Fredrik Risp

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Personal information
Fredrik Risp
Full name	Fredrik Risp
Date of birth	September 15, 1980 (1980-21-15) (age 27)
Place of birth	Lysekil, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Ankaraspor
Number	33
Youth clubs
1996-1997	Lysekils FF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2005 2003 2005-2006 2006-2008 2008-	IFK Göteborg → Chievo (loan) Gençlerbirliği Trabzonspor Ankaraspor	106 (4) 000 (0) 045 (0) 006 (0) 005 (0)
National team²
2000-2001 2006-	Sweden U21 Sweden	015 (0) 012 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 17:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Fredrik Risp (born December 15, 1980 in Lysekil) is a Swedish professional football player.

As a native of Lysekil, he has started his football career in Lysekils FF. After spending very short time in Verona side Chievo Verona, he was transferred to Swedish giants IFK Göteborg. After a long spelling at home in IFK, he was transferred by Gençlerbirliği. During the transfer window in January 2007, he transferred to Trabzonspor together with Ayman Abdelaziz. He signed a 2/5-year contract with Ankaraspor in January 2008. He has played 12 times for the Sweden national football team, scoring one goal.

[edit] Playing Style

Fredrik Risp is a central defender and is noticeable with his physical strength and ability in headers as a typical Nordic footballer. He can also control the defensive line with anticipation of game. He also could seek for goals with positioning in front for possible headers during the set pieces.