Johan Wiland is a Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga

Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

 club F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

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Wiland started playing first team football as a 16 year old in lower league Rydboholms SK, and was brought to IF Elfsborg

IF Elfsborg

IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...

 in 1997. He made his debut for Elfsborg in an away game against Halmstad BK on 4 May 2000, and was denied the clean sheet from a 91st minute penalty kick.

He signed for F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

 in 2009, where he has been first-choice goalkeeper since.

In the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Johan Wiland was named in UEFA's "Team of the week".

His debut in the Swedish national team

Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...

 came on a tour in South America

South America

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 in January 2007.

He represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria

Austria

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 and Switzerland

Switzerland

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Club

  IF Elfsborg:

• Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan
  Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
  
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• Champion: 2006

• Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen
  Svenska Cupen , is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 98 teams compete, comprising the 16 teams from Allsvenskan and the 16 teams of Superettan...
  
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• Champion: 2001, 2003

  F.C. Copenhagen:

• Danish Superliga
  Danish Superliga
  The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
  
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• Champion: 2008–09, 2009–10
  2009–10 Danish Superliga
  The 2009–10 Danish Superliga season was the 20th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determinates the winners of the Danish football championship. It is governed by the Danish Football Association. The tournament started on 18 July 2009 and concluded on 16 May 2010.The Danish...
  
   & 2010–11
  2010–11 Danish Superliga
  The 2010–11 Danish Superliga season was the 21st season of the Danish Superliga championship, which decides the Danish football championship. It began on 17 July 2010 with the previous season's silver medalists from Odense facing Esbjerg and ended on 29 May 2011 with six simultaneous matches. F.C...
  
  

• Danish Cup
  Danish Cup
  The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
  
  
• Champion: 2008–09

Individual

• Swedish Goalkeeper of the Year: 2008, 2010
• Goalkeeper of the Year in Denmark
  Det Gyldne Bur
  Det Gyldne Bur is an award given to the best goalkeeper in Danish football each year. The winner is found by votes among the goalkeepers in the two top divisions of Danish football; the Danish Superliga and Danish 1st Division. The award has been handed out by Danish sports paper TIPS-Bladet since...
  
  : 2010

External links

F.C. Copenhagen profile National team profile