Fredrik Stenman

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Fredrik Stenman
Personal information
Full name Fredrik Stenman
Date of birth June 2, 1983 (1983-06-02) (age 25)
Place of birth    Munktorp, Sweden
Height 187cm
Playing position defender
Club information
Current club FC Groningen
Number 5
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1999-01
2002-03
2003-05
2005-2007
2007-present		 Västerås SK
Elfsborg
Djurgården
Bayer Leverkusen
FC Groningen		 028 00(3)
036 00(0)
063 00(8)
015 00(0)
030 00(0)   
National team2
2003-2005
2006-		 Sweden U21
Sweden		 026 00(1)
002 00(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 2 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 17 Oct 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Fredrik Stenman ['freːdrɪk 'steːnmɑn] (born 2 June 1983 in Munktorp) is a Swedish football player. He is a Defender who can play as either full-back or in the centre.

[edit] Club Career

In Sweden, Stenman started his career at Västerås SK. Later he moved to IF Elfsborg, one of the major clubs in Sweden. He became a key player in there. However, Stenman played for IF Elfsborg for only a season and 2003, he moved again and went to Djurgårdens IF. His time at Djurgården he had won the Swedish double. He scored 8 goals for the club and his performance impressed the clubs outside Sweden. Finally, Bayer Leverkusen signed him for € 800 000 in November 2005. Yet, Stenman seemed to be too young for the German club. He played only a few matches.

In 2007, Netherlands football club FC Groningen signed him from Bayer Leverkusen.

[edit] National Career

Stenman has played for the Sweden since 2005. In this year, he played for Djurgårdens IF and helped the Swedish double. His vintage performance in Sweden let him a chance to be selected for the national team.

He has also been named in the Sweden squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.


[edit] References


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Sweden squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Isaksson • 2 Nilsson • 3 Mellberg • 4 Lučić • 5 Edman • 6 Linderoth • 7 Alexandersson • 8 A. Svensson • 9 Ljungberg • 10 Ibrahimović • 11 Larsson • 12 Alvbåge • 13 Hansson • 14 Stenman • 15 K. Svensson • 16 Källström • 17 Elmander • 18 Jonson • 19 Andersson • 20 Allbäck • 21 Wilhelmsson • 22 Rosenberg • 23 Shaaban • Coach: Lagerbäck
 Flag of Sweden
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FC Groningen – current squad

1 Van Loo • 2 De Roover • 3 Sankoh • 4 Kruiswijk • 5 Stenman • 6 Matthijs • 7 Meerdink • 8 Levchenko • 9 Berg • 10 Lovré • 11 Powel • 12 Švejdík • 13 Van de Laak • 14 Nijland • 15 Holla • 16 Cahais • 17 Matavž • 18 van der Laan • 19 Özturk • 20 Kolder • 21 Hiariej • 22 Fledderus • 25 Metaj • 26 Luciano • - Jansen • Manager: Jans


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