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Fredrik Ljungberg

Personal information
Full nameKarl Fredrik Ljungberg
Date of birth16 April 1977(age 33)
Place of birthVittsjö, Sweden
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger, Midfielder
Club information
Current clubChicago Fire
Number8

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Karl Fredrik "Freddie" Ljungberg (-svˈfreːdrɪk ˈjɵŋˌbærj) (born 16 April 1977 in Vittsjö, Scania) is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Ljungberg has spent the majority of his career playing as a winger in Europe, either on his preferred right side or occasionally on the left, although in MLS he often plays as a central midfield playmaker. He was the captain of the Swedish national team until he announced his international retirement after Euro 2008.

Ljungberg is also a male model and was a model for Calvin Klein underwear until 2007. Previously he represented brands such as Nike, Procter & Gamble, L'Oreal. Currently he represents Puma, ESPN and Pepsi as well as running his own blog since October 2009 called www.freddie.speaksup.com.

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Freddie Ljungberg debuts with Chicago Fire - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--CARSON, CA - AUGUST 01: -Freddie Ljungberg- #8 of the Chicago Fire has some words for the line judge after a free kick was awarded to the Los Angeles Galaxy ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:06:31 GMT+00:00
Poll: MLS designated players - Washington Post Tweet this news
Washington Post--Seven designated players have signed with MLS clubs this summer, joining Landon Donovan, David Beckham, Juan Pablo Angel, -Freddie Ljungberg- and Julian de ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:16:29 GMT+00:00
Montero's header lifts Sounders 1-0 - HeraldNet Tweet this news
HeraldNet--In their first game since divesting themselves of designated player -Freddie Ljungberg-, the Sounders' remaining Fredy -- Colombian midfielder Fredy Montero ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:16:32 GMT+00:00
Ex-Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg thanks Seattle Sounders for curing his ... - Goal.com Tweet this news
Goal.com--Former Arsenal winger -Freddie Ljungberg- has thanked the Seattle Sounders medical team for curing his injury problems and has vowed to ... - Date : Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:45:58 GMT+00:00
A break could be just what the Sounders FC players need - Seattle Times Tweet this news
Seattle Times--The competitor in -Freddie Ljungberg- knows how he'd like Sounders FC to get out of its funk. But after a subpar 4-6-3 start to the season, ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:03:43 GMT+00:00
Freddie Ljungberg 'proud' of gay gossip - PinkNews.co.uk Tweet this news
PinkNews.co.uk--By Staff Writer, PinkNews.co.uk • June 15, 2010 - 11:25 Swedish football star -Freddie Ljungberg- says he is "proud" of the rumours he is gay. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:34:28 GMT+00:00
Sounders FC says US win in World Cup will help MLS - Seattle Times Tweet this news
Seattle Times--Bringing in more international stars, like Sounders FC midfielder -Freddie Ljungberg-, would also help. And wins like the US had on Wednesday will only help ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:02:04 GMT+00:00
Soccer Star Freddie Ljungberg 'Proud' Of Gay Rumors - On Top Magazine Tweet this news
On Top Magazine--By On Top Magazine Staff Swedish soccer star and part-time male model -Freddie Ljungberg- says he doesn't mind being called gay. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:01:30 GMT+00:00
They shoot, they score! Sounders quell Revolution - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--"The players got together and we spoke a bit before the game," -Freddie Ljungberg- said. "Everybody stick together and fight for each other, treat it like a ... - Date : Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:21:02 GMT+00:00
Ljungberg ok with coach Schmid showing frustration with Seattle players - Tribalfootball.com Tweet this news
Tribalfootball.com--Seattle Sounders star -Freddie Ljungberg- was not too perturbed when head coach Sigi Schmid showed frustration at the referee and his own players in the 1-0 ... - Date : Mon, 24 May 2010 02:06:19 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Olof Mellberg
Sweden football captain
2006-2008
Succeeded by
Henrik Larsson

Youth career
YearsClub
1982 � 1994Halmstad

Senior career
YearsClubAppsGoals
1994 � 1998Halmstad7910
1998 � 2007Arsenal21646
2007 � 2008West Ham United252
2009 � 2010Seattle Sounders FC372
2010 �Chicago Fire101

National Team
YearsTeamAppsGoals
1998 � 2008Sweden7515

Retirement :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 May 1998 SE Malmö Stadion, Malmö Denmark 1-0 3-0 Friendly
2. 31 March 1999 PL Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Poland 1-0 1-0 UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3. 7 June 2003 SM Stadio Serravalle, Serravalle San Marino 0-3 0-6 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
4. 14 June 2004 PT Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon Bulgaria 1-0 5-0 UEFA Euro 2004
5. 4 September 2004 MT Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali Malta 0-4 0-7 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 4 September 2004 MT Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali Malta 0-6 0-7 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 9 October 2004 SE Råsunda, Stockholm Hungary 1-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8. 9 February 2005 FR Stade de France, Paris France 0-1 1-1 Friendly
9. 26 March 2005 BG Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria 0-1 0-3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 26 March 2005 BG Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia Bulgaria 0-3 0-3 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 4 June 2005 SE Ullevi, Göteborg Malta 5-0 6-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12. 3 September 2005 SE Råsunda, Stockholm Bulgaria 1-0 3-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13. 15 June 2006 DE Olympiastadion, Berlin Paraguay 1-0 1-0 2006 FIFA World Cup
14. 13 October 2007 LI Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz Liechtenstein 0-1 0-3 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying


Guldbollen

1946: Gunnar Gren * 1947: Gunnar Nordahl * 1948: Bertil Nordahl * 1949: Knut Nordahl * 1950: Erik Nilsson * 1951: Olle Åhlund * 1952: Kalle Svensson * 1953: Bengt Gustavsson * 1954: Sven-Ove Svensson * 1955: Gösta Löfgren * 1956: Gösta Sandberg * 1957: Åke 'Bajdoff' Johansson * 1958: Orvar Bergmark * 1959: Agne Simonsson * 1960: Torbjörn Jonsson * 1961: Bengt Nyholm * 1962: Prawitz Öberg * 1963: Harry Bild * 1964: Hans Mild * 1965: Bo Larsson * 1966: Ove Kindvall * 1967: Ingvar Svahn * 1968: Björn Nordqvist * 1969: Tommy Svensson * 1970: Jan Olsson * 1971: Ronnie Hellström * 1972: Ralf Edström * 1973: Bo Larsson * 1974: Ralf Edström * 1975: Kent Karlsson * 1976: Anders Linderoth * 1977: Roy Andersson * 1978: Ronnie Hellström * 1979: Jan Möller * 1980: Rolf Zetterlund * 1981: Thomas Ravelli * 1982: Torbjörn Nilsson * 1983: Glenn Hysén * 1984: Sven Dahlkvist * 1985: Glenn Strömberg * 1986: Robert Prytz * 1987: Peter Larsson * 1988: Glenn Hysén * 1989: Jonas Thern * 1990: Tomas Brolin * 1991: Anders Limpar * 1992: Jan Eriksson * 1993: Martin Dahlin * 1994: Tomas Brolin * 1995: Patrik Andersson * 1996: Roland Nilsson * 1997: Pär Zetterberg * 1998: Henrik Larsson * 1999: Stefan Schwarz * 2000: Magnus Hedman * 2001: Patrik Andersson * 2002: Fredrik Ljungberg * 2003: Olof Mellberg * 2004: Henrik Larsson * 2005: Zlatan Ibrahimović * 2006: Fredrik Ljungberg * 2007: Zlatan Ibrahimović * 2008: Zlatan Ibrahimović * 2009: Zlatan Ibrahimović

Sweden squad UEFA Euro 1996

Hedman, Nilsson, P. Andersson, Björklund, Lucic, Sundgren, Mild, Gustafsson, Ljungberg, Pettersson, Alexandersson, Kihlstedt, Svensson, Mellberg, D. Andersson, A. Andersson, Mjällby, Osmanovski, K. Andersson, Larsson, Allbäck, Asper
Coach : Lagerbäck & Söderberg

Sweden squad 2002 FIFA World Cup

Hedman, Mellberg, P. Andersson, Mjällby, Michael Svensson, Linderoth, Alexandersson, A. Svensson, Ljungberg, Allbäck, Larsson, Kihlstedt, Antonelius, Edman, Jakobsson, Lucic, Magnus Svensson, Jonson, Farnerud, D. Andersson, Ibrahimović, A. Andersson, Isaksson
Coach : Lagerbäck & Söderberg

Sweden squad UEFA Euro 2004

Isaksson, Lucic, Mellberg, Mjällby, Edman, Linderoth, Nilsson, Svensson, Ljungberg, Ibrahimović, Larsson, Hedman, Hansson, Östlund, Jakobsson, Källström, Andersson, Jonson, Farnerud, Allbäck, Wilhelmsson, Wahlstedt, Kihlstedt
Coach : Lagerbäck & Söderberg

Sweden squad 2006 FIFA World Cup

Isaksson, Nilsson, Mellberg, Lucic, Edman, Linderoth, Alexandersson, A. Svensson, Ljungberg, Ibrahimović, Larsson, Alvbåge, Hansson, Stenman, K. Svensson, Källström, Elmander, Jonson, Andersson, Allbäck, Wilhelmsson, Rosenberg, Shaaban
Coach : Lagerbäck

Sweden squad UEFA Euro 2008

Isaksson, Nilsson, Mellberg, Hansson, Stoor, Linderoth, Alexandersson, Svensson, Ljungberg, Ibrahimović, Elmander, Shaaban, Wiland, Majstorović, Granqvist, Källström, H. Larsson, S. Larsson, Andersson, Allbäck, Wilhelmsson, Rosenberg, Dorsin
Coach : Lagerbäck

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