![]() Heggem with Liverpool in 1999 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 13 July 1975||
Place of birth | Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
1982–1991 | Rennebu IL | ||
1992–1994 | Orkdal IL | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991 | Rennebu IL | 20 | (4) |
1992–1994 | Orkdal IL | 68 | (26) |
1995–1998 | Rosenborg | 57 | (5) |
1998–2003 | Liverpool | 54 | (3) |
Total | 199 | (38) | |
International career | |||
1995–1998 | Norway U-21[3] | 18 | (1) |
1998–2000 | Norway | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Vegard Heggem (born 13 July 1975) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a right back. He rose to prominence with Rosenborg, winning three league titles and a cup, and scoring a goal to knock Milan out of the UEFA Champions League. In 1998, he joined Liverpool, but was troubled by injury during his five seasons there before retiring. In a two-year international career, Heggem earned 20 caps for Norway, scoring once in his debut match. He was part of their squads at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.