 Hedman signing books in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Carl Hedman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-03-19)19 March 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Huddinge, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1982 | Vårby Gård IF | ||
| 1983–1987 | IFK Stockholm | ||
| 1987–1990 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1997 | AIK | 127 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Coventry City | 134 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Celtic | 26 | (0) |
| 2004 | →Ancona (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Frej | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 291 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Sweden U17 | 10 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Sweden U21 | 29 | (0) |
| 1995 | Sweden B | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Sweden | 58 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Magnus Carl Hedman (pronounced[ˈmǎŋːnɵsˈhěːdman]; born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper. Beginning his career withAIK in 1990, he went on play in the EnglishPremier League,Scottish Premier League, and ItalianSerie A before retiring in 2005. He played 58 matches for theSweden national team, and represented his country at the1994 and2002FIFA World Cups, as well asUEFA Euro 2000 and2004. He was awardedGuldbollen in 2000 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
Hedman was born inBotkyrka, and began his footballing career with Vårby Gårds IF andIFK Stockholm.[2] He signed withAIK in 1987 and made hisAllsvenskan debut for the club during the1990 Allsvenskan season at only 17 years of age.[2] He won the1992 Allsvenskan championship with AIK and eventually moved abroad to play for English clubCoventry City in July 1997.[2]
Aged 24 on 13 December 1997, Hedman debuted in a 4-0 win overTottenham Hotspur and only lost his place again in February due to injury.Steve Ogrizovic however was on top form on his return and kept the number 1 shirt almost to the end of the season, Hedman returned for the final three league matches. Hedman made 17 appearances in his firstseason at Coventry City. Hedman began the1998-99 campaign as number 1 keeper. Now 41, Ogrizovic was restricted to just two games and Hedman made 42 appearances in all competitions.[3][4]
Hedman remained number 1 in Ogrizovic's final campaign during1999-2000. The next season saw youngsterChris Kirkland take the shirt from Hedman, but the Sky Blues were relegated from the Premier League during that campaign. Hedman regained his place following Kirkland's transfer toLiverpool after a single game of the2001–02 season. Hedman's Coventry career came to an acrimonious conclusion towards the end of that season, when he was approached on the pitch during an away match against Preston North End on 6 April 2002 by a 'fan' who was questioning his commitment to the club.[5][6][7]
In the summer 2002 Hedman moved toCeltic in theScottish Premier League.[8][9][10] Hedman made 36 appearances for Celtic in three years, but due to injuries he failed to make a major impact on the number 1 spot, whereRab Douglas and laterDavid Marshall were favoured by managerMartin O'Neill.[11]
In January 2004, he had aloan spell at Italian teamAncona inSerie A. Hedman only played in three games, and it was a time in which he later claimed to have witnessed bribery on part of his Ancona teammates.[12][13] He returned to Celtic, and played againstBarcelona andA.C. Milan in theChampions League group stage, before being released by the club in July 2005.[14][15][16] He retired from professional football a month later.[17]
On 9 November 2006, it was announced that Hedman would join reigning Premier League championsChelsea on a week's trial, due to Chelsea's current lack of fully fit goalkeepers except forHenrique Hilário and youth team keeperYves Ma-Kalambay. The move was eventually completed on 14 November 2006, with Hedman taking the number 22 shirt previously worn byEiður Guðjohnsen. At the end of the season, Hedman was released from his contract, having made no official appearances for the club.[18]
He was the goalkeeping coach for thenthird-tier clubFrej.On 21 June 2013, he made a one-match comeback and played 90 minutes in Frej's 3–1 victory againstSelånger.[19]
Hedman was chosen as a backup for first-choice keeperThomas Ravelli in theSweden squad at the1994 World Cup alongsideLasse Eriksson.[2] He debuted for the Sweden national team in February 1997, and was chosen for theSweden squad at theEuro 2000 where he played all Sweden's matches and conceded goals fromBart Goor andEmile Mpenza against Belgium and fromLuigi Di Biagio andAlessandro Del Piero against Italy (both lost 2–1). The other match, against Turkey, was 0–0 draw. He won the 2000Guldbollen award. He also played full-time for Sweden at the2002 World Cup. He was chosen to represent Sweden at theEuro 2004, where he served as a back-up for keeperAndreas Isaksson.[20]
He is divorced fromMagdalena Graaf, a Swedish author, former model and pop singer. The couple have two sons together, including singerLancelot.[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 58 | 0 | |
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