Vegard Heggem

Date of birth13 July 1975
Place of birthTrondheim
NationalityNorwegian
Weight77 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender

The Norwegian international looked set to be Liverpool's right back for a generation but a recurring hamstring injury curtailed his 1999-2000 campaign and again hampered him in 2000-01. He made a comeback in September as substitute at West Ham and started the games at home to Rapid Bucharest in the UEFA Cup and at Derby. However he was stretchered off after only five minutes of the game at Pride Park with the same hamstring problem and the date of his return to full fitness was continually put back until the season ran out. However even when he regains fitness he will find it difficult to force his way back into a Liverpool back four that now seems firmly established.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Rennebu
Orkdal
Rosenborg BK 27 Jul 1998
Liverpool 27 Jul 1998 30 Jun 2003

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1998-99 Liverpool FA Cup 1
1998-99 Liverpool League Cup 1
1998-99 Liverpool Premier League 27
2
2
2
1998-99 Liverpool UEFA Cup 4
1
1999-00 Liverpool League Cup 1
2
1999-00 Liverpool Premier League 10
12
1
2000-01 Liverpool Premier League 1
2
2000-01 Liverpool UEFA Cup 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
16 Aug 1998 Southampton v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
22 Aug 1998 Liverpool v Arsenal D 0-0 Premier League
30 Aug 1998 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-4 Premier League
09 Sep 1998 Liverpool v Coventry City W 2-0 Premier League
12 Sep 1998 West Ham United v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
15 Sep 1998 1.FC Kosice v Liverpool W 0-3 UEFA Cup 1st round 1st leg
19 Sep 1998 Liverpool v Charlton Athletic D 3-3 Premier League
29 Sep 1998 Liverpool v 1.FC Kosice W 5-1
Agg: 8-1
UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
04 Oct 1998 Liverpool v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
17 Oct 1998 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
20 Oct 1998 Liverpool v Valencia D 0-0 UEFA Cup 2nd round 1st leg
24 Oct 1998 Liverpool v Nottingham Forest W 5-1 Premier League
31 Oct 1998 Leicester City v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
03 Nov 1998 Valencia v Liverpool D 2-2
Agg: 2-2
UEFA Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
07 Nov 1998 Liverpool v Derby County L 1-2 Premier League
10 Nov 1998 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur L 1-3 League Cup 4th round
14 Nov 1998 Liverpool v Leeds United L 1-3 Premier League
21 Nov 1998 Aston Villa v Liverpool W 2-4 Premier League
24 Nov 1998 Celta Vigo v Liverpool L 3-1 UEFA Cup 3rd round 1st leg
29 Nov 1998 Liverpool v Blackburn Rovers W 2-0 Premier League
05 Dec 1998 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
13 Dec 1998 Wimbledon v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
19 Dec 1998 Liverpool v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-0 Premier League
26 Dec 1998 Middlesbrough v Liverpool W 1-3 Premier League
28 Dec 1998 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 4-2 Premier League
09 Jan 1999 Arsenal v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
16 Jan 1999 Liverpool v Southampton W 7-1 Premier League
24 Jan 1999 Manchester United v Liverpool L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
30 Jan 1999 Coventry City v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
06 Feb 1999 Liverpool v Middlesbrough W 3-1 Premier League
13 Feb 1999 Charlton Athletic v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
20 Feb 1999 Liverpool v West Ham United D 2-2 Premier League
27 Feb 1999 Chelsea v Liverpool L 2-1 Premier League
13 Mar 1999 Derby County v Liverpool L 3-2 Premier League
03 Apr 1999 Liverpool v Everton W 3-2 Premier League
16 May 1999 Liverpool v Wimbledon W 3-0 Premier League
07 Aug 1999 Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool W 1-2 Premier League
14 Aug 1999 Liverpool v Watford L 0-1 Premier League
21 Aug 1999 Middlesbrough v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
28 Aug 1999 Liverpool v Arsenal W 2-0 Premier League
11 Sep 1999 Liverpool v Manchester United L 2-3 Premier League
14 Sep 1999 Hull City v Liverpool W 1-5 League Cup 2nd round 1st leg
18 Sep 1999 Leicester City v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
21 Sep 1999 Liverpool v Hull City W 4-2
Agg: 9-3
League Cup 2nd round 2nd leg
27 Sep 1999 Liverpool v Everton L 0-1 Premier League
13 Oct 1999 Southampton v Liverpool L 2-1 League Cup 3rd round
16 Oct 1999 Liverpool v Chelsea W 1-0 Premier League
23 Oct 1999 Southampton v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
27 Oct 1999 Liverpool v West Ham United W 1-0 Premier League
01 Nov 1999 Liverpool v Bradford City W 3-1 Premier League
06 Nov 1999 Liverpool v Derby County W 2-0 Premier League
20 Nov 1999 Sunderland v Liverpool W 0-2 Premier League
27 Nov 1999 West Ham United v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
18 Dec 1999 Liverpool v Coventry City W 2-0 Premier League
26 Dec 1999 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 2-2 Premier League
28 Dec 1999 Liverpool v Wimbledon W 3-1 Premier League
03 Jan 2000 Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool L 1-0 Premier League
13 Feb 2000 Arsenal v Liverpool W 0-1 Premier League
04 Mar 2000 Manchester United v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
09 Apr 2000 Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur W 2-0 Premier League
21 Apr 2000 Everton v Liverpool D 0-0 Premier League
17 Sep 2000 West Ham United v Liverpool D 1-1 Premier League
28 Sep 2000 Liverpool v Rapid București D 0-0 UEFA Cup 1st round 2nd leg
01 Oct 2000 Chelsea v Liverpool L 3-0 Premier League
15 Oct 2000 Derby County v Liverpool W 0-4 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1995-96 Norway OT v Under-23 1
1995-96 Norway Under-21 1
1
1996-97 Norway International Friendly 1
1996-97 Norway UEFA Under-21 2
1
1
1996-97 Norway Under-21 1
1997-98 Norway Cyprus Tournament 2
1
1997-98 Norway International Friendly
1
1
1997-98 Norway UEFA Under-21 4
1
1997-98 Norway Under-21 2
1997-98 Norway Under-23 1
1998-99 Norway International Friendly 3
1
1998-99 Norway UEFA European Championship 5
1999-00 Norway International Friendly 5
1999-00 Norway UEFA European Championship 5


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Oct 1995 Norway v England D 2-2 Under-21
04 Feb 1996 USA v Norway L 2-1 OT v U23
30 May 1996 Republic of Ireland v Norway D 1-1 U21
09 Nov 1996 Switzerland v Norway W 3-7 UEFA U21 Group 3
03 Apr 1997 Lebanon v Norway D 0-0 International Friendly
29 Apr 1997 Norway v Finland W 3-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
21 May 1997 Norway v Denmark L 1-3 U21
07 Jun 1997 Hungary v Norway L 2-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
20 Jul 1997 Iceland v Norway L 2-0 U21
19 Aug 1997 Finland v Norway D 0-0 UEFA U21 Group 3
09 Sep 1997 Norway v Switzerland W 4-1 UEFA U21 Group 3
08 Oct 1997 Norway v South Africa W 3-1 U21
29 Oct 1997 France v Norway W 2-3 UEFA U21 Group 3
06 Feb 1998 Finland v Norway D 0-0 CYPRUS TOURNAMENT Group A
07 Feb 1998 Cyprus v Norway L 2-0 CYPRUS TOURNAMENT Group A
09 Feb 1998 Norway v Iceland W 1-0 CYPRUS TOURNAMENT Group B
25 Feb 1998 France v Norway D 3-3 International Friendly
11 Mar 1998 Greece v Norway L 1-0 U23
27 May 1998 Spain v Norway L 1-0 UEFA U21 Semi-final
19 Aug 1998 Norway v Romania D 0-0 International Friendly
06 Sep 1998 Norway v Latvia L 1-3 UEFA European Championship Group 2
10 Oct 1998 Slovenia v Norway W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
14 Oct 1998 Norway v Albania D 2-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
18 Nov 1998 Egypt v Norway D 1-1 International Friendly
10 Feb 1999 Italy v Norway D 0-0 International Friendly
27 Mar 1999 Greece v Norway W 0-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
20 May 1999 Norway v Jamaica W 6-0 International Friendly
30 May 1999 Norway v Georgia W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 2
18 Aug 1999 Norway v Lithuania W 1-0 International Friendly
04 Sep 1999 Norway v Greece W 1-0 UEFA European Championship Group 2
08 Sep 1999 Norway v Slovenia W 4-0 UEFA European Championship Group 2
09 Oct 1999 Latvia v Norway W 1-2 UEFA European Championship Group 2
14 Nov 1999 Norway v Germany L 0-1 International Friendly
23 Feb 2000 Turkey v Norway W 0-2 International Friendly
27 May 2000 Norway v Slovakia W 2-0 International Friendly
03 Jun 2000 Norway v Italy W 1-0 International Friendly
13 Jun 2000 Spain v Norway W 0-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group C
18 Jun 2000 Norway v Yugoslavia L 0-1 UEFA European Championship Finals Group C


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.