Patrik Christoffer Källqvist (born 26 August 1983) is a former Swedish professional
football
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goalkeeper. He was a
one-club man and spent his entire career at
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...
.
Club career
During the
2018 Allsvenskan
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season, Källqvist announced his decision to retire from elite football at the end of the season. He underwent hip surgery in 2015, and has only played 5 Allsvenskan games for Häcken since then.
In his youth, Christoffer had a couple of trials with a various number of teams in England, such as
Charlton Athletic
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Their home ground is ...
and
Ipswich Town
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Ipswich Town were founded in 1878 but did not turn ...
.
International career
Källqvist represented the
Sweden U17,
U19, and
U21 teams a total of 41 times between the years 1998 and 2005.
Honours
;BK Häcken
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Svenska Cupen
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:
2015–16
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
Footballers from Gothenburg
Allsvenskan players
Superettan players
BK Häcken players
Swedish men's footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
21st-century Swedish sportsmen
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