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Hedman signing books in 2012
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| Full name | Magnus Carl Hedman | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1973 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Huddinge, Sweden | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | 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) | |||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
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Magnus Carl Hedman (born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper. Magnus started his career with AIK in 1990. He then played in the English Premier League, Scottish Scottish Premier League, and Italian Serie A. He retired from playing in 2005.
Magnus Hedman played 58 matches for the Sweden national team. He represented his country at the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He also played in the UEFA Euro 2000 and 2004 European Championships. In 2000, he won the Guldbollen award. This award is given to Sweden's best footballer of the year.
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Magnus Hedman's Club Career
Starting His Football Journey
Magnus Hedman was born in Botkyrka, Sweden. He began his football career with youth teams like Vårby Gårds IF and IFK Stockholm. In 1987, he joined AIK. He made his first team debut in the Allsvenskan league in 1990. He was only 17 years old at the time. With AIK, he helped the team win the 1992 Allsvenskan championship. In July 1997, he moved to England to play for Coventry City.
Playing for Coventry City
Magnus was 24 when he first played for Coventry City on 13 December 1997. His team won 4-0 against Tottenham Hotspur. He was the main goalkeeper until February, when an injury made him miss some games. When he returned, Steve Ogrizovic was playing very well. Magnus got his spot back for the last three matches of the season. He played 17 games in his first season with Coventry City.
For the 1998-99 season, Magnus became the number one goalkeeper. Ogrizovic, who was 41, played only two games. Magnus played 42 games in all competitions that season. He remained the top goalkeeper in Ogrizovic's last season, 1999-2000. In the next season, a younger player named Chris Kirkland took his place. However, Coventry City was moved down from the Premier League that year. Magnus got his spot back after Kirkland moved to Liverpool in the 2001–02 season. His time at Coventry ended in a difficult way during that season.
Time with Celtic and Ancona
In the summer of 2002, Magnus Hedman moved to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He played 36 games for Celtic over three years. However, he had some injuries. This meant he could not always be the main goalkeeper. Rab Douglas and later David Marshall were often chosen by the manager, Martin O'Neill.
In January 2004, he went on a loan to an Italian team called Ancona. This team played in Serie A. Magnus only played three games for Ancona. He later said that he saw some things that made him uncomfortable during his time there. He returned to Celtic and played in the Champions League against Barcelona and A.C. Milan. Celtic let him go in July 2005. He decided to stop playing professional football a month later.
Brief Return to England
On 9 November 2006, it was announced that Magnus Hedman would join Chelsea. Chelsea was the Premier League champion at the time. They needed more goalkeepers because some of theirs were injured. Magnus joined Chelsea on 14 November 2006. He wore the number 22 shirt. He did not play any official games for the club. At the end of the season, Chelsea released him from his contract.
Playing for Frej
Magnus later became the goalkeeping coach for Frej. This club was in the third-tier league in Sweden. On 21 June 2013, he made a one-match comeback. He played for 90 minutes in Frej's 3–1 win against Selånger.
Magnus Hedman's International Career
Magnus Hedman was chosen to be a backup goalkeeper for Sweden at the 1994 World Cup. The main goalkeeper was Thomas Ravelli. Magnus made his first appearance for the Sweden national team in February 1997. He was part of the Sweden squad for the Euro 2000. He played in all of Sweden's matches in that tournament. Sweden lost 2–1 to Belgium and 2–1 to Italy. They had a 0–0 draw against Turkey.
In 2000, he won the Guldbollen award, which recognizes the best Swedish footballer. He also played all games for Sweden at the 2002 World Cup. He was chosen to represent Sweden at the Euro 2004. For this tournament, he was a backup goalkeeper for Andreas Isaksson.
Magnus Hedman's Personal Life
Magnus Hedman was married to Magdalena Graaf. She is a Swedish author, former model, and pop singer. They have two sons together. One of their sons is the singer Lancelot.
Magnus Hedman's Honours
Magnus Hedman won several awards and championships during his career:
AIK
- Allsvenskan: 1992
- Svenska Cupen: 1995–96, 1996–97
Celtic
- Scottish Premier League: 2003–04
- Scottish Cup: 2003–04, 2004–05
Sweden National Team
- FIFA World Cup third place: 1994
Individual Awards
- Stor Grabb: 1999
- Guldbollen: 2000
See also
In Spanish: Magnus Hedman para niños
