Fredrik Söderström Explained

Fredrik Söderström
Fullname:Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström
Birth Date:30 January 1973
Birth Place:Ludvika, Sweden
Height:1.77 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Östansbo IS
Years1:1992–1996
Years2:1997–2001
Years3:2001–2004
Years4:2002–2003
Years5:2003–2004
Years6:2004
Years7:2005–2007
Years8:2007
Years9:2007–2008
Years10:2008–2010
Clubs4:Standard Liège (loan)
Clubs5:Braga (loan)
Clubs6:Estrela Amadora (loan)
Clubs8:Lanzarote (loan)
Clubs9:Lanzarote
Clubs10:Hammarby
Caps1:77
Caps2:129
Caps3:24
Caps4:29
Caps5:31
Caps6:12
Caps7:46
Caps8:14
Caps9:25
Caps10:42
Totalcaps:429
Goals1:19
Goals2:11
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:3
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:3
Goals10:2
Totalgoals:39
Nationalyears1:1998–2002
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström (born 30 January 1973) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ludvika, Söderström started his professional career with lowly IK Brage. In January 1997 he moved to Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal,[1] where his stellar performances attracted the attention of fellow Primeira Liga club FC Porto.

Söderström played 24 matches in his first season, but went on to serve consecutive loans for the remainder of his contract, mainly in that nation, as the northerners achieved consecutive European competition accolades. In January 2005, at 32 and having appeared in more than 200 overall games in Portugal, he left for Spain where he represented Córdoba CF and UD Lanzarote, in the second and third levels respectively.[2] He returned to his country in 2008 after 11 years, signing with Hammarby.

Söderström announced his retirement from football on 20 February 2011 at the age of nearly 38, after being released by Hammarby on a free transfer.

International career

Söderström played five games for the Sweden national team over a period of four years, but never appeared in any major international tournament. He earned his first cap on 2 June 1998, starting and featuring 62 minutes in a 1–0 friendly win against Italy in Gothenburg.

Notes and References

  1. News: Fredrik Soderstrom: "UEFA seria fabuloso". Fredrik Soderstrom: «UEFA would be great». Record. Portuguese. 30 May 1999. 2 September 2018.
  2. News: El Córdoba cede al sueco Fredrick al Lanzarote y Ruano se va al Orihuela. Córdoba loan Swede Fredrick to Lanzarote and Ruano goes to Orihuela. Diario Córdoba. Spanish. 31 January 2007. 2 September 2018.