Freddie Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg (born 16 April 1977) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is also a football manager. He was the former assistant coach of Arsenal F.C.[2]
 Ljungberg playing in the Match Against Poverty in March 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Fredrik Ljungberg[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Vittsjö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1994 | Halmstad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Halmstad | 79 | (10) |
| 1998–2007 | Arsenal | 216 | (46) |
| 2007–2008 | West Ham United | 25 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Seattle Sounders | 37 | (2) |
| 2010 | Chicago Fire | 15 | (2) |
| 2011 | Celtic | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Mumbai City | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993 | Sweden U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 1994 | Sweden U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (5) |
| 1998–2008 | Sweden | 75 | (14) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2017 | Arsenal U15 | ||
| 2017 | VfL Wolfsburg (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Arsenal U23 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Arsenal (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Arsenal (interim) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
- Sources:[3]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Halmstad | 1994 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4[3] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 1996 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | — | — | 3[3] | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 1997 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 5 | — | — | 4[3] | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| 1998 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 2 | — | — | 2[3] | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 10 | — | — | 13[3] | 1 | — | 92 | 11 | |||||
| Arsenal | 1998–99 | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 14[3] | 2 | — | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 30 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 13[3] | 2 | — | 48 | 9 | |||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | 9[3] | 3 | — | 39 | 17 | |||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 8[3] | 2 | — | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 9[3] | 2 | — | 43 | 10 | |||
| 2004–05 | Premier League | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 6[3] | 2 | — | 38 | 14 | |||
| 2005–06 | Premier League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[3] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 5[3] | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 216 | 46 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 15 | — | 325 | 72 | |||
| West Ham United | 2007–08 | Premier League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Seattle Sounders | 2009 | Major League Soccer | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Chicago Fire | 2010 | Major League Soccer | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Celtic | 2010–11 | Scottish Premier League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2011 | J.League | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Mumbai City | 2014 | Indian Super League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 391 | 62 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 16 | — | 520 | 89 | |||
International
- Source:[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| 1999 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 14 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 1998 | Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden | 3 |  Denmark | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [7] |
| 2 | 31 March 1999 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | 8 |  Poland | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying | [8] | |
| 3 | 7 June 2003 | Stadio Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino | 37 |  San Marino | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | [9] |
| 4 | 14 June 2004 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | 41 |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 | [10] |
| 5 | 4 September 2004 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 46 |  Malta | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] |
| 6 | 6–0 | |||||||
| 7 | 9 October 2004 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | 48 |  Hungary | 1–0 | 3–0 | [6] | |
| 8 | 9 February 2005 | Stade de France, Paris, France | 50 |  France | 1–1 | Friendly | [11] | |
| 9 | 26 March 2005 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | 51 | Bulgaria | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] | |
| 10 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 11 | 4 June 2005 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 52 | Malta | 5–0 | 6–0 | [6] | |
| 12 | 3 September 2005 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | 53 | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 3–0 | [6] | |
| 13 | 15 June 2006 | Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 59 |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | [6] | |
| 14 | 13 October 2007 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 68 |  Liechtenstein | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | [12] |
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2019
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Arsenal (Interim) | 29 November 2019 | 21 December 2019 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16.67 | [13] |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16.67 | — | ||
Honours
- Allsvenskan: 1997
- Svenska Cupen: 1994–95
Arsenal[14]
- Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04[16]
- FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
- FA Charity Shield: 1999
Seattle Sounders
Ljungberg receiving the Guldbollen award in November 2006
- U.S. Open Cup: 2009[17]
Individual
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2001–02[16]
- Premier League Player of the Month: April 2002[16]
- Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade: 1992–93 – 2001–02[18]
- ESM Team of the Year: 2001–02[19]
- Guldbollen: 2002, 2006[20]
- Swedish Midfielder of the Year: 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005[21]
- MLS Best XI: 2009[17]
- MLS Player of the Month: October 2009[17]
- Fotbollsgalan Folkets Lirare ("Fan's Player of the Year"): 1998[21]
References
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- "Freddie Ljungberg leaves Arsenal". Lastest Coodednews In Nigeria. 22 August 2020.
- "Frederik Ljungberg - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- Ljungberg, Fredrik at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Fredrik Ljungberg". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- Freddie Ljungberg – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Sweden football team defeated Denmark 3–0". EU Football. 28 May 1998. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Poland 0–1 Sweden". UEFA. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Jonson inspires Swedish goal glut". UEFA. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Larsson lights up Sweden on dark day for Bulgaria". UEFA. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "France 1–1 Sweden". Soccerway. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Sweden stroll towards finals slot". UEFA. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- "Fredrik Ljungberg managerial statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Fredrik Ljungberg". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "BBC Sport meets former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg..." BBC Sport.
- "Fredrik Ljungberg: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Freddie Ljungberg traded to Chicago Fire". Sounders FC. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- Davies, Christopher (15 April 2003). "Seaman is the greatest, says Shearer". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
- "ESM XI 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Ljungberg lands Swedish honour". UEFA. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Fotbollsgalan – här är alla vinnare sedan 1995". Fotbollskanalen.se.
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