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Erik Edman is a Swedish association football player who began his career in 1994. He plays as a defender, specifically as a centre-back. He has represented Sweden in international competitions, including the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Edman has played for several clubs, including AIK Fotboll, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Stade Rennais F.C., and Helsingborgs IF. His professional experience includes participation in the 2. Bundesliga and the Premier League.
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Key facts
- 2000
- Karlsruher SC
- Full name
- Erik Kenneth Edman
- Date of birth
- ( 1978-11-11 ) 11 November 1978 (age 47)
- Place of birth
- Jönköping , Sweden
- Height
- 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
- Position
- Defender
- Years
- Team
- 1997 1999
- Helsingborgs IF
- 1999 2000
- Torino
- 2000 2001
- AIK
- 2001 2004
- Heerenveen
- 2004 2005
- Tottenham Hotspur
- 2005 2008
- Rennes
- 2008 2010
- Wigan Athletic
- 2010 2013
- Helsingborgs IF
- 1993 1994
- Sweden U16
- 1995 1996
- Sweden U18
- 2001 2009
- Sweden
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- Sweden
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Huskvarna
- Occupation
- association football player
- Participant in
- 2006 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Sweden national under-21 football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Sweden
- Mass
- 77
- Image
- Erik Edman 070822.jpg
- Height
- 179
Show 3 more facts
- Commons category
- Erik Edman
- date of birth
- 1978-11-11
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Erik Kenneth Edman ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈêːrɪk ˈěːdman]; born 11 November 1978) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with Helsingborgs IF in 1997, he went on to represent clubs in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, England, and France before retiring at Helsingborg in 2013. A full international between 2001 and 2009, he won 57 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
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