Otto Fredrikson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Fredrikson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Valkeakoski, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kongsvinger | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1995 | Haka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1999 | OLS Oulu | ||
| 2000–2001 | Tervarit Oulu | 40 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Borussia Mönchengladbach II (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Jaro (loan) | 52 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Lillestrøm | 53 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Spartak Nalchik | 48 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Lørenskog | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Kongsvinger | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Finland | 13 | (0) |
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Otto Fredrikson (born 30 November 1981 in Valkeakoski) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who plays for Kongsvinger. Otto was born in the unilingually Finnish-speaking municipality of Valkeakoski, but has Swedish heritage.
Club career
Tervarit
Fredrikson's career began in OLS, but he transferred to another Oulu based team Tervarit for seasons 2000–2001.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
During season 2001–02, he transferred to German Borussia Mönchengladbach. Fredrikson was at that time one of the most promising footballers in Finland. He represented Borussia Mönchengladbach until season 2005–06. During the years in Borussia he did not gain any caps in the first team, but did gain 15 caps in the reserves team. During seasons 2004 and 2005 he was loaned to Finnish club FF Jaro where he played 52 matches.
Lillestrøm
From 2006 to 2009, Fredrikson represented Norwegian club Lillestrøm. He gained 53 caps.
Spartak Nalchik
In February 2010, Fredrikson transferred to Russian PFK Spartak Nalchik. He made 48 appearances in the Russian league before suffering an injury in international friendly match between Finland and Turkey on 2012.
International career
He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 29 May 2008 against Turkey. After Jussi Jääskeläinen announced his retirement from international football, Fredrikson was the number one choice for Finland. During fall 2010, he started three out of four of Finland's Euro 2012 qualification games. However, Fredrikson has been away from the squad since May 2012, when he got injured before the friendly match against Turkey.
- As of 16 November 2011
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Lillestrøm
References
External links
- Otto Fredrikson at PFC Spartak Nalchik (Russian)
- Otto Fredrikson – UEFA competition record
- Otto Fredrikson – FIFA competition record
- Otto Fredrikson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Otto Fredrikson profile at Soccerway
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