Fredrik Risp

Fredrik Risp
Personal information
Full name Lars Fredrik Risp
Date of birth December 15, 1980 (1980-12-15) (age 31)
Place of birth Lysekil, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Club information
Current club Levski Sofia
Number 33
Youth career
1996–1997 Lysekils FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2005 IFK Göteborg 106 (4)
2003 Chievo (loan) 0 (0)
2005–2006 Gençlerbirliği 45 (0)
2006–2008 Trabzonspor 10 (0)
2008–2009 Ankaraspor 15 (0)
2009 Stabæk Fotball (loan) 11 (0)
2009 Ankaragücü 4 (0)
2010 IFK Göteborg 3 (0)
2010–2011 Esbjerg fB 25 (1)
2011– Levski Sofia 5 (0)
National team
2000–2001 Sweden U21 15 (0)
2001–2005 Sweden 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:54, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

Lars Fredrik Risp (born December 15, 1980 in Lysekil) is a Swedish professional footballer who currently plays for Bulgarian A PFG side Levski Sofia.

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Biography

As a native of Lysekil, he started his football career in Lysekils FF.

IFK Göteborg

At the age of 17 he signed for Swedish giants IFK Göteborg. After spending very short time in Verona side Chievo Verona on a loan deal in 2003 he went back to IFK Gothenburg. Risp spent 8 years there, being a captain of the club.

Turkey

After two years in 2005, 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. In February 2009 he went to the Norwegian club Stabæk on loan. After the loanperiod he went back to Turkey and signed a one year-contract with Ankaragucu in August 2009.

He won the "Fans' Player of the Year Award" in Gençlerbirliği S.K., in the year 2006. He is the first and the only foreign player to receive this prize.

PFC Levski Sofia

Risp signed with Bulgarian club PFC Levski Sofia during the summer of 2011, after playing in a friendly match for the club.

Playing style

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

Career Stats

As of 24 June 2011.
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gençlerbirliği S.K. 2005/06 28 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Gençlerbirliği S.K. 2006/07 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Trabzonspor 2006/07 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Trabzonspor 2007/08 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Trabzonspor 2007/08 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ankaraspor 2008/09 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Stabæk Fotball 2009 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Ankaragücü 2009/10 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
IFK Göteborg 2010 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Esbjerg fB 2010/11 22 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
PFC Levski Sofia 2011/12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career totals 103 0 3 0 0 0 106 0

Awards

Team

Stabæk Fotball

Individual

Gençlerbirliği S.K.

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