = 0
| club-update =
}}
Elliot Käck ({{IPA|sv|ˈɛ̌lːɪjɔt ˈɕɛkː}}; born 18 September 1989) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a left back.{{Worldfootball.net|elliot-kaeck}}
Career
Käck started playing football with Djurgårdens IF when he was six years old and stayed with the club throughout his youth career. At the age of 18 he went on loan to fifth tier side Värtans IK and after leaving Djurgården the following year he played for fourth tier club Värmdö IF and then Hammarby Talang FF in the third tier Division 1.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2016/02/05/fd-langlasning-djurgardens-storsta-hjarta-inte-omojligt-att-jag-staller-mig-i-klacken/|title=FD LÅNGLÄSNING: Djurgårdens största hjärta? "Inte omöjligt att jag ställer mig i klacken"|work=FotbollDirekt|date=5 February 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.expressen.se/sport/sanktan/stockholm/elliot-kack-gar-till-htff/|title=Elliot Käck går till HTFF|work=Expressen|date=18 February 2010 }} In 2012, he switched clubs in the third tier when he moved to IK Sirius where he helped the club win promotion to Superettan.{{cite web|url=http://www.fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/16024|title=Fotbolltransfers.com - Officiellt: Elliot Käck klar för IK Sirius|work=fotbolltransfers.com}}
Käck joined Djurgården from IK Sirius after the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/bjorkstrom-och-kack-till-djurgarden/|title=Björkström och Käck till Djurgården|work=Dagens Nyheter|date=4 November 2014 }} He made his Allsvenskan debut on 9 April 2015 in the BK Häcken–Djurgårdens IF 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=http://www.unt.se/sport/allsvensk-debut-for-kack-3675729.aspx|title=Allsvensk debut för Käck|work=unt.se|date=9 April 2015 }} He spent most of the season being the backup for the left back position but toward the end he became a regular starter.
He made his first Allsvenskan goal on 2 October 2016 in the IFK Norrköping–Djurgårdens IF 1–3 match.
On 8 December 2017 it was announced that Käck would leave Djurgården after three years at the club.
He signed for IK Start in the Eliteserien in December 2017.
In January 2019, Käck returned to Djurgården after one year in Start.{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/0Eapjo/djurgarden-varvar-tva--kack-atervander | title=Djurgården värvar två – Käck återvänder | date=8 January 2019 }}
Personal life
A Djurgården fan since childhood, as a youngster Käck attended all the club's home games and derbies and stood in the singing section. His father Leif Käck, an A&R man, lyricist and music-business executive since the 1980s, and noted for breaking Orup, is the founder of Roxy Recordings. Elliot has recording music as one of his hobbies.{{cite web|url=http://dif.se/check-med-kack-om-aret-som-gatt-och-det-som-kommer/|title=Check med Käck – långt snack om året som gått och det som kommer|work=Djurgårdens IF|date=17 November 2015 }}
Honours
;Djurgårdens IF
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{SvFF player|id=6059762f-5050-4227-8dd0-04ea9c2f9c16|fid=328001|pid=8113}}
- {{Elitefootball|17248}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150414104351/http://www.eliteprospects.com/football/player.php?player=17248 archive])
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kack, Elliot}}
Category:Footballers from Stockholm
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:IK Sirius Fotboll players
Category:Hammarby Talang FF players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway