Emil Hedvall (born 9 June 1983) is a retired
Swedish
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footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper.
He holds the record of most consecutives games on the bench in
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...
without getting any playing time. After 119 straight games on the bench he finally got to start for Gefle IF in the first round of the
2013 Allsvenskan
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when
Mattias Hugosson
Mattias Hugosson (born 24 January 1974) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
He came to Gefle IF in 1998 from Forsbacka IK. In 2004, he had the highest save percentage in Superettan as his team were promoted to Allsv ...
was out with a
fever. He has also played for
IK Brage
Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colours, reflected in their ...
,
Forssa BK
Forssa BK is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge.
Background
Forssa Bollklubb were founded on 16 April 1934 at Hushagens school. The club played their first match on 17 May 1934 winning 4–0 against IK Fylking. In 1978 the club played ...
,
Gagnefs IF
Gagnefs IF is a Swedish football club located in Gagnef.
Background
Gagnefs IF currently plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Siljansvallen in Gagnef.
The club is affiliate ...
, Gestrike-Hammarby IF and
Söderhamns FF.
In August 2017, Hedvall signed as an emergency back-up for
Östersunds FK
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.
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1983 births
Living people
Men's association football goalkeepers
Gefle IF players
Allsvenskan players
Swedish footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Forssa BK players