Morten Hyldgaard

Morten Hyldgaard
Personal information
Full name	Morten Lauridsen Hyldgaard
Date of birth	26 January 1978 (age 46)
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
1997–1998	Ikast FS
1999–2003	Coventry City
1999	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)
2001	→ Grimsby Town (loan)
2003–2004	Hibernian
2004	Luton Town
2005	Esbjerg fB
2006–2009	AGF
Total
International career
1996–1997	Denmark U-19
1998–1999	Denmark U-21
Managerial career
2010–2012	FC Midtjylland (goalkeeping coach)
2012–	Skive IK (goalkeeping coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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

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