Magnus Hedman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Magnus Hedman

| image = Magnus Hedman c.jpg

| upright = 1.1

| caption = Hedman signing books in 2012

| fullname = Magnus Carl Hedman{{Hugman|8704|access-date=8 March 2017}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1973|3|19}}

| birth_place = Huddinge, Sweden

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1978–1982

| youthclubs1 = Vårby Gård IF

| youthyears2 = 1983–1987

| youthclubs2 = IFK Stockholm

| years1 = 1990–1997

| clubs1 = AIK

| caps1 = 127

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1997–2002

| clubs2 = Coventry City

| caps2 = 134

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2002–2005

| clubs3 = Celtic

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2004

| clubs4 = → Ancona (loan)

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = Chelsea

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013

| clubs6 = Frej

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 291

| totalgoals = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 1990–1991

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1992–1995

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 29

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1995

| nationalteam4 = Sweden B

| nationalcaps4 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 1997–2004

| nationalteam5 = Sweden

| nationalcaps5 = 58

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| youthyears3 = 1987–1990

| youthclubs3 = AIK

| medaltemplates = {{MedalTeam|{{fb|SWE}}}}

}}

Magnus Carl Hedman ({{IPA|sv|ˈmǎŋːnɵs ˈhěːdman|pron}}; 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.

Club career

= Early career =

Hedman was born in Botkyrka, and began his footballing career with Vårby Gårds IF and IFK Stockholm.{{Cite web|title=500 AIK:are - Magnus Hedman|url=https://www.aik.se/sektioner/fotboll/historik/500aikare/magnhedm.html|access-date=21 January 2021|website=www.aik.se}} He signed with AIK in 1987 and made his Allsvenskan debut for the club during the 1990 Allsvenskan season at only 17 years of age. He won the 1992 Allsvenskan championship with AIK and eventually moved abroad to play for English club Coventry City in July 1997.

= Coventry City =

Aged 24 on 13 December 1997, Hedman debuted in a 4-0 win over Tottenham 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 first season at Coventry City. Hedman began the 1998-99 campaign as number 1 keeper. Now 41, Ogrizovic was restricted to just two games and Hedman made 42 appearances in all competitions.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=premierleague |url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/2318}}{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=premierleague. |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1358/Magnus-Hedman/overview}}

Hedman remained number 1 in Ogrizovic's final campaign during 1999-2000. The next season saw youngster Chris 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 to Liverpool after a single game of the 2001–02 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.{{Cite web |date=8 April 2002 |title=Swedes suffer attack of the Blues |website=TheGuardian.com |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/apr/08/match.sport8}}{{Cite web |date=10 April 2020 |title=WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Oggy's Understudies |url=https://www.ccfc.co.uk/news/2020/april/where-are-they-now-oggys-understudies/}}{{Cite web |date=6 April 2002 |title=bbc |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/1901138.stm}}

= Celtic, loan at Ancona, and retirement =

In the summer 2002 Hedman moved to Celtic in the Scottish Premier League.{{Cite web |date=30 July 2002 |title=Celtic tempt Hedman north |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0187-0e6a4426aae9-e7726e48b6c4-1000--celtic-tempt-hedman-north/}}{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=Hedman to leave Celtic |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2342667/hedman-to-leave-celtic}}{{Cite web |date=1 August 2002 |title=Celtic make double signing |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/2166286.stm}} 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, where Rab Douglas and later David Marshall were favoured by manager Martin O'Neill.{{Cite web |date=21 February 2003 |title=Hedman misses two months |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/2789001.stm}}

In January 2004, he had a loan spell at Italian team Ancona in Serie 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.{{in lang|sv}} [http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,697482,00.html Magnus Hedman: Mina lagkamrater var mutade] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426202333/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/sport/story/0,2789,697482,00.html |date=26 April 2006 }}, Aftonbladet, 11 September 2004{{Cite news |date=29 January 2004 |title=Hedman leaves Celtic for Ancona on loan |newspaper=The Irish Times |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/hedman-leaves-celtic-for-ancona-on-loan-1.969061}} He returned to Celtic, and played against Barcelona and A.C. Milan in the Champions League group stage, before being released by the club in July 2005.{{Cite web |date=24 November 2004 |title=Barcelona 1 - 1 Celtic |website=TheGuardian.com |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/nov/24/minutebyminute.sport1}}{{Cite web |date=21 July 2005 |title=Hedman parts company with Celtic |website=RTÉ.ie |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2005/0721/194582-celtic1/}}{{Cite web |date=7 December 2004 |title=Celtic 0-0 AC Milan |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4068143.stm}} He retired from professional football a month later.{{Cite book |last1=Von Sydow |first1=Gunnar |title=När Ljuset Släcks |last2=Hedman |first2=Magnus |publisher=Norstedts |year=2012 |location=Sweden}}

=Return to England=

On 9 November 2006, it was announced that Hedman would join reigning Premier League champions Chelsea on a week's trial, due to Chelsea's current lack of fully fit goalkeepers except for Henrique Hilário and youth team keeper Yves Ma-Kalambay. The move was eventually completed on 14 November 2006, with Hedman taking the number 22 shirt previously worn by Eiður Guðjohnsen. At the end of the season, Hedman was released from his contract, having made no official appearances for the club.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=hedman-joy-at-chelsea-chance |work=Sky Sports |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2395527/hedman-joy-at-chelsea-chance}}

= Frej =

He was the goalkeeping coach for then third-tier club Frej.

On 21 June 2013, he made a one-match comeback and played 90 minutes in Frej's 3–1 victory against Selånger.{{Cite web |title=Magnus Hedman tillbaka: "Stolthet" |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/magnus-hedman-tillbaka-stolthet/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.expressen.se |date=21 July 2013 |language=sv}}

International career

Hedman was chosen as a backup for first-choice keeper Thomas Ravelli in the Sweden squad at the 1994 World Cup alongside Lasse Eriksson. He debuted for the Sweden national team in February 1997, and was chosen for the Sweden squad at the Euro 2000 where he played all Sweden's matches and conceded goals from Bart Goor and Emile Mpenza against Belgium and from Luigi Di Biagio and Alessandro Del Piero against Italy (both lost 2–1). The other match, against Turkey, was 0–0 draw. He won the 2000 Guldbollen award. He also played full-time for Sweden at the 2002 World Cup. He was chosen to represent Sweden at the Euro 2004, where he served as a back-up for keeper Andreas Isaksson.{{Cite web|title=Magnus Hedman - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/magnus-hedman/6052681d-8181-4811-9f5b-a6086487a6b5|access-date=21 January 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}

Personal life

He is divorced from Magdalena Graaf, a Swedish author, former model and pop singer. The couple have two sons together, including singer Lancelot.{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressen.se/noje/debuterar-i-melodifestivalen--har-aldrig-statt-pa-en-scen/|title=Debuterar i Melodifestivalen: "Har aldrig stått på en scen"|newspaper=Expressen|date=4 December 2021 |accessdate=17 February 2022}}

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="8" \|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
colspan="2" \|Total !58 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="8" |Sweden

|1997

1998

1999

2000

|10

2001

|11

2002

|10

2003

2004

colspan="2" |Total

!58

Honours

AIK

Celtic

Sweden

FIFA World Cup third place: 1994

Individual

Stor Grabb: 1999{{Cite web|title=Stora Grabbars Märke - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herr/historik-herr/stora-grabbar/|access-date=21 January 2021|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}}
Guldbollen: 2000