Former Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg to set Pulses racing in Japan
Posted Wednesday, September 07, 2011 by thesun.co.uk
FORMER Arsenal star Freddie Ljungberg has joined Japanese side Shimizu S-Pulse.
The 34-year-old moved to Celtic in December and made seven appearances for the Hoops last term before leaving Scotland in the summer.
And Ljungberg has told his new team-mates he is already looking forward to his new challenge in the Far East.
Shimizu keeper Kaito Yamamoto said: "His power and movement are incredible.
"His motion is always the same but he puts all sorts of movement on the ball.
"He's not at 100 per cent yet but he is going to give goalkeepers a lot of trouble."
Ljungberg was part of the famous 'Invincibles' side which went undefeated throughout the entire 2003/04 campaign when Arsenal last won the Premier League.
The ex-Calvin Klein model joins a growing list of high-profile players to try their luck in the J-League, including Zico, Gary Lineker and Dragan Stojkovic.
Swede Ljungberg was capped 75 times and scored 14 goals for his country in a 10-year international career before retiring from national duty in 2008.
He also played for West Ham before a spell in Major League Soccer with Seattle Sounders and Chicago Fire.
Shimizu S-Pulse are currently eighth in the J-League table with 10 games of the season remaining.
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