“I gave my all at West Ham and enjoyed my time there but the decision is the best for the both of us. Now, I will take my time to consider my football future.”
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Freddie Ljungberg
Karl Fredrik Ljungberg is a Swedish professional football manager and former player who played as a wide midfielder or winger. He was most recently an assistant coach, and interim head coach of Premier League club Arsenal.
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sports · Swedish footballer and manager (born 1977) · association football player · model · association football coach · also Freddie Ljungberg, Fredrik Ljungberg, Karl Fredrik Ljungberg, Ljungberg
Born 16 April 1977 · Q10560
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 2,919 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.4× the usual 539, with 0 article edits.
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2024· 3 entries
Yahoo! Sports: Freddie Ljungberg’s journey from Calvin Klein to Arsenal’s Invincibles: 24 years on
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Yahoo! Sports: Freddie Ljungberg’s son signs for Arsenal
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Yardbarker: Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg gives his honest opinion on Kai Havertz
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2014· 1 entry
Played for Mumbai City FC (2014–2014) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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2011· 2 entries
Played for Shimizu S-Pulse (2011–2012) — 8 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Celtic F.C. (2011–2011) — 7 appearances, 0 goals.
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2010· 3 entries
Major League Soccer: Swedish legend Freddie Ljungberg signs on
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Played for Chicago Fire FC (2010–2011) — 15 appearances, 2 goals.
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Played for Chicago Fire FC (2010–2010) — 15 appearances, 2 goals.
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2009· 6 entries
Won award: MLS Best XI (2009).
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Won: U.S. Open Cup with Seattle Sounders FC (2009).
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Won award: MLS Player of the Month (October 2009).
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Played for Seattle Sounders FC (2009–2010) — 37 appearances, 2 goals.
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“Eddie Vedder, I think, would have a better chance of making an impact at Seattle than Freddie Ljungberg”
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Joined Seattle Sounders FC in 2009.
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2008· 1 entry
Ljungberg placed eleventh in Arsenal
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2007· 4 entries
Had short spells at a number of clubs in England, Scotland, the United States, Japan and India
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On 9 June 2014 at a ceremony in front of the Natural History Museum
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Played for West Ham United F.C. (2007–2008) — 25 appearances, 2 goals.
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Joined West Ham in 2007.
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2006· 3 entries
Awarded Guldbollen (2006).
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Won award: Guldbollen (2006).
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“If you look at the football year 2006, it was very eventful. ... If I should try to sum it up, the Champions League final left some deep marks. That felt heavy. But for me, the World Cup was the biggest event of the year.”
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2005· 4 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2004-2005).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2004–05).
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Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (2005).
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A persistent hip injury led to fears he may have contracted cancer, which were unfounded
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2004· 2 entries
Won: Premier League with Arsenal (2003–04).
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Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (2004).
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2003· 4 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2002-2003).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2002–03).
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Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (2003).
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Signed a contract as an underwear model for Calvin Klein, fronting a worldwide campaign which became one of the company's most successful ever
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2002· 11 entries
Won the English Premier League with Arsenal (2001-2002).
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Won the English FA Cup with Arsenal (2001-2002).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (April 2002).
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Won: Premier League with Arsenal (2001–02).
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Won: FA Cup with Arsenal (2001–02).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Season (2001–02).
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Won award: Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade (2001–02).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2001–02).
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Won award: Guldbollen (2002).
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Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (2002).
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Awarded Guldbollen (2002).
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2001· 1 entry
Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (2001).
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2000· 1 entry
Won award: Stor Grabb (2000).
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1999· 2 entries
Won the English FA Community Shield with Arsenal (1999).
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Won: FA Charity Shield with Arsenal (1999).
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1998· 5 entries
Won award: Fotbollsgalan Folkets Lirare ("Fan's Player of the Year") (1998).
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Won award: Swedish Midfielder of the Year (1998).
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Played for Arsenal F.C. (1998–2007) — 216 appearances, 46 goals.
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Played for Sweden men's national football team (1998–2008) — 75 appearances, 14 goals.
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Joined Arsenal in 1998.
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1997· 2 entries
Won: Allsvenskan with Halmstad (1997).
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Halmstad won the Allsvenskan with Ljungberg netting and assisting goals that season for the club, despite picking up injuries
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1996· 1 entry
Ljungberg made his debut for the Sweden national U-21 team
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1995· 2 entries
Played for Sweden national under-21 football team (1995–1998) — 12 appearances, 5 goals.
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Ljungberg played 31 games in which he scored his first goal as a professional player
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1994· 4 entries
Played for Sweden national under-19 football team (1994–1994) — 8 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Halmstads BK (1994–1998) — 79 appearances, 10 goals.
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Played for Sweden national under-18 football team (1994–1994) — 8 appearances, 1 goals.
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Joined Halmstad in 1994.
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1993· 2 entries
Won award: Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade (1992–93).
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Played for Sweden national under-17 football team (1993–1993) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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1989· 1 entry
At the age of 12, Ljungberg had convinced Halmstads BK to move him from P12 to P14 which was against Halmstad's policies at the time
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1982· 2 entries
Joined Halmstad in 1982.
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The Ljungberg family left Vittsjö and moved to Halmstad
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1977· 1 entry
Born 1977-04-16.
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