bing-news✓ Trusted
Liverpool star subbed off for Steven Gerrard on debut now runs salmon fishing lodge
Vegard Heggem
Get notified whenever this star has news
Browse by day
Who is this?
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.
Career
- 1975Born
- 1995Joined Rosenborg BK
- 1995Joined Norway national under-21 association football team
- 1998Joined Liverpool F.C.
- 1998Joined Norway men's national association football team
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Trondheim
- •Citizenship: Norway
- •Known as: association football player, entrepreneur
- •Sport: association football
What happened recently
bing-news✓ Trusted
'I played for Liverpool and Norway at World Cup – then I opened salmon fishing lodge'
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3ENI%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3EYU%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
'%2F%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D'100'%20y%3D'130'%20font-family%3D'-apple-system%2Csans-serif'%20font-size%3D'80'%20font-weight%3D'900'%20fill%3D'white'%20text-anchor%3D'middle'%3E%EA%B9%80%EC%84%B1%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E){kind=small}
