Fredrik Björck

Fredrik Björck
Personal information
Full name	Bo Fredrik Björck
Date of birth	22 October 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kållered, Sweden]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Västra Frölunda (Head coach)
Youth career
1985–1994	Kållered SK
1995–1997	IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–2002	Västra Frölunda IF
2003–2005	AIK
2005	→ Helsingborgs IF (loan)
2006–2007	Helsingborgs IF
2007–2008	IF Elfsborg
2008–2010	Esbjerg fB
2010–2012	Tromsø
2013–2014	BK Häcken
2015–2017	Örgryte IS
Managerial career
2017	Örgryte IS (player-assistant)
2018–2019	Örgryte IS (assistant)
2020–	Västra Frölunda
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bo Fredrik Björck (born 22 October 1979) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a defender and current head coach of Västra Frölunda IF.

Career

Club career

He joined Helsingborgs IF before the start of the 2005 season, transferred from newly relegated AIK. A central defender, Björck has had injury problems during his time at HIF and the team has only been able to use him irregularly. When not injured, he has proven to be a stable player with a very powerful shot. Previously, he has also played for Västra Frölunda IF and as a youngster for Kållered SK and IFK Göteborg.

In the autumn of 2008 he was made captain of Esbjerg fB. On 4 February 2010 it was announced that he had signed a contract with Norwegian Tippeliga team Tromsø IL, after failing a medical test with Tippeligaen rivals, Aalesunds FK.

Coaching career

On 25 August 2017, Björck was appointed player-assistant to newly appointed manager Sören Börjesson. Retiring at the end of the 2017 season, he continued with his assistant coach duties for Örgryte IS.^[1] He left the position on 3 January 2019.^[2]

In December 2019 it was confirmed, that Björck had been appointed joint-head coach of Västra Frölunda IF alongside Adam Ekblad.^[3] Björck's former teammate, Dime Jankulovski, also joined the coaching staff as his assistant coach.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2003	AIK	Allsvenskan	25	2	0	0	25	2
2004	AIK		19	2	0	0	19	2
2005	Helsingborg		18	0	0	0	18	0
2006			19	0	0	0	19	0
2007			12	0	0	0	12	0
2007	IF Elfsborg		9	1	0	0	9	1
2007–08	Esbjerg	Superliga	12	1	0	0	12	1
2008–09			27	0	0	0	27	0
2009–10			17	2	0	0	17	2
2010	Tromsø	Tippeligaen	28	1	0	0	28	1
2011			30	2	3	0	33	2
2012			30	2	6	1	36	3
2013	BK Häcken	Allsvenskan	22	0	0	0	22	0
Career Total			268	13	9	1	281	14

References

^ Fredrik Björck klar som assisterande tränare, fotbolltransfers.com, 16 December 2018
^ Officiellt: Stojan Lukic blir assisterande tränare i Örgryte IS, fotbolltransfers.com, 4 January 2019
^ Frölundaprofilerna tillbaka – som tränare, gp.se, 6 December 2019

Guardian Football Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Esbjerg fB profile
Fredrik Björck at DR (in Danish) (archived)

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[1] Fredrik Björck klar som assisterande tränare, fotbolltransfers.com, 16 December 2018

[2] Officiellt: Stojan Lukic blir assisterande tränare i Örgryte IS, fotbolltransfers.com, 4 January 2019

[3] Frölundaprofilerna tillbaka – som tränare, gp.se, 6 December 2019

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