Freddie Ljungberg

Freddie Ljungberg
Ljungberg playing in the Match Against Poverty in March 2014
Personal information
Full name Karl Fredrik Ljungberg[1]
Date of birth (1977-04-16) 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)
International career
1993 Sweden U16 4 (2)
1994 Sweden U18 8 (1)
1995–1998 Sweden U21 12 (5)
1998–2008 Sweden 75 (14)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Arsenal U15
2017 VfL Wolfsburg (assistant)
2018–2019 Arsenal U23
2019–2020 Arsenal (assistant)
2019 Arsenal (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Career statistics

Club

Sources:[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstad 1994 Allsvenskan 10————10
1995 Allsvenskan 161——4[3]0—201
1996 Allsvenskan 202——3[3]0—232
1997 Allsvenskan 245——4[3]1—286
1998 Allsvenskan 182——2[3]0—202
Total 7910——13[3]1—9211
Arsenal 1998–99 Premier League 1613020——211
1999–2000 Premier League 26620—14[3]2—428
2000–01 Premier League 30651—13[3]2—489
2001–02 Premier League 251252—9[3]3—3917
2002–03 Premier League 20641—8[3]2—329
2003–04 Premier League 30444—9[3]2—4310
2004–05 Premier League 261062—6[3]2—3814
2005–06 Premier League 25110109[3]1—362
2006–07 Premier League 18031—5[3]1—262
Total 216463311307315—32572
West Ham United 2007–08 Premier League 252102 0——282
Seattle Sounders 2009 Major League Soccer 2221020——252
2010 Major League Soccer 150————150
Total 3721020——402
Chicago Fire 2010 Major League Soccer 152————152
Celtic 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 7010———80
Shimizu S-Pulse 2011 J.League 80————80
Mumbai City 2014 Indian Super League 40————40
Career total 391623611708616—52089

International

Source:[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 199861
199971
200080
200190
200250
200341
2004104
200575
200681
200761
200850
Total7514

International goals

Sweden score listed first, score column indicates after each Ljungberg goal.[5][6]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 May 1998Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden3 Denmark1–03–0Friendly[7]
2 31 March 1999Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland8 Poland1–0UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying[8]
3 7 June 2003Stadio Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino37 San Marino3–06–0UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying[9]
4 14 June 2004Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal41 Bulgaria1–05–0UEFA Euro 2004[10]
5 4 September 2004Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta46 Malta4–07–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
6 6–0
7 9 October 2004Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden48 Hungary1–03–0[6]
8 9 February 2005Stade de France, Paris, France50 France1–1Friendly[11]
9 26 March 2005Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria51 Bulgaria3–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
10 3–0
11 4 June 2005Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden52 Malta5–06–0[6]
12 3 September 2005Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden53 Bulgaria1–03–0[6]
13 15 June 2006Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany59 Paraguay1–02006 FIFA World Cup[6]
14 13 October 2007Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein68 Liechtenstein3–0UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying[12]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 21 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Arsenal (Interim) 29 November 2019 21 December 2019 6132016.67 [13]
Total 6132016.67 —

Honours

Halmstad[14][15]

Arsenal[14]

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

  1. ↑ "Freddie Ljungberg". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Freddie Ljungberg leaves Arsenal". Lastest Coodednews In Nigeria. 22 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Frederik Ljungberg - Matches in European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Ljungberg, Fredrik at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ "Fredrik Ljungberg". Swedish Football Association (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 January 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Freddie Ljungberg – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ↑ "Sweden football team defeated Denmark 3–0". EU Football. 28 May 1998. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Poland 0–1 Sweden". UEFA. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Jonson inspires Swedish goal glut". UEFA. 7 June 2003. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Larsson lights up Sweden on dark day for Bulgaria". UEFA. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "France 1–1 Sweden". Soccerway. 9 February 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sweden stroll towards finals slot". UEFA. 13 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Fredrik Ljungberg managerial statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Fredrik Ljungberg". Eurosport. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "BBC Sport meets former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg..." BBC Sport.
  16. 1 2 3 "Fredrik Ljungberg: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 "Freddie Ljungberg traded to Chicago Fire". Sounders FC. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "ESM XI 2001/02". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Ljungberg lands Swedish honour". UEFA. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  21. 1 2 "Fotbollsgalan – här är alla vinnare sedan 1995". Fotbollskanalen.se.

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