Ole Petter Söderberg (born 20 July 1990) is a retired Swedish

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who played as a

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, and current goalkeeper coach of Ettan club

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Club career

BK Häcken

Söderberg began his career at Swedish club

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. In 2007, he signed a contract with the club stretching to 2010. As a teen, he played five games in the Swedish national under-19s team.

Newcastle United

Söderberg joined English

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side

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on a four-and-a-half-year contract in January 2008. He broke his wrist in September 2008, and he had knee surgery in 2009 after having problems with a meniscus. When

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, Newcastle's first choice goalkeeper, sustained an injury in September 2010, Söderberg became the backup goalkeeper of the first team and sat on the bench for 19 games.

Loan spells

In October 2011, Söderberg went on a one-month loan to

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, where he made six appearances after which he went on a one-month loan to Chesterfield. He made his Football League debut for Chesterfield on 5 November 2011 in a 2–2 draw with Yeovil Town. He then played against Oldham in which many fans have dubbed the most calamitous piece of goalkeeping ever by jumping over the striker and then trying to claim the ball instead of claiming the ball first time. He then made his

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début in a 4–3 win against

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on 9 November 2011 and his

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debut three days later in a 3–1 defeat against

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Molde FK

On 30 March 2012, Söderberg confirmed on his Twitter account that he had joined Norwegian outfit

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. On 30 June 2012, he made his debut in Tippeligaen in a 3–1 win against Odd. He played seven games in the league in his first season for the club who won the

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. In 2013, Söderberg won the

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with Molde.

Kalmar FF

On 3 January 2014,

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

confirmed on their official website that Ole has joined the Swedish team. The contract is valid until 2017. In October 2016, Söderberg extended his contract with Kalmar. His new contract expired at the end of the 2018 season.

AFC Eskilstuna

For the 2019 season Söderberg signed with

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GAIS

After spells at

and

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, Söderberg joined

' coaching staff, with a focus on helping the goalkeepers. Beside that, he would also be a backup if either goaltender got injured or suspended.

Personal life

Söderberg was born in

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, Sweden in 1990. His brother Tom Söderberg (born 1987) is a retired professional footballer that played as a defender.

Honours

;Molde FK *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Soderberg, Ole 1990 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers Swedish men's footballers Newcastle United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Molde FK players BK Häcken players Hisingsbacka FC players Kalmar FF players AFC Eskilstuna players IFK Göteborg players National League (English football) players English Football League players Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Footballers from Norrköping 21st-century Swedish sportsmen