Fredrik Björck
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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bo Fredrik Björck | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kållered, Sweden] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Västra Frölunda (Head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1994 | Kållered SK | ||
| 1995–1997 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Västra Frölunda IF | 65 | (5) |
| 2003–2005 | AIK | 44 | (4) |
| 2005 | → Helsingborgs IF (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Helsingborgs IF | 31 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | IF Elfsborg | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Esbjerg fB | 56 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Tromsø | 88 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | BK Häcken | 28 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Örgryte IS | 56 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017 | Örgryte IS (player-assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Örgryte IS (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Västra Frölunda | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2004 | 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
External links
- Esbjerg fB profile
- Fredrik Björck (archived) at Danmarks Radio (in Danish)