Charles Berglund

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

Charles Berglund
Charles Berglund in September 2010
Born	(1965-01-18) 18 January 1965 (age 59) 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 team	Sweden
Playing career	1984–2001
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing  Sweden Olympic Games 1994 Lillehammer Team World Championships 1991 Finland Team 1993 Germany Team 1994 Italy Team 1995 Sweden Team

Biography

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

• Djurgårdens IF juniors, 1982–1984
• Huddinge IK (1984–1986)
• Nacka HK (1986–1987)
• Djurgårdens IF (1987–1995)
• EHC Kloten (1995–1997)
• Djurgårdens IF (1997–2001)

Coaching career

• Väsby IK Hockey (2004–2005)
• Djurgårdens IF (2005–2007) (assisting coach)
• Timrå IK (2007–2010)
• Modo Hockey (2010–2011)
• Djurgårdens IF (2012–2013) (head coach and general manager)
• HV71 (2023) (assisting coach)
• Leksands IF (2023-) (head coach)

Medals

• Olympic gold 1994
• WC gold 1991
• WC silver 1993, 1995
• WC bronze 1994
• Swedish Champion in 1989, 1990, 1991, 2000, 2001
• Canada Cup, 3rd 1991
• Europateamcup gold 1991, 1992
• Swiss gold 1996

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984–85	Huddinge IK	SWE.2		13	3	3	6	4		—	0	0	0	—
1985–86	Huddinge IK	SWE.2		16	2	4	6	10		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Huddinge IK	Allsv		14	4	2	6	8		6	2	0	2	0
1986–87	Nacka HK	SWE.2		31	5	5	10	24		—	—	—	—	—
1987–88	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	8	9	17	16		3	0	1	1	2
1988–89	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	6	17	23	20		7	0	1	1	4
1989–90	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	5	6	11	12		8	5	2	7	0
1990–91	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		36	9	12	21	26		7	2	2	4	0
1991–92	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		39	9	10	19	68		10	1	8	9	12
1992–93	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		40	8	9	17	38		6	0	2	2	8
1993–94	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		35	4	20	24	50		6	1	4	5	2
1994–95	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		39	11	20	31	20		3	1	3	4	4
1995–96	EHC Kloten	NDA		36	10	25	35	12		10	1	4	5	4
1996–97	EHC Kloten	NDA		46	16	17	33	28		4	1	2	3	0
1997–98	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		45	9	20	29	34		15	2	5	7	12
1998–99	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		47	9	22	31	40		4	1	3	4	4
1999–2000	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		50	3	15	18	54		13	1	4	5	8
2000–01	Djurgårdens IF	SEL		48	7	11	18	60		15	2	4	6	8
SEL totals				487	88	171	259	438		97	16	39	55	64

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1991	Sweden	WC		8	1	2	3	4
1991	Sweden	CC		6	1	0	1	0
1992	Sweden	OG		8	1	1	2	2
1993	Sweden	WC		8	1	2	3	0
1994	Sweden	OG		5	0	3	3	2
1994	Sweden	WC		8	2	3	5	2
1995	Sweden	WC		8	0	2	2	2
Senior totals				51	6	13	19	12

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" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
7. Ek, Mattias (7 March 2012). "Viasats besked – bryter med Challe Berglund" (in Swedish). Expressen. 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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database