Magnus Carl Hedman (; born 19 March 1973) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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. Beginning his career with

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in 1990, he went on play in the English

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, and Italian

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before retiring in 2005. He played 58 matches for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at the

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and

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s, as well as

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and

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. He was awarded

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in 2000 as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career

Early career

Hedman was born in

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, and began his footballing career with Vårby Gårds IF and

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. He signed with

in 1987 and made his

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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

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in July 1997.

Coventry City

Aged 24 on 13 December 1997, Hedman debuted in a 4-0 win over

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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

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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. Hedman remained number 1 in Ogrizovic's final campaign during 1999-2000. The next season saw youngster

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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

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after a single game of the 2001–02 season. Hedmans Coventry City 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.

Celtic, loan at Ancona, and retirement

In the summer 2002 Hedman moved to

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in the

. 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

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and later David Marshall were favoured by manager

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. In January 2004 he had a loan spell at Italian team

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. 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. He returned to Celtic, and played against

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and

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in the Champions League group stage, before being released by the club in July 2005. He retired from professional football a month later.

Return to England

On 9 November 2006, it was announced that Hedman would join reigning Premier League champions

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on a week's trial, due to Chelsea's current lack of fully fit goalkeepers except for

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and youth team keeper

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. The move was eventually completed on 14 November 2006, with Hedman taking the number 22 shirt previously worn by

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. At the end of the season Hedman was released from his contract, having made no official appearances for the club.

IK Frej

He was the goalkeeping coach for then third-tier club

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. On 21 June 2013, he made a one-match comeback and played 90 minutes in Frej's 3–1 victory against

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International career

Hedman was chosen as a backup for first-choice keeper

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in Sweden's squad at the

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alongside

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. He debuted for the Swedish national team in February 1997, and was chosen for the Swedish squad at the

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where he played all Sweden's matches and conceded goals from

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and

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against Belgium and from

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and

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against Italy (both lost 2–1). The other match, against Turkey, was 0–0 draw. He won the 2000 ''

'' award. He also played full-time for Sweden at the

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. He was chosen to represent Sweden at the

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, where he served as a back-up for keeper

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Personal life

He is divorced from

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, a Swedish author, former model and pop singer. The couple have two sons together, including singer

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Career statistics

International

Honours

AIK *

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: 1995–96, 1996–97 Celtic *

: 2003–04 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2003–04, 2004–05 Sweden *

third place:

Individual * Stor Grabb: 1999 *

: 2000

Notes

External links

Swedish national football team 2004 profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hedman, Magnus 1973 births Living people Doping cases in association football Swedish sportspeople in doping cases People from Huddinge Municipality Association football goalkeepers Swedish footballers Sweden international footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom IFK Stockholm players AIK Fotboll players Coventry City F.C. players Celtic F.C. players A.C. Ancona players Chelsea F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Serie A players Allsvenskan players 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2004 players Sportspeople from Stockholm County