Morten Hyldgaard
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Morten Lauridsen Hyldgaard[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Herning, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Brande IF | |||
Ikast FS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Ikast FS | 8 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Coventry City | 27 | (0) |
1999 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2001 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
2004 | Luton Town | 18 | (0) |
2005 | Esbjerg fB | 0 | (0) |
2006–2009 | AGF | 6 | (0) |
Total | 64 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Denmark U-19 | 4 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Denmark U-21 | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2012 | FC Midtjylland (goalkeeping coach) [2] | ||
2012– | Skive IK (goalkeeping coach) [3] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Morten Lauridsen Hyldgaard (born 26 January 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in English football. He played four games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.
Career
[edit]He started his career with Ikast FS. He played for a while in England, signing with Coventry City in 1999, but he found first team chances rare and spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United and later Grimsby Town. He then had a spell in Scotland with Hibernian before returning to England with Luton Town.
He decided to end his career in 2004, but made a comeback with Danish club Esbjerg fB under manager Ove Pedersen. In 2006, he joined Pedersen at AGF, where he ended his career in 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 214. ISBN 9781852916510.
- ^ "Morten Hyldgaard ny målmandstræner i FCM" (in Danish). karlslundefodbold.dk. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "En "kæmpe" tilgang" (in Danish). karlslundefodbold.dk. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Morten Hyldgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Morten Hyldgaard official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Morten Hyldgaard at Soccerbase
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Herning Municipality
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Barry Town United F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Ikast FC players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- Esbjerg fB players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Danish Superliga players
- English Football League players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Footballers from the Central Denmark Region
- Danish football goalkeeper stubs