Fredric Lundqvist
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredric Tommy Lundqvist | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Luleå, Sweden | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gammelstads IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994 | Lira BK | 17 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | IFK Luleå | 117 | (1) |
| 1999 | Lira BK | 23 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | GIF Sundsvall | 127 | (13) |
| 2005–2007 | Viking FK | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 261 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Sweden | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fredric Tommy Lundqvist (born 3 August 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is best remembered for his time in Allsvenskan with GIF Sundsvall, but also represented Lira BK, IFK Luleå, and Viking FK during a career that spanned between 1994 and 2007. A full international between 2003 and 2005, he won five caps for the Sweden national team.
Starting his career with Gammelstads IF, Lundqvist played in Division 2 and Division 1 with Lira BK and IFK Luleå before making his Allsvenskan debut for GIF Sundsvall during the 2000 season.[1][2] In 2005, he signed a contract with the Tippeligaen club Viking FK.[3] In early 2007 he announced his retirement from professional football after having appeared in only five games with Viking FK after a long battle with an Achilles injury.[4]
International career
Lundqvist represented the Sweden U19 team six times before making his full international debut for Sweden on 18 February 2003 in a friendly game against North Korea.[5] He was on the bench for two UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying games against San Marino and Poland, but never appeared in a competitive game for Sweden.[5] He won his fifth and final cap in a friendly game against Mexico on 26 January 2005.[5]