| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1976-05-20)20 May 1976 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Blovstrød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blovstrød IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Lyngby | 106 | (29) |
| 1999–2001 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | →West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | →Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Copenhagen | 50 | (3) |
| 2003–2004 | →Nordsjælland (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2005 | →Randers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Randers | 66 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | AB | ||
| 2011–2014 | HIK | ||
| 2016–2021 | Græsrødderne | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Denmark u-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Denmark u-21 | 10 | (0) |
| 1999 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | AB (player assistant)[2] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carsten Fredgaard (born 20 May 1976) is a Danish former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
His position was on the left, mainly as midfielder, but could also act both as afullback or awinger. He has played for a number of clubs inDanish andEnglish football, winning twoDanish Superliga titles withCopenhagen and the 2006Danish Cup withRanders. He has played a single game for theDenmark national team, and has represented his country 13 times on the various national youth squads.
Fredgaard started his senior career withLyngby, whom he represented on the national under-19 andunder-21 national teams. He made his debut in theDanish Superliga championship on 3 September 1995. He scored 16 goals in 31 games during the1998–99 Superliga season, which prompted English clubSunderland to offer Lyngby a£ 1,500,000 milliontransfer deal.
Fredgaard signed his first full-time professional contract at age 22, when he moved to Sunderland on 24 March 1999. While at Sunderland, he played his onlyDenmark national team game in August 1999. His time at Sunderland was not successful, earning the undeserved nickname Chocolate Fireguard, bringing only a single appearance in thePremier League. Despite some impressiveLeague Cup showings that saw him score two brilliant goals against Walsall (his only goals for the club),[3] and in the next round complete a perfect cross for aDanny Dichio goal, Fredgaard failed to force his way into the first-team, making just one appearance in the league as a substitute away toChelsea.[4] On 9 February 2000 he wasloaned out toDivision One sideWest Bromwich Albion. Back at Sunderland for the2000–01 season, he was once more loaned out to a Division One team on 17 November 2000, this time playing two months forBolton Wanderers.
In July 2001, Fredgaard moved back to Denmark, asCopenhagen (FCK) bought him in a £500,000 transfer deal.[5] Unable to hold down a place in the starting line-up in FCK's championship-winning2002-03 Superliga season, Fredgaard went on loan to fellow Superliga teamsNordsjælland andRanders. He played one game as FCK won the2005–06 Superliga title. When his contract expired in January 2006, he moved to second-tierDanish 1st Division club Randers on afree transfer, signing a two-year contract. He was named "Man of the Match" as Randers won the 2006Danish Cup, and he helped the club winpromotion to the Superliga for the2006–07 Superliga season. In July 2009, he moved on to 1st Division clubAB.
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