Johan Persson

Johan "Sheriffen" Persson (born 20 June 1984) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder. Career He began his senior career at the Scanian club IFK Hässleholm in the lower divisions, before getting signed by Mjällby AIF in 2006. Two years later he made a switch to Landskrona BoIS in the Swedish second tier, Superettan. Acting as a regular starter on the defensive midfield he made 81 appearances for the side during the following three seasons, managing to score on 10 occasions. In the off season of 2010 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing with Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. But Persson failed to make an impact at the team and left by mutual consent a few months later, having played only 6 league games, when his short term-contract ended.