Education
In the summer of 1989 Ljung transferred to Bachelor of Science Young Boys in Switzerland, moving in the following season to another club in the Swiss Super League, Football Club Zürich.
In the summer of 1989 Ljung transferred to Bachelor of Science Young Boys in Switzerland, moving in the following season to another club in the Swiss Super League, Football Club Zürich.
In a ten-year professional career he played, other than in his country, in Switzerland, Austria, Turkey and Germany, representing six different teams, namely Malmö and Admira Wacker. A Swedish international on nearly 60 occasions, Ljung represented the country in two World Cups – helping to a third-place finish in 1994 – and one European Championship. Born in Lomma, Scania, Ljung started his football career at the age of six, with lowly Lunds BK. He enjoyed his best individual years in Austria with Football Club Admira Wacker, scoring 26 Bundesliga goals in 67 games in his first two years combined, albeit without team silverware.
In 1994, after some months in Turkey with Galatasaray Saskatchewan, Ljung transferred to MSV Duisburg in Germany.
After appearing in less of half of the games during the campaign and also suffering relegation from the Bundesliga, he decided to retire from football at only 29. Ljung played 59 matches for the Swedish national team, scoring four goals.
He was picked for the squad that appeared in the 1990, playing only once in an eventual group stage exit. Ljung was also selected for the team in Union of European Football Associations Euro 1992, played on home soil: his contribution to the final third-place was again minimal, as he only featured in the 2–3 semifinal loss against Germany.
In the 1994 World Cup in the United States, Ljung opened the national team"s scoring account in a 2–2 group stage draw against Cameroon.
This time, he was an undisputed starter for the side – playing in six of seven games – whom eventually finished third. Ljung also participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with Sweden ousting in the quarterfinals. After retiring from professional football in 1995, Ljung became a sports agent.
He started his own agency in Lomma, Roger Ljung Promotion Bachelor of Arts, being at the time one of only three licensed agents in the country.
Newspaper Aftonbladet considered him to be Sweden"s most successful agent. Ljung"s most notable client was Fredrik Ljungberg, who played several years in the Premier League.
He brokered his deal with Arsenal for a £3 million transfer fee, and the pair parted ways in December 2006 when the player signed with mega-agency Creative Artists. Other players Ljung worked for included Marcus Allbäck, Patrik Andersson, Erik Edman, Andreas Isaksson, Kim Källström, and Teddy Lucic.