Emil Hedvall Explained

Emil Hedvall
Fullname:Lars Emil Hedvall
Birth Date:9 June 1983
Birth Place:Leksand, Sweden
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Leksands IF
Youthclubs2:IK Brage
Years1:2000
Clubs1:Leksands IF
Years2:2001–2002
Years3:2003
Years4:2004–2005
Clubs4:Gestrike-Hammarby IF
Years5:2006–2008
Caps5:22
Goals5:0
Years6:2009–2016
Caps6:71
Goals6:0
Years7:2017
Caps7:0
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2000
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Emil Hedvall (born 9 June 1983) is a retired Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[1] [2]

He holds the record of most consecutives games on the bench in Allsvenskan 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 when Mattias Hugosson was out with a fever.[3] He has also played for IK Brage, Forssa BK, Gagnefs IF, Gestrike-Hammarby IF and Söderhamns FF.[4] In August 2017, Hedvall signed as an emergency back-up for Östersunds FK.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emil Hedvall . Svenskfotboll.se . sv . 2 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131008071244/http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=6080 . 8 October 2013 . live.
  2. Web site: Emil Hedvall slutar med fotboll: "Jag tar med mig hjälmen hem – som en slags trofé" . helahalsingland.se . sv . 16 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227202804/http://www.helahalsingland.se/fotboll/allsvenskan/emil-hedvall-slutar-med-fotboll-jag-tar-med-mig-hjalmen-hem-som-en-slags-trofe . 2016-12-27.
  3. Web site: LIF-produkten hjälte – efter 119 matcher på bänken . DT.se . sv . 21 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404134843/http://www.dt.se/sport/1.5737381-lif-produkten-hjalte-efter-119-matcher-pa-banken . 4 April 2013 . live.
  4. Web site: Emil Hedvall Gefle IF . . sv . 20 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120430114612/http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/gefle/truppen/emil-hedvall_46575.aspx . 30 April 2012 . live.
  5. Web site: Officiellt: Östersunds FK värvar Emil Hedvall . fotbolltransfers.com . sv . 2017-08-08 . 2017-08-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170825020815/http://www.fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/81989 . 2017-08-25 . live.