Charles Berglund

Charles Berglund
Date of birth	January 18, 1965
place of birth	Stockholm , Sweden
size	176 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	center
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1984-1986	Huddinge IK
1989-1990	Nacka HK
1987-1995	Djurgårdens IF
1995-1997	EHC Kloten
1997-2001	Djurgårdens IF

Charles Berglund (born January 18, 1965 in Stockholm ) is a former Swedish ice hockey player and current coach who played for Djurgårdens IF in the Elitserien and Kloten Flyers in the National League A from 1984 to 2001 . Most recently he was the head coach of MODO Hockey from the Elitserien.

Career

Charles Berglund began his career as a hockey player at Huddinge IK , for whose professional team he was active from 1984 to 1986 in the second-rate Division 1 . The attacker then moved to their league rivals Nacka HK for a year before he received a contract with Djurgårdens IF from the Elitserien before the 1987/88 season . In the following eight years, the left-handed shooter and his team won the European Cup twice ( 1990/91 and 1991/92 ) and the Swedish championship three times in a row (1989, 1990 and 1991). He was also runner-up with the capital city in the 1991/92 season.

In the summer of 1995 Berglund signed with the EHC Kloten from the Swiss National League A , with which he won the national championship straight away in 1995/96 . After another season with the Confederates, the center returned to Djurgårdens IF in 1997, with whom he was again runner-up in the 1997/98 season, as well as champions in 2000 and 2001. After winning the championship in the 2000/01 season, he ended his active career.

Charles Berglund among the Elitserien coaches (front, center)

Following his career as a player, Berglund took over the position of head coach at the lower class club Väsby IK Hockey for the 2004/05 season , before he worked as an assistant coach at his ex-club Djurgårdens IF from 2005 to 2007. From the 2007/08 season , the 1994 Olympic champion was employed as head coach at Timrå IK in the Elitserien. During the 2010/11 season he was on the gang at MODO Hockey . In April 2011 he was dismissed by General Manager Markus Näslund after the desired season target was clearly missed and the league was only achieved in the Kvalserien .

International

For Sweden , Berglund took part in the 1991 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 and 1995 World Championships , as well as the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville and 1994 in Lillehammer .

Achievements and Awards

1989 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1990 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1990 European Cup win with Djurgårdens IF 1991 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 1991 European Cup win with Djurgårdens IF

1992 Swedish runner-up with Djurgårdens IF 1996 Swiss champion with the Kloten Flyers 1998 Swedish runner-up with Djurgårdens IF 2000 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF 2001 Swedish champion with Djurgårdens IF

International

1991 gold medal at the world championship 1992 gold medal at the world championship 1993 silver medal at the world championship

1994 gold medal at the Olympic Winter Games 1994 bronze medal at the world championship 1995 silver medal at the world championship

NLA statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	82	26th	42	68	40
Playoffs	1	4th	1	2	3	0

Web links

• Charles Berglund at hockeydb.com (English)
• Charles Berglund at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Charles Berglund at eurohockey.com
• Charles Berglund in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )