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.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ulf Erik Wahlstedt | ||
Date of birth | (1976-04-16) 16 April 1976 (age 46) | ||
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) | |
National team | |||
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 |
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]
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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 1998 | 1 | 0 |
1999 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 0 | 0 | |
2001 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 0 | 0 | |
2003 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |
IFK Göteborg[7]
Helsingborgs IF[1]
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Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 2004 | ||
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