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My Take
Fredrik Stenman's career reads like a quiet masterclass in adaptability. From tiny Munktorp he built a life as a 187 cm defender across Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium before closing it out at Djurgården. Anyone can romanticize a transfer abroad, but actually landing in four different football cultures, learning new languages and locker-room codes each time, takes real nerve. He never piled up flashy numbers, but defenders rarely do, and earning a living at the back across four leagues is its own kind of excellence. I trust the steady, durable players, and Stenman strikes me as exactly that sort.
Overview
Erik Karl-Fredrik Stenman (IPA: [ˈfrěːdrɪk ˈstěːnman]; born 2 June 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career in the early 2000s with Västerås SK, he went on to play professionally in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium before ending his professional career with Djurgårdens IF in 2015.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fredrik Stenman
- Name (Japanese)
- フレドリック・ステンマン
- Reading
- ふれどりっく・すてんまん
- Born
- June 2, 1983 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Boar
- Origin
- Munktorp, Västmanland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 187 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.