Vegard Heggem

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vegard Heggem
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 13, 1975(1975-07-13)
Age	49
Country	Norway
Birth City	Rennebu
Horoscope	Cancer

Vegard Heggem Biography

Vegard Heggem is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 13, 1975 in Rennebu, Norway. Vegard Heggem (born 13 July 1975 in Trondheim) is a former Norway international footballer.

In a career that lasted two years, Heggem earned 20 caps for Norway He scored once in his debut game. He was a part of Norway’s squads for both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000.

Heggem left Liverpool when his contract ended in the summer of 2003, and shortly thereafter retired from football.

Heggem is currently the owner and manager of the salmon fishing business Aunan Lodge on the river Orkla in Sør-Trøndelag. He is also an official patron of A.F.C. Liverpool, an independent football club owned and run by Liverpool supporters. He is also a regular at Liverpool home matches, and was also at the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final in Istanbul.

Following the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Heggem moved into Liverpool at the cost of PS3.5 million. The first two seasons he spent at Anfield were excellent, however the latter was marred with hamstring injuries. He was the player who was substituted at the time Steven Gerrard made his Premier League debut for the club on November 29th 1998, winning 2-0 against Blackburn Rovers. After being injured during the 2000 European Championship he rarely played in the treble-winning 2000-01 season. The following two seasons, the player did not make it into the squad in any way.

Vegard Heggem Net Worth

Vegard Heggem is one of the richest Association Football Player from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vegard Heggem 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Heggem made his professional debut for Rosenborg on the 21st of April, 1995 in a match against Kongsvinger during the Norwegian Premier League. He’s most well-known to certain for the goal he scored in the away game with Milan during the 1996-1997 UEFA Champions League when Rosenborg triumphed over Milan to the Italian giants to advance into the Champions League quarter-finals and at the at the same time taking Milan from the competition.

Heggem made his Norway national team debut on the 25th of February, 1998 in a friendly match against France and scored an assist in the 3-3 draw played at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille. He was chosen in 1998’s FIFA World Cup squad, but he was on the bench of substitutes in the event that Norway reached the final 16. He was a part of the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship in full 90 minutes in Norway’s first victory 1-0 against Spain on De Kuip in Rotterdam. But, in the subsequent game against FR Yugoslavia the player was injured and left the field after just 35 minutes, only to be substituted by Liverpool colleague Stig Inge Bjornebye. Norway ended up being eliminated.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Vegard Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Vegard Heggem celebrates birthday on July 13 of every year.