Freddie Ljungberg

Freddie Ljungberg is the rare athlete who blurred the line between sport and style. As Arsenal's restless winger he was all energy and intelligence, and his two Guldbollen awards confirm he was Sweden's best. But I'm just as struck by how he became a global face for underwear campaigns, proving an athlete could be a cultural icon too. What I respect most is his loyalty: he returned to Arsenal as a coach and even stepped up as interim head coach. That mix of Nordic composure and relentless drive makes him, to me, a genuinely compelling figure on and off the pitch.

Name (English)

Freddie Ljungberg

Name (Japanese)

フレドリック・ユングベリ

Reading

ふれどりっく・ゆんぐべり

Born

April 16, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

Vittsjö, Skåne County, Sweden

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player / model / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Guldbollen
• 2006 Guldbollen

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/freddieljungberg/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie%20Ljungberg
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%99%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10560

Tags

• Skåne County
• association football player
• model
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-18

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.