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.

Christian Hemberg
Personal information
Full name Christian Andres Hemberg
Date of birth (1981-12-06) 6 December 1981 (age 42)
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

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Christian Hemberg". Mer fotboll (in Swedish). 8 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Jättetalangen som försvann". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c ""Jag hade kanske varit ett gatubarn eller död"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Christian Hemberg - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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