Christian Andres Hemberg (born 6 December 1981) is Swedish former 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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Andres Hemberg | ||
Date of birth | (1981-12-06) 6 December 1981 (age 40) | ||
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) | |
National team | |||
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 |
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]
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]
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]
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