Magnus Hedman

Magnus Hedman
Hedman signing books in 2012
Personal information
Full name Magnus Carl Hedman[1]
Date of birth (1973-03-19) 19 March 1973 (age 51)
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)
2004Ancona (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
 Sweden
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Magnus Carl Hedman (pronounced [ˈmǎŋːnɵs ˈhěːdman]; born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Beginning his career with AIK in 1990, he went on play in the English Premier League, Scottish Premier League, and Italian Serie A before retiring in 2005. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the 1994 and 2002 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 2000 and 2004. He was awarded Guldbollen in 2000 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

  1. ^ "Magnus Hedman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 March 2017.