Freddie Ljungberg

Where is Freddie Ljungberg now?

Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg had nine successful years at the club which included two Premier League titles and two FA Cup Final wins before joining West Ham United in 2007.

Unfortunately it didn’t work out too well in East London with injuries and he spent the remaining four years of his career playing for clubs in America, Scotland and Japan before officially announcing his retirement from playing in August 2012.

As well as a glittering club career, Ljungberg was also a mainstay in the Swedish national team between 1998 and 2008 winning 75 caps during this period and representing them in two World Cup Finals and two European Championships.

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Upon retiring, Ljungberg spent time working as a global Premier League ambassador and also opened a sports bar with a childhood friend in his home town of Halmstad in Sweden Called ‘Freddies’ which has since closed.

In October 2014 he came out of retirement and joined Indian Super League side Mumbai City as their marquee player for the inaugural 10 week season but unfortunately was only able to participate in four games before injuries meant that he had to return home early.

In January 2016 Ljungberg made a return to Arsenal to coach their under-15’s academy side as part of his UEFA coaching badges but was only in the role for a year before joining up with former Gunners academy director Andries Jonkler at Wolfsburg as a first team coach in February 2017.

After successfully staving off relegation in their first few months the pair had a difficult start to the 2017-18 season and were sacked in September 2017 after managing only four points from their first four games.

Ljungberg made a return to Arsenal for the second time in June 2018 when he was appointed head coach of the club’s under-23s side and was promoted to the first team’s coaching staff s year later after impressing manager Unai Emery.

When Emery was sacked in November 2019, Ljungberg stepped in as caretaker manager for six games before the appointment of new manager Mikel Arteta but stayed on the first team coaching staff until the end of the 2019/20 season before leaving to pursue other coaching opportunities.

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Freddie Ljungberg: Premier League Statistics

NationalitySwedish
PositionMidfielder
Appearances241
Goals48
Yellow Cards24
Red Cards1
Premier League Teams Played forArsenal, West Ham United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 29 June 2021 by Admin