Erik Wahlstedt Explained

Erik Wahlstedt
Fullname:Ulf Erik Wahlstedt
Birth Date:16 April 1976
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Position:Defender, midfielder
Youthyears1:1982–1992
Youthclubs1:BK Astrio
Years1:1993
Clubs1:BK Astrio
Caps1:15
Goals1:4
Years2:1994–1996
Clubs2:IFK Göteborg
Caps2:33
Goals2:5
Years3:1997–2001
Clubs3:Helsingborgs IF
Caps3:89
Goals3:11
Years4:2001–2004
Clubs4:Esbjerg fB
Caps4:79
Goals4:1
Years5:2004–2012
Clubs5:Helsingborgs IF
Caps5:166
Goals5:4
Nationalyears1:1991–1992
Nationalteam1:Sweden U17
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:8
Nationalyears2:1993–1994
Nationalteam2:Sweden U19
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:6
Nationalyears3:1995–1998
Nationalteam3:Sweden U21
Nationalcaps3:13
Nationalgoals3:4
Nationalyears4:1998–2004
Nationalteam4:Sweden
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:9 November 2009
Totalcaps:382
Totalgoals:25

Ulf Erik Wahlstedt (born 16 April 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. He is best remembered for his time with Helsingborgs IF with which he won two Allsvenskan titles and four Svenska Cupen titles, but also represented BK Astrio, IFK Göteborg, and Esbjerg fB during a career that spanned between 1993 and 2012. He won two caps for the Sweden national team between 1998 and 2004 and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2004.

Club career

Beginning his career with BK Astrio, Wahlstedt signed for the Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg in 1994 and helped the team win the 1994, 1995, and 1996 Allsvenskan titles.[1] He also represented IFK Göteborg in the UEFA Champions League.[2] He signed for Helsingborgs IF in 1997 and helped the club win the 1999 Allsvenskan and a Svenska Cupen title before leaving for Esbjerg fB in Denmark. He returned to Helsingborg in 2004 and won another Allsvenskan title and three other Svenska Cupen titles before retiring in 2012.

International career

Wahlstedt represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams a total of 40 times before making his full international debut for Sweden on 24 January 1998 in a friendly game against the United States, playing for 76 minutes in a 1–0 loss before being replaced by Mats Lilienberg.[3] Six years later, on 28 April 2004, he won his second and last international cap in a friendly 2–2 draw with Portugal.[4] He was named in the Sweden men's national football team for UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal, but did not play.[5] [6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Sweden199810
199900
200000
200100
200200
200300
200410
Total20

Honours

IFK Göteborg[7]

Helsingborgs IF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: En lång karriär har nått sitt slut. 2021-02-26. HD. sv.
  2. Web site: Redaktionen. 2012-10-11. Erik Wahlstedt lägger av. 2021-02-26. Allt Om HIF. sv-SE.
  3. Web site: USA - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-02-26. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.
  4. Web site: Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll. 2021-02-26. www.svenskfotboll.se. sv.
  5. Web site: Wahlstedt med i EM-truppen. SvD. 5 January 2012.
  6. Web site: Erik Wahlstedt, spelarfakta. Svensk Fotboll.
  7. Web site: Erik Wahlstedt - ifkdb.se. 2021-02-26. ifkdb.se.