Fredrik Söderström

Fredrik Söderström
Personal information
Full nameSven Olof Fredrik Söderström
Date of birth30 January 1973
Place of birthLudvika, Sweden
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Östansbo IS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992–1996Brage77(19)
1997–2001Vitória Guimarães129(11)
2001–2004Porto24(0)
2002–2003→ Standard Liège (loan)29(1)
2003–2004→ Braga (loan)31(3)
2004→ Estrela Amadora (loan)12(0)
2005–2006Córdoba46(0)
2007–2008Lanzarote39(3)
2008–2010Hammarby39(2)
National team
1998–2002Sweden5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström (born 30 January 1973) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Ludvika, Söderström started his professional career with lowly IK Brage. In January 1997 he moved to Vitória de Guimarães in Portugal, where his stellar performances attracted the attention of league giants F.C. Porto.

Söderström played 24 matches in his first season, but went on to serve consecutive loans for the remainder of his contract, mainly in that country, as the northerners achieved consecutive European competition accolades.

In January 2005, at 32 and having appeared in more than 200 overall games in Portugal, Söderström left for Spain where he represented Córdoba CF and UD Lanzarote, in the country's second and third levels. He returned to his country in 2008 after 11 years, signing with Hammarby IF.

Söderström announced his retirement from football on 20 February 2011 at the age of nearly 38, after being released by Hammarby on a free transfer.

International career

Söderström played five games for the Swedish national team over a period of five years, but never appeared in any major international tournament.

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