Charles Berglund

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Charles Berglund
Charles Berglund.jpg
Charles Berglund in September 2010
Born (1965-01-18) 18 January 1965 (age 60)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Djurgårdens IF
Kloten Flyers
National teamFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Playing career 1984–2001
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Team
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Finland Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1993 Germany Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Italy Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Sweden Team

Ralph Douglas Charles "Challe" Berglund (born 18 January 1965) is a Swedish former ice hockey player and coach.

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Biography

Berglund was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He played 12 seasons for Djurgårdens IF of the Elitserien and won five Swedish Championships with Djurgården in 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000 and 2001. [1] He also received silver in 1992 and 1998. The last seasons of his career he was the team captain. He is highly appreciated and loved by the supporters of Djurgården (i.e. Järnkaminerna) for being so devoted to the club and its supporters.

Berglund earned 142 caps for the Swedish national team. He won both the World Championship gold in 1991 and the Olympic gold in 1994. In 1996, he also won the Swiss Championship with EHC Kloten.

Berglund has also been appearing on Swedish TV4 as an expert commentator for harness racing, which is also his favorite hobby.

Berglund has been coaching Djurgårdens IF, Timrå IK and Modo Hockey of the Elitserien. He coached Djurgården for two seasons before leaving the team in 2007 to coach Timrå. He coached Timrå for three seasons before leaving the team in 2010 to coach Modo. Berglund was forced to leave Modo in 2011 after only one season, mainly because the team finished 12th in Elitserien and therefore had to play in the 2011 Kvalserien to remain in Elitserien.

Berglund's No. 2 Djurgården jersey was retired and raised to the rafters at Hovet on 24 January 2012, prior to a home game against Färjestad BK which Djurgården won 2–1 after a shootout. [2] [3] [4]

On 12 May 2011, Berglund said in an interview that he would take a one-year break from coaching, after declining an offer from IF Sundsvall Hockey. [5] On 6 August 2011, Berglund signed with the sports channel Viasat Hockey as a color commentator for HockeyAllsvenskan and Kvalserien. [6] Berglund cancelled his contract with Viasat on 6 March 2012, as Djurgården were forced to play in the 2012 Kvalserien. [7] As a result, Djurgården called Berglund up as the team's new head coach to help save them in the highest division. Although the team was relegated to HockeyAllsvenskan, the plan was for Berglund to remain as head coach for the team throughout the 2013–14 season, [8] and also to work as general manager for Djurgården. [9] However, after weak results Berglund stepped down as head coach in November 2012, remaining as general manager for two more years until August 2014. [10]

Clubs

Coaching career

Medals

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1984–85 Huddinge IK SWE.2 133364—000—
1985–86 Huddinge IKSWE.21624610—————
1985–86 Huddinge IK Allsv 14426862020
1986–87 Nacka HK SWE.231551024—————
1987–88 Djurgårdens IF SEL 3689171630112
1988–89 Djurgårdens IFSEL36617232070114
1989–90 Djurgårdens IFSEL3656111285270
1990–91 Djurgårdens IFSEL36912212672240
1991–92 Djurgårdens IFSEL3991019681018912
1992–93 Djurgårdens IFSEL4089173860228
1993–94 Djurgårdens IFSEL35420245061452
1994–95 Djurgårdens IFSEL391120312031344
1995–96 EHC Kloten NDA 3610253512101454
1996–97 EHC KlotenNDA461617332841230
1997–98 Djurgårdens IFSEL4592029341525712
1998–99 Djurgårdens IFSEL47922314041344
1999–2000 Djurgårdens IFSEL503151854131458
2000–01 Djurgårdens IFSEL487111860152468
SEL totals487881712594389716395564

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1991 Sweden WC 81234
1991 Sweden CC 61010
1992 Sweden OG 81122
1993 SwedenWC81230
1994 SwedenOG50332
1994 SwedenWC82352
1995 SwedenWC80222
Senior totals516131912

References

  1. ↑ Frank Eriksson (19 March 2010). "Vilket lag har störst guldrutin?". hockeyligan.se (in Swedish). Svenska Hockeyligan AB. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  2. ↑ Uhlin, Daniel (24 January 2012). "Charles Berglund – vinnaren". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. Archived from the original on 30 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Wahlberg, Malin (24 January 2012). "Rörd Challe fick sin tröja hissad". Sportbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Djurgårdens IF – Färjestads BK 2–1". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Maria Nordström (12 May 2011). "Challe tar sabbatsår" (in Swedish). Sundsvalls Tidning . Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Oskar Magnusson (6 August 2011). "Challe blir ny expert i Viasat". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  7. ↑ Ek, Mattias (7 March 2012). "Viasats besked – bryter med Challe Berglund". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Challe Berglund blir huvudtränare i DIF" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Järlan lämnar – Challe blir även sportchef". difhockey.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Hockey. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  10. ↑ Han tar över Djurgården (in Swedish) Aftonbladet 16 November 2012
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