Brede Hangeland

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Brede Hangeland
Personal information
Full name Brede Paulsen Hangeland
Date of birth June 20, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth    Houston, Texas, USA
Height 1.95 m
Nickname Langemann
Langeland
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club F.C. Copenhagen
Youth clubs
SK Vidar
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2005
2006-present
Viking F.K.
F.C. Copenhagen
114 (6)
034 (1)   
National team2
2001-2003
2002-present
Norway U-21
Norway
012 (0)
033 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 5 April 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 28 March 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Brede Paulsen Hangeland (born June 20, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is a Norwegian footballer, playing for F.C. Copenhagen and the Norwegian national team.

195 cm tall, Hangeland plays as a defender or defensive midfielder. He arrived at Viking from local club Vidar F.K. at the start of the 2001 season. He won the Norwegian cup in his debut season, playing in the 3-0 victory over rivals Bryne F.K. in the final. He made his national team debut in a 1-0 win against Austria in 2002, and has so far played more than 30 matches for Norway, mostly as a central defender. In 2005, he was made captain of Viking, and he has played a total of 187 games for the club as of July 2005. He has a contract with Viking for the rest of the 2006 season.

On January 16, 2006 he signed a contract with the Danish club F.C. Copenhagen. He plays with the no. 5 on his back. The contract expires september 2009.

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F.C. Copenhagen - Current Squad

1 Christiansen | 2 Jacobsen | 3 Jensen | 4 Nørregaard | 5 Hangeland | 6 Linderoth | 7 Aílton | 8 Silberbauer | 9 Berglund | 10 Grønkjær | 11 Allbäck | 13 Hutchinson | 14 Gravgaard | 16 Thomassen | 17 Wendt | 21 Villadsen | 22 Bertolt | 23 W. Kvist | 24 Brandrup | 26 Hansen | 29 L. Qvist | 31 Gall | 41 Coe | Coach Solbakken

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