Erik Edman
Edman warming-up for Sweden in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Erik Kenneth Edman | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Jönköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Habo IF | |||
| Helsingborgs IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Helsingborgs IF | 61 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Torino | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Karlsruher SC | 8 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | AIK | 21 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Heerenveen | 91 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Rennes | 56 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Wigan Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Helsingborgs IF | 51 | (0) |
| Total | 329 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Sweden U16 | 22 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Sweden U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Sweden U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2001–2009 | Sweden | 57 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:20, 29 April 2012. |
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Erik Kenneth Edman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈeːdmɑn]; born 11 November 1978) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as a defender. His last club was Helsingborgs IF in Allsvenskan.
Edman earned 57 caps for Sweden from his debut in 2001, and was selected for two FIFA World Cups and Euro 2004.
Edman is an experienced left back, who has played for a number of clubs during his career. Edman was a player at Helsingborgs IF until 1999, which was his first time leaving Sweden and moved abroad. In 2001, after having unremarkable spells at Italian club Torino and Karlsruher SC in Germany, Edman returned to Sweden and joined AIK for one season. After that, Heerenveen in the Netherlands brought Edman from Sweden.
In July 2004, Tottenham Hotspur signed Edman from Heerenveen. Edman quickly established himself at the club, and will probably be best remembered at Spurs for his stunning goal, which he scored from 38.17 yards out, in the Premier League match against Liverpool in April 2005. However, in the summer of 2005, the arrival of South Korean left back, Lee Young-Pyo, led Edman to make the decision of leaving England.
In the last week of August, Spurs accepted an offer from French club Rennes. It did not take long for Edman to impress his new manager, László Bölöni, and once again established himself as first choice at left-back.
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