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| Vegard Heggem: Defender |
| Nickname: |
| Date of
Birth: 13.07.1975 |
| Squad:
number: |
| With the Reds:
1998-2003 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from:
Rosenborg |
| Signed
for LFC: Ј3,500,000 - 21.07.1998 |
| Debut: 16th August
1998 v Southampton (A) PL won 2-1 (Aged 23) |
| Debut goal:
26.12.1998 |
| 1st
team league games: 54 (16 as sub) |
| 1st
team league goals: 3 |
| Total
1st team games: 65 (19 as sub) |
| Total
1st team goals: 3 |
| Contract expiry:
01.07.2003, transferred to , free |
| International
caps: 20 (20 as Liverpool) Norway |
| International
goals: 1 |
| International debut:
25.02.1998 vs. France |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Rennebu, Orkdal, Rosenborg |
| Birth
Place: Trondheim, Norway |
| Honours: |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| Rosenborg |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1995 |
15 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1996 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1997 |
23 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998-99 |
29 |
2 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
4/1 |
|
|
|
35/1 |
2 |
| 1999-00 |
10/12 |
|
|
|
1/2 |
|
|
|
|
|
11/14 |
1 |
| 2000-01 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
| 2001-02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002-03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total |
38/16 |
3 |
1 |
|
4 |
|
5/1 |
|
|
|
46/19 |
3 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
started/substitutions |
|
Total |
Competition |
| 46 |
Started |
|
54 |
Premier League |
| 28 |
On the bench |
|
6 |
UEFA Cup |
| 19 |
Substitute |
|
4 |
League Cup |
| 12 |
Substituted |
|
1 |
FA Cup |
Career Milestones for Vegard Heggem:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
16.08.1998 |
Southampton |
2-1 |
The Dell |
League |
| 50 |
01.11.1999 |
Bradford City |
3-1 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
26.12.1998 |
88 |
Middlesbrough |
3-1 |
Riverside |
League |
| Seasons |
Player № |
| 1998-99 |
14 |
| 1999-00 |
14 |
| 2000-01 |
14 |
| 2001-02 |
14 |
| 2002-03 |
14 |
|
* Note, Since the 1993-94 season players have a fixed
number.
Update 21.05.2007 |
|
PROFILE
After being plagued by hamstring problems for three years Norwegian defender Vegard
Heggem left Anfield for pastures new in July 2003 when his contract at the club expired.
The first signing of Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier in their roles as joint managers
in the summer of 1998, it didn't take Vegard Heggem long to impress the Liverpool
supporters with his consistent and exciting attacking displays.
The Norwegian international had passed up the chance of Champions League football
with Rosenborg to join Liverpool for J3.5 million, and he held off the challenge of Bjorn
Tore Kvarme, Steve Harkness and Jason McAteer to make the right back slot his own.
Equally comfortable at right back or on the right side of midfield, Heggem's
high-energy performances, with an ability to attack as well as defend, made him a vital
member of the squad, and ability to score spectacular goals as efforts against
Middlesbrough and Bradford City live long in the memory.
However, a series of hamstring injuries severely disrupted his Anfield career and
his final appearance for Liverpool was against Derby County at Pride Park in October 2000.
Despite a series of comebacks with the reserve team the hamstring problems
continued to haunt him, and he is now set to move back to Norway. Total LFC club games/goals
for Reserves
|
Reserves |
|
League |
LS Cup |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1999-00 |
7/2 |
1 |
|
|
7/2 |
1 |
| Total |
7/2 |
1 |
|
|
7/2 |
1 |
 Vegard
Heggem in away match Premier League versus Newcastle United, 4-1, 30.08.1998.
(Photo: George Herringshaw)
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