Morten Hyldgaard

Morten Lauridsen Hyldgaard (born 26 January 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as goalkeeper. He played for a number of clubs in English football. He played four games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.

Morten Hyldgaard
Personal information
Full name Morten Lauridsen Hyldgaard[1]
Date of birth (1978-01-26) 26 January 1978
Place of birth Herning, Denmark
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Brande IF
Ikast FS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Ikast FS 8 (0)
1999–2003 Coventry City 27 (0)
1999 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 5 (0)
2001 → Grimsby Town (loan) 0 (0)
2003–2004 Hibernian 0 (0)
2004 Luton Town 18 (0)
2005 Esbjerg fB 0 (0)
2006–2009 AGF 6 (0)
Total 64 (0)
International career
1996–1997 Denmark U-19 4 (0)
1998–1999 Denmark U-21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2012 FC Midtjylland (goalkeeping coach) [2]
2012– Skive IK (goalkeeping coach) [3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He started his career with Ikast FS. He played for a while in England, signing with Coventry City in 1999, but he found first team chances rare and spent time on loan with Scunthorpe United and later Grimsby Town. He then had a spell in Scotland with Hibernian before returning to England with Luton Town.

He decided to end his career in 2004, but made a comeback with Danish club Esbjerg fB under manager Ove Pedersen. In 2006, he joined Pedersen at AGF, where he ended his career in 2009.

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 214. ISBN 9781852916510.
  2. "Morten Hyldgaard ny målmandstræner i FCM" (in Danish). karlslundefodbold.dk. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  3. "En "kæmpe" tilgang" (in Danish). karlslundefodbold.dk. Retrieved 13 January 2012.


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