FC Z
{{Short description|Swedish television series}}
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FC Z is a Swedish TV-show about 15 nerds who never have played football (soccer).{{cite web | title=Interviewing Anders Wistbacka, Melodifestivalen's New Executive Producer | website=ESC Insight - Home of the Unofficial Eurovision Song Contest Podcast | date=2023-03-11 | url=https://escinsight.com/2023/03/11/interviewing-anders-wistback-melodifestivalens-new-executive-producer/ | access-date=2025-04-10}} Now, under management by one of Sweden's best football players through time, Glenn Hysen, FC Z have 4 months to prove to be worthy opponents against Swedish champions Djurgårdens IF.
FC Z is a spin-off of the popular Danish reality show and team FC Zulu.
Trainers
- Glenn Hysén (trainer)
- Richard Lidberg (co-trainer)
Players season 1
- Joachim Almquist (#4)
- Andreas Andersson (#18)
- Kristoffer Andersson (#32)
- Thomas Bodström (#2) (Temporary member against Djurgårdens IF)
- Joakim Dahlin (#15)
- Felix Gottvall (#6)
- Matti Haapamäki (#23)
- Anders Hjelmberg (#3)
- Per-Olof Johansson (#16)
- Tore Kullgren (#21)
- Johan Mickels (#19)
- Farhad Rouhani (#8)
- Daniel Stjernlöf (#1)
- Per Svensson (#20)
- Robin Wiksander (#11)
- Niklas Öjman (#13)
Players season 2
- Joachim Almquist (#4)
- Andreas Andersson (#18)
- Joakim Dahlin (#15)
- Felix Gottvall (#6)
- Anders Hjelmberg (#3)
- Tore Kullgren (#21)
- Henning Larsson (#14)
- Fredrik Lundebring (#2)
- Keizo Matsubara (#5)
- Johan Mickels (#19)
- Farhad Rouhani (#8)
- Daniel Stjernlöf (#1)
- Joakim "Britney" Söderberg (#10)
- Robin Wiksander (#11)
- Niklas Öjman (#13)
Trivia
- In 2006 FC Z won the Swedish TV award "Kristallen" for best reality TV show.
- The first season was released on DVD on September 20, 2006.
- Joakim Söderberg is nicknamed "Britney" after his idol, American singer Britney Spears.
- In his spare time Tore Kullgren enjoys writing for English Wikipedia.
- Both Keizo Matsubara and Joakim Söderberg played with HC Z, the hockey version of FC Z, before joining the football counterpart for season 2.
References
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External links
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Category:Swedish reality television series
Category:Television series by Banijay
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