Fredrik Berglund

Jan Fredrik Berglund (born 21 March 1979) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started off his career with IF Elfsborg in 1995 and became the Allsvenskan top scorer during the 2000 season. He then went on to represent Roda JC, Esbjerg fB, FC Copenhagen, and Stabæk before retiring at IF Elfsborg in early 2011. A full international between 2001 and 2006, he won 12 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team.

Club career Early years 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 Allsvenskan and he attracted interest from foreign based clubs and eventually signed for Dutch side Roda JC in a €750.000 deal. He made his debut for Esbjerg on 14 March 2004 in a game against Brøndby IF away scoring two goals and making three assists in a 6–1 win. He played only one season with the club, playing 52 games (Danish Superliga, Danish Cup, Royal League and UEFA Champions League) and scoring 18 goals. He once again played alongside former teammate Tobias Linderoth.

Return to Elfsborg In the spring of 2007, F.C. Copenhagen brought in Brazilian striker Ailton Almeida whose arrival pushed Berglund out of the starting line-up and when the club in the summer of 2007 also signed the Danish international forward Morten Nordstrand, Berglund was suddenly fourth or fifth choice for one of the two slots in the F.C. Copenhagen attack. A few days after Nordstrand's arrival, Berglund moved back to Sweden and signed once again with IF Elfsborg. The transfer fee was reported to be 4.9 million DKK, €750,000.

Loan to Stabæk On 31 March, ten minutes before midnight and the end of the Norwegian transfer window, 2008 champions Stabæk announced that they had signed Fredrik on a season-long loan deal.

Retirement On 10 January 2011, Berglund officially announced his retirement from football as a player. After being sidelined a long time with constant injuries, Berglund felt he no longer had the motivation to continue playing.

International career Berglund was capped 12 times for the Sweden national team and scored two goals. He won his 12th and ultimately final international cap for Sweden on 15 November 2006 in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast.

17 October 2004 Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland

Friendly Honours IF Elfsborg Svenska Cupen: 2000–01

Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2006–07

Individual Allsvenskan top scorer: 2000