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Fredrik Ljungberg (II) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

16 April 1977, Vittsjö, Scania, Sweden

Birth Name

Karl Fredrik Ljungberg

Nickname

Freddie

Height

5' 9¼" (1.76 m)

Trivia

Football player; who has played for Halmstad (1994-98), Arsenal (1998-2007), West Ham United (2007-08), Seattle Sounders (2009-10), Chicago Fire (2010), Celtic (2010-11), and Shimizu S-Pulse (2011-Present).

Has won 75 caps and scored 15 goals for Sweden between 1998 and 2008.

Enjoys playing handball, ice-hockey and golf.

Calvin Klein underwear model (2003-07).

Career honours: Swedish Cup (1995) and Swedish League (1997) with Halmstad. English Premiership (2001-02, 2003-04) and FA Cup (2002, 2003, 2005) with Arsenal. US Open Cup (2009) with Seattle Sounders. Scottish Cup (2011) with Celtic.

Played for Sweden in the 2000 and 2004 European Championship tournaments, and in the World Cup tournaments of 2002 and 2006.

Father, Roy Alve Erling Ljungberg; mother, Elisabeth Bodil; brother, Karl Oskar Filip (b. 1981).

Personal Quotes

"I've never had a photo shoot before where I was wearing next to nothing. But with a bit of thought, I decided it was a good thing to do." - referring to the billboard adverts of him wearing only his Calvin Klein underpants. (March 2004)

Where Are They Now

(February 2004) Midfielder in English soccer team Arsenal FC.

(2003) Currently resides in Hampstead, London.

(July 2004) Shooting new Calvin Klein underwear pictures.

(March 2005) Is in Larnaca (Cyprus) with the Swedish team. Warming up for the World Cup Qualification against Bulgaria before going to Sofija.

(June 2005) Is in Göteborg Ullevi (Sweden) warming up for the World Cup Qualification against Malta

(July 2005) In august 2005 it will be his 8th season in Arsenal

(August 2005) (August 17th) Playing a friendly game against Czech republic in Göteborg Ullevi

(September 2005) (September 2005) Is in Stockholm Råsunda Fotbollstadion solna playing a world cup qualification against Bulgaria

(September 2005) (September 2005) (September 7th) Is in Budapest (Ferenc Puskás-stadion)playing a world cup qualification game against Hungary

(May 2006) His team Arsenal ended up in second place in the Champions League final against Barcelona (May 17th)

(September 2006) Is in Riga with the Swedish soccer team for the first Euro qualification game against Lativa

(October 2006) His team Sweden won the Euro qualification game against Spain (Sweden-Spain 2-0)

(March 2007) Playing the 5th Euro qualification game against Northern Ireland.

(July 2007) Signed a contract with the club West Ham