Carsten Fredgaard (born 20 May 1976) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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. His position was on the left, mainly as midfielder, but could also act both as a

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or a winger. He has played for a number of clubs in

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and English football, winning two

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titles with

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and the 2006 Danish Cup with Randers FC. He has played a single game for the Denmark national team, and has represented his country 13 times on the various national youth squads.

Biography

Fredgaard started his senior career with Lyngby Boldklub, whom he represented on the national under-19 and under-21 national teams. He made his debut in the

championship on September 3, 1995. He scored 16 goals in 31 games during the 1998–99 Superliga season, which prompted English club

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to offer Lyngby a £ 1,500,000 million

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. 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 only Denmark 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 the

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. Despite some impressive League Cup showings that saw him score two brilliant goals against Walsall (his only goals for the club), and in the next round complete a perfect cross for a Danny Dichio goal, Fredgaard failed to force his way into the first-team, making just one appearance in the league as a substitute away to Chelsea. On February 9, 2000, he was loaned out to

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side

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. Back at Sunderland for the 2000–01 season, he was once more loaned out to a Division One team on 17 November 2000, this time playing two months for

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. In July 2001, Fredgaard moved back to Denmark, as

(FCK) bought him in a £500,000 transfer deal. Unable to hold down a place in the starting line-up in FCK's championship-winning 2002-03 Superliga season, Fredgaard went on loan to fellow Superliga teams FC Nordsjælland and Randers FC. He played one game as FCK won the 2005–06 Superliga title. When his contract expired in January 2006, he moved to second-tier

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club Randers FC on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. He was named "

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" as Randers won the 2006 Danish Cup, and he helped the club win promotion to the Superliga for the 2006–07 Superliga season. In July 2009, he moved on to 1st Division club

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Honours

: 2002–03, 2005–06 * Danish Cup: 2005–06

References

External links

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Carsten Fredgaard
official

statistics at danskfodbold.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fredgaard, Carsten 1976 births Akademisk Boldklub players Men's association football midfielders Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish men's footballers Danish Superliga players Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England F.C. Copenhagen players FC Nordsjælland players Living people Lyngby Boldklub players Premier League players Randers FC players Sunderland A.F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England