Erik Wahlstedt
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 and was a player for the UEFA Euro 2004.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ulf Erik Wahlstedt | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1992 | BK Astrio | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | BK Astrio | 15 | (4) |
| 1994–1996 | IFK Göteborg | 33 | (5) |
| 1997–2001 | Helsingborgs IF | 89 | (11) |
| 2001–2004 | Esbjerg fB | 79 | (1) |
| 2004–2012 | Helsingborgs IF | 166 | (4) |
| Total | 382 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (8) |
| 1993–1994 | Sweden U19 | 14 | (6) |
| 1995–1998 | Sweden U21 | 13 | (4) |
| 1998–2004 | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2009 | |||
Club career
Beginning his career with BK Astrio, he 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.[1][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.[1] He returned to Helsingborg in 2004 and won another Allsvenskan title and three other Svenska Cupen titles before retiring in 2012.[1]
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 national football team for UEFA Euro 2004 in Portugal, but did not play.[5][6]
Career statistics
International
Honours
IFK Göteborg[7]
- Allsvenskan: 1994, 1995, 1996
Helsingborgs IF[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "En lång karriär har nått sitt slut". HD (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Redaktionen (2012-10-11). "Erik Wahlstedt lägger av". Allt Om HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "USA - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Portugal - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Wahlstedt med i EM-truppen". SvD. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Erik Wahlstedt, spelarfakta". Svensk Fotboll.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Erik Wahlstedt - ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
External links
- Erik Wahlstedt at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erik Wahlstedt club team profile at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erik Wahlstedt national team profile at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Erik Wahlstedt at National-Football-Teams.com