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Fredrik Ljungberg
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| Fredrik Ljungberg | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Karl Fredrik Ljungberg | |
| Date of birth | April 16, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Vittsjö, Sweden | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Free agent | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Halmstads BK | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1998 1998–2007 2007–2008 |
Halmstads BK Arsenal West Ham United |
79 (10) 216 (46) 30 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998–2008 | Sweden | 80 (16) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (IPA: [ˈfreːdrɪk ˈjɵŋˌbærj]) (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö, Hässleholm) is a professional Swedish footballer released by English club West Ham United in August 2008. He is also a male model, and was the model for Calvin Klein underwear[1] until 2007.[2]
Ljungberg normally plays as a winger, either on his preferred left side or occasionally on the right. He was the captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his retirement after Euro 2008.
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Ljungberg joined Halmstad in Sweden as a youth player at the age of five. He played several other sports including ice hockey and handball for which he was called up to the national squad. He made his senior debut for Halmstad on 23 October 1994 in the Swedish First Division against AIK. He went on to make 139 appearances and score 16 goals for the club. He won both the Swedish Cup and League title with the club.
Ljungberg was signed by Arsenal in 1998 for £3 million. Arsenal's manager, Arsène Wenger, took the unusual step of authorising the signing of Ljungberg after watching him play for Sweden in their defeat of England on television, without seeing him play live. The match confirmed to Wenger that Ljungberg would cope against English opponents. Ljungberg passed the test without difficulty and made a sensational debut after coming on as a substitute scoring against rival club Manchester United, the match ended 3-0.
Some of Ljungberg's best form came in the second half of the 2001-02 season, when Arsenal won their second Premiership and FA Cup double. Following a knee injury to Robert Pirès, Ljungberg came in and scored in most of Arsenal's remaining games, including a stunning finish in the FA Cup final against Chelsea. He endeared himself to Arsenal supporters by having a bright red stripe in his hair. (A popular chant spawned from this to the tune of "I Love You Baby" by Andy Williams: "We love you Freddie, because you've got red hair, we love you Freddie because your everywhere, we love you Freddie, you're Arsenal through and through" Later when he shaved his head this was updated to "We love you Freddie, because you've got no hair").
Ljungberg was the first player to score a goal at an FA Cup final outside England, when Arsenal lost against Liverpool in 2001 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. A year later, against Chelsea, he became the first player to score in consecutive FA Cup finals
He is most comfortable on either wing in midfield, though he can also play centrally in a 4-5-1 formation or as a second striker. Ljungberg became a regular in Arsenal's starting lineup following the departure of Emmanuel Petit and Marc Overmars in the summer of 2000. He had to fight with constant injury problems and occasionally severe bouts with migraines; in 2005 a mysterious persistent hip injury led to fears he may have contracted cancer, which were unfounded. It transpired that he was suffering from blood poisoning caused by his large tattoos.[3]
Despite a persistent ankle injury Ljungberg played for Arsenal in the 2-1 defeat by Barcelona in the Champions League Final in Paris on May 17, 2006.
It was speculated in January 2007 that Ljungberg was being forced to leave Arsenal, after bosses became tired of a run of injuries restricting his play. Though it was suggested he could make a move to West Ham, later these speculations proved to be premature. "Ljungberg still has a lot to offer to Arsenal," Arsene Wenger said, on January 13, 2007, at a Blackburn Rovers pre-match press-conference, stressing the fact that Ljungberg will stay at Arsenal until the end of his contract in 2009.[4][5] However, Ljungberg did indeed leave Arsenal before the end of his contract, making the move to West Ham in mid-2007.
Ljungberg came back after a long injury in an FA Cup match against Bolton Wanderers, scoring a goal thirteen minutes before the end of extra time, earning Arsenal a place in the fifth-round tie of the FA Cup against Blackburn Rovers.
In 2008 Freddie placed 11th in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players.[6]
On July 23, 2007, Ljungberg joined West Ham United on a four-year contract.[7] West Ham United were only the second English professional club of Ljungberg's career. Ljungberg made his West Ham United debut in the 2-0 home defeat by Manchester City on August 11, 2007 a game in which he was also captain. He scored his first league goal for West Ham against Birmingham City on February 9, 2008.[8] His first season with West Ham was ended on 26 April 2008 when Newcastle United defender, Steven Taylor, landed on him breaking one of his ribs.[9] In August 2008, West Ham released Ljungberg after an agreement was reached to terminate his contract.[10]
Ljungberg represented Sweden at U21 level. He received his first full cap for Sweden on January 24, 1998 against the USA. He has represented his country at Euro 2000, World Cup 2002, Euro 2004 and World Cup 2006, where his 13th goal for Sweden came in the 89th minute of the match against Paraguay, and Euro 2008. After the World Cup 2006 finals, Ljungberg became captain of Sweden and lead them in Euro 2008.
On June 27, 2008 Ljungberg announced that he was ending his 10-year career for the national team.[11] The decision was expected, following Sweden's poor performances, early exit from Euro 2008 and Ljungberg's increasing injury problems. Ljungberg played his last match for Sweden on June 18, 2008 in the 2-0 defeat to Russia in the last group stage match in Euro 2008.[12]
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | Halmstad | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995 | 16 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1997 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1998 | 18 | 2 | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1998-99 | Arsenal | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | |
| 1999-00 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 2000-01 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2001-02 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 17 | ||
| 2002-03 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2003-04 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 10 | ||
| 2004-05 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2005-06 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2006-07 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2007-08 | West Ham United | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 28 | 2 | |
| 2008-09 | ||||||||||
| Total | Sweden | 79 | 10 | |||||||
| England | 241 | 48 | 42 | 11 | 73 | 15 | 356 | 74 | ||
| Career Total | 320 | 58 | ||||||||
| Preceded by Olof Mellberg |
Sweden football captain 2006–2008 |
Succeeded by Henrik Larsson |
| Preceded by Patrik Andersson |
Guldbollen 2002 |
Succeeded by Olof Mellberg |
| Preceded by Zlatan Ibrahimović |
Guldbollen 2006 |
Succeeded by Zlatan Ibrahimović |
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| NAME | Ljungberg, Karl Fredrik |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ljungberg, Fredrik |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977-04-16 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vittsjö, Sweden |
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