Fredrik Berglund
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 21, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Borås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger, Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1992 | Byttorps IF | ||
| 1993–1995 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2001 | IF Elfsborg | 118 | (40) |
| 2001–2004 | Roda JC | 42 | (5) |
| 2003 | → IF Elfsborg (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Esbjerg fB | 99 | (57) |
| 2006–2007 | F.C. Copenhagen | 29 | (7) |
| 2007–2010 | IF Elfsborg | 35 | (11) |
| 2009 | → Stabæk (loan) | 26 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2001 | Sweden U21 | 27 | (6) |
| 2001–2006 | Sweden | 12 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 28, 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2006 |
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Fredrik Berglund (born March 21, 1979) is a Swedish former association football player who played for Stabæk in Tippeligaen, on loan from Elfsborg. Fredrik Berglund is nicknamed Bella. He played previously for F.C. Copenhagen and Esbjerg fB in Denmark and Roda JC of the Netherlands. He was known for his quick pace and his occasional ability to score goals.
Berglund started his professional career with IF Elfsborg and was a key player together with Anders Svensson and Tobias Linderoth, the three of them were nicknamed "The Headband Gang". In the 2000 season he was top goalscorer of the Swedish League and he attracted interest from foreign based clubs and eventually signed for Dutch side Roda JC in a 750.000 EUR deal.
Berglund had a hard time in the Netherlands and after a year and a half, he was sent on loan back to Sweden and IF Elfsborg. He returned to the Netherlands for the remaining of the 2003–04 season and played a few games.
In the spring of 2004 he moved to Danish side Esbjerg fB who paid a record transfer fee of 150.000 EUR for the fast forward. Berglund made his debut for Esbjerg on March 14, 2004 in a game against Brøndby IF away. Berglund scored two goals and had three assist in the 6–1 chrushing of the Danish giants.
Berglund played two and a half years in Esbjerg before he was transferred to Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen in the summer of 2006. He played only one season with the club, playing 52 games (League, cup, Royal League and UEFA Champions League) and scoring 18 goals. He once again played alongside former teammate Tobias Linderoth.
On November 26, 2006 he beat Erik Bo Andersen's record of quickest person to score 50 goals in the Danish Superliga. Andersen had used 97 matches to score the 50 goals, but Berglund could, with a goal against Randers FC, score his goal no. 50 after 93 matches.
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