Brede Hangeland

Brede Hangeland
Hangeland in 2012
Personal information
Full name Brede Paulsen Hangeland[1]
Date of birth (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 (age 43)[2]
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1998–2000 Vidar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Viking 114 (6)
2006–2008 Copenhagen 63 (3)
2008–2014 Fulham 217 (8)
2014–2016 Crystal Palace 21 (2)
Total 415 (19)
International career
2001–2003 Norway U21 12 (0)
2002–2014 Norway 91 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born 20 June 1981) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

He began his career with Viking, where he won the Norwegian Cup in 2001. In 2006, he moved to Copenhagen, and went on to win two Danish Superliga titles at the club. From 2008 to 2014 he played for Fulham, helping the team to the 2010 UEFA Europa League Final, but was released in 2014 after the club's relegation, subsequently joining Crystal Palace.

Hangeland played for the Norway national team between 2002 and 2014. He was the team captain from 2008 until his resignation, and in total he played 91 matches and scored four goals.

  1. ^ "Brede Paulsen Hangeland" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 185. ISBN 9781845966010.
  3. ^ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Brede Hangeland". Premier League. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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