Otto Fredrikson
FullnameOtto Henrik Fredrikson
Birth date30 November 1981 (age 44)
Birth placeValkeakoski, Finland
Height1.89 m
PositionGoalkeeper
Youthyears 11990–1995
Youthclubs 1Haka
Years 11995–1999
Clubs 1OLS Oulu
Years 22000–2001
Clubs 2Tervarit Oulu
Caps 240
Goals 20
Years 32002–2006
Clubs 3Borussia M'gladbach
Caps 30
Goals 30
Years 42002–2003
Clubs 4→ Borussia M'gladbach II
Caps 415
Goals 40
Years 52004–2005
Clubs 5→ Jaro (loan)
Caps 552
Goals 50
Years 62006–2009
Clubs 6Lillestrøm
Caps 653
Goals 60
Years 72010–2012
Clubs 7Spartak Nalchik
Caps 748
Goals 70
Years 82014–2015
Clubs 8Lørenskog
Caps 83
Goals 80
Years 92015–2017
Clubs 9Kongsvinger
Caps 939
Goals 90
Years 102015
Clubs 10→ Vålerenga (loan)
Caps 102
Goals 100
Years 112017
Clubs 11Tromsø IL
Caps 110
Goals 110
Nationalyears 12001–2003
Nationalteam 1Finland U21
Nationalcaps 112
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22008–2011
Nationalteam 2Finland
Nationalcaps 213
Nationalgoals 20
Manageryears 12017
Managerclubs 1Tromsø IL (staff)

Otto Henrik Fredrikson (born 30 November 1981) is a Finnish former football goalkeeper.[1] Fredrikson 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.

He did not re-emerge until 2014, when joining Lørenskog at the Norwegian third tier. In 2015, he signed for Kongsvinger, also a third-tier team, albeit formerly in the Norwegian Premier League. In the summer of 2015 he signed for Vålerenga on an emergency loan deal because Michael Langer was injured and Lars Hirschfeld is playing Gold Cup for Canada.

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.

Club statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OLS1995Kakkonen
1996Kakkonen
1997Kakkonen
1998Kakkonen
1999Kakkonen
Total2500000250
Tervarit2000Ykkönen
2001Ykkönen
Total4000000400
Borussia Mönchengladbach2001–02Bundesliga00000000
2002–03Bundesliga00000000
Total00000000
Borussia Mönchengladbach II2001–02Oberliga Nordrhein5000–50
2002-03Oberliga Nordrhein9000–90
2003-04Oberliga Nordrhein1000–10
Total1500000150
Jaro (loan)2004Veikkausliiga26000–260
2005Veikkausliiga26000–260
Total5200000520
Lillestrøm2006Tippeligaen20101[a]040
2007Tippeligaen130501[b]0190
2008Tippeligaen190201[b]0220
2009Tippeligaen1903000220
Total53011030670
PFC Spartak Nalchik2010Russian Premier League2200000220
2011–12Russian Premier League2600000260
Total4800000480
Lørenskog20142. divisjon30000030
Kongsvinger20152.divisjon1000000100
Vålerenga (loan)2015Tippeligaen20000020
Kongsvinger20161. divisjon2904000330
Tromsø IL2017Eliteserien0000–00
Career total2770150302950
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Cup
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200820
200910
201070
201130
Total130

Honours

Club

Lillestrøm

References

  1. ^ Otto (35) gjør comeback og blir TIL-keeper‚ aftenposten.no, 25 April 2017