Christian Hemberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Andres Hemberg | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torestorp IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Örgryte | 96 | (14) |
| 2007–2008 | Raufoss | 25 | (3) |
| 2008 | KS/Leiftur | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 130 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Sweden U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 1999 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christian Andres Hemberg (born 6 December 1981) is Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for Örgryte, Raufoss, and KS/Leiftur during a career that spanned between 1998 and 2008. He won two caps for the Sweden national team in 2001.
Club career[edit]
Having started off his career with Torestorp IF, he signed with Örgryte IS in 1998 for which he made his Allsvenskan debut at 17 years of age in 1999.[1][2] He scored 14 Allsvenskan goals in 96 appearances for the Örgryte before signing with the Norwegian second division club Raufoss in early 2007.[1] He retired from professional football after a brief stint in Iceland with KS/Leiftur.[3]
International career[edit]
After having appeared for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Hemberg made his full international debut for Sweden on 31 January 2001 in a friendly game against the Faroe Islands.[4] He replaced Stefan Ishizaki in the 65th minute as the game ended in a 0–0 draw.[5] He won his second and ultimately last international cap for Sweden in a friendly game on 1 February 2001 as Sweden lost 0–1 to Finland, replacing Sharbel Touma in the 77th minute.[6]
Personal life[edit]
He was adopted from an orphanage in Cali, Colombia to Sweden at an early age.[3] After his footballing career he has worked as a personal trainer.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Christian Hemberg". Mer fotboll (in Swedish). 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Jättetalangen som försvann". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ a b c ""Jag hade kanske varit ett gatubarn eller död"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Christian Hemberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-10-10.
External links[edit]
- Christian Hemberg at FootballDatabase.eu
- Christian Hemberg at WorldFootball.net
- Christian Hemberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Christian Hemberg at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Raufoss IL players
- Allsvenskan players
- Norwegian First Division players
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