What was Freddie Ljungberg’s Arsenal playing record? Swedish icon takes over as interim manager after Emery sacking
UNAI EMERY has been sacked as Arsenal manager after suffering yet another defeat in his ill-fated tenure.
The Spaniard was given the boot on the back of a 2-1 home loss to Eintracht Frankfurt - a seventh game in a row without a win for the Gunners.
In his place, Freddie Ljungberg has been handed the job on an interim basis as the club scout for someone to take on the role permanently.
What was Freddie Ljungberg's Arsenal playing record?
The Swede was a household name and an icon on and off the pitch during his time at Arsenal.
The wing wizard offered incredible creativity to provide for the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Robert Pires - while also chipping in with some important goals too.
He joined the Gunners in 1998, sticking around for nine years as he scooped up two Premier League titles under the tutelage of Arsene Wenger.
Ljungberg also earned three FA Cup medals as he became as known for his trickery on the right flank as he did for his red hair and Calvin Klein photoshoots.
The forward netted 72 goals in 325 appearances for the Gunners, before moving to West Ham.
He later played in the MLS with Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire before winding down his career with Scottish outfit Celtic, Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan and India's Mumbai City.
Ljungberg was also a full Swedish international, earning 75 caps for The Blue and Yellow.
Where has Ljungberg managed?
The Swede was initially an ambassador for Arsenal after his retirement, helping to increase international awareness for the club.
It was not until July 2016 when he made his first foray into coaching, taking charge of Arsenal's Under-15s team.
Less than a year later, he left to become assistant to Andries Jonker at Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.
But they were both sacked six month later.
It was not until June 2018 - three weeks after Unai Emery had arrived as Arsene Wenger's replacement - that Ljungberg was back at Arsenal, this time as the U23 coach.
It was there that he impressed with the youngsters including Bukayo Saka and Joe Willock who have both made the step up to the first team.
The Swede was appointed Emery's assistant at the start of this season, before getting promoted again in November on an interim basis.
