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Fredrik Ljungberg | ||
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Personal information | ||
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Full name: | Karl Fredrik Ljungberg | |
Date of birth: | 16 April 1977 | |
Place of birth: | Vittsjö, ![]() | |
Height: | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
Playing position: | Winger | |
Youth clubs | ||
1982–1994 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1994–1998 1998–2007 2007–2008 2009–2010 2010 2011 2011–2012 2014 Total |
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216 (72) 25 (2) 37 (2) 15 (2) 7 (0) 8 (0) 4 (0) 391 (62) | 79 (10)
National team | ||
1993 1994 1995–1998 1998–2008 |
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8 (1) 12 (5) 75 (14) | 4 (0)
Teams managed | ||
2016–2017 2017 2018–2019 2019–2020 2019 |
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Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (born 16 April 1977) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a winger and is a football manager. He was the former assistant coach of Arsenal.
He began his career at Halmstad and went on to spend most of his career at Arsenal, where he won honours including two Premier League titles and three FA Cups, scoring in two finals including the victory in 2002. After leaving Arsenal in 2007, he had short spells at a number of clubs in England, Scotland, the United States, Japan and India. An international for a full decade, Ljungberg earned 75 caps and was captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after UEFA Euro 2008.
Ljungberg was a model for Calvin Klein underwear until 2007. He previously represented brands such as Nike, Procter & Gamble, L'Oreal, Puma, Beats, ESPN and Pepsi.
Honours[]
Clubs[]
- Halmstad
- Allsvenskan (1): 1997
- Svenska Cupen (1): 1995
- Arsenal
- Premier League (2): 2001–02, 2003–04
- FA Cup (3): 2002, 2003, 2005
- FA Community Shield (1): 1999
- Seattle Sounders FC
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1): 2009
Assistant Manager[]
Arsenal
Individual[]
- Premier League Player of the Season (1): 2001–02
- Premier League Player of the Month (1): April 2002
- Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade (1): 1992/93 – 2001/02
- ESM Team of the Year (1): 2001–02
- Swedish Player of the Year (2): 2002, 2006
- Swedish Midfielder of the Year (6): 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- MLS Best XI (1): 2009
- MLS Player of the Month (1): October 2009
- Fotbollsgalan Folkets Lirare ("Fan's Player of the Year") (1): 1998
External links[]
Fredrik Ljungberg profile at Soccerbase
- Freddie Speaks Up! Official site
- Freddie Ljungberg Celtic FC
- Freddie Ljungberg profile Major League Soccer
Fredrik Ljungberg FIFA competition record
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Sweden – UEFA Euro 2000 – Group stage |
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Sweden – 2002 FIFA World Cup – Round of 16 |
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Sweden – UEFA Euro 2004 – Quarter-finals |
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Sweden – 2006 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 |
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Sweden – UEFA Euro 2008 – Group stage |
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