Freddie Ljungberg

Freddie Ljungberg, full name Karl Fredrik Ljungberg, is a Swedish football manager and former player, born on 16 April 1977, who played as a wide midfielder or winger. He began at Halmstad, whom he helped win the 1997 Allsvenskan, and spent most of his career at Arsenal, where he won two Premier League titles and three FA Cups and scored in the 2002 FA Cup final. After leaving Arsenal in 2007 he had short spells in England, Scotland, the United States, Japan and India. He earned 75 caps for Sweden, played at UEFA Euro 2000, 2004 and 2008 and the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, and captained the national team from 2006 to 2008. He later became an assistant coach and interim head coach at Arsenal.