Erik Karl-Fredrik Stenman (IPA: [ˈfrěːdrɪk ˈstěːnman]; born 2 June 1983) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career in the early 2000s with Västerås SK, he went on to play professionally in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium before ending his professional career with Djurgårdens IF in 2015. A full international between 2006 and 2011, he won three caps for the Sweden national team and was a squad member for Sweden at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
 Stenman in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erik Karl-Fredrik Stenman | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Munktorp, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Munktorps BK | ||
| 1999–2000 | Västerås SK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Västerås SK | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | IF Elfsborg | 36 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Djurgårdens IF | 63 | (8) |
| 2006–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen | 28 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | FC Groningen | 118 | (4) |
| 2011–2014 | Club Brugge | 20 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Djurgårdens IF | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | IFK Lidingö | 15 | (4) |
| Total | 330 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Sweden U21 | 26 | (1) |
| 2006–2011 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editStenman was born in Munktorp, and began his professional career with Västerås SK in 1999.[1] He would go on to make his Allsvenskan debut for IF Elfsborg in 2002, and then signed for Djurgårdens IF in the summer of 2003.[2] While at Djurgården, he helped the team win the 2003 and 2005 Allsvenskan, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Svenska Cupen.[3]
On 1 January 2006, Stenman joined the Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen for a transfer fee of 8 million SEK, and played in 28 Bundesliga games before leaving Germany to sign for the Eredivisie club FC Groningen in the summer of 2007.[4][5] In the summer of 2011, he signed for Club Brugge in the Belgian First Division A, and played in 20 games until 2014 when he returned to Djurgårdens IF for a second stint.[6][7] Stenman struggled for playing time at Djurgården and ended his professional career in 2015 to play for the Division 3 Östra Svealand team IFK Lidingö.[8][9] In 2019, Stenman made a brief comeback and represented the club in a game in Division 2 Norra Svealand.[8]
International career
editStenman won three caps for the Sweden national team between 2006 and 2011. He was named in the Sweden squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and served as a back-up left back behind Erik Edman.[10]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
editDjurgårdens IF
IFK Lidingö
References
edit- ^ "Därför lämnar Stenman DIF". Magazin24 (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Stenman till Djurgården - P4 Västmanland". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 12 July 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Klar för Leverkusen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2 November 2005. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Stenman lämnar Leverkusen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 28 March 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Fredrik Stenman lämnar för Club Brügge". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 23 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Han vänder tillbaka till Djurgården". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Fredrik Stenman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Fredrik Stenman ny barn- och ungdomsansvarig". IFK Lidingö MyClub.
- ^ "Svenska VM-truppen uttagen – två debutanter". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ http://www.difarkivet.se/dif_sm_guld_seniorer.pdf Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Fredrik Stenman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "östra Svealand | Division 3 | Fotbollsserier 2016 | Fotboll | everysport.com". www.everysport.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
External links
edit- Fredrik Stenman at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Club Brugge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 2013)