Rudi Hedman

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Rudi Hedman
Personal information
Full name Rudolph Gideon Hedman [1]
Date of birth (1964-11-16) 16 November 1964 (age 60) [1]
Place of birth Lambeth, [1] Greater London, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1988 Colchester United 176 (10)
1988–1992 Crystal Palace 21 (0)
1989–1990 → Leyton Orient (loan) 5 (0)
1991 → Colchester United (loan) 10 (0)
1992–1993 Dulwich Hamlet ? (?)
1993–1995 Stevenage Borough 79 (2)
1995–1998 Sing Tao 49 (9)
Total340(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudolph Gideon Hedman (born 16 November 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender.

Contents

Career

Born in Lambeth, Hedman signed as an apprentice for Colchester United in 1983, and he went on to make 219 appearances for the "U's" across two spells - the second a loan stint from Crystal Palace. His four-year stay with Palace was largely unsuccessful, although he made five appearances in the club's promotion season of 1988–89 and played in three out of the four play-off games which saw Palace reach the top flight. [3] He moved on to play for Dulwich Hamlet in 1992 and later Stevenage Borough. He also played in Singapore and Hong Kong with Sing Tao before returning to England. After retiring from playing, Hedman joined the Colchester Centre of Excellence coaching staff. [4]

Personal life

His sister Deta Hedman is a professional darts player with several titles to her name. [5]

Honours

Club

Crystal Palace

Colchester United

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rudi Hedman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 134. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 271. ISBN   0907969542.
  4. ↑ "Experienced Duo Join Centre Staff". cu-fc.com.
  5. ↑ Deta Hedman. profile, British Darts Organisation website
  6. ↑ "Division One (Championship) Play-Off Finalists". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Colchester United Player of the Season". Coludaybyday.co.uk.


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