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15 unusual facts about Hammarby IF


Aluspah Brewah

He stayed there for just one season, moving next to Sweden with Hammarby IF Allsvenskan.

Billy Berntsson

In January 2012 Berntsson signed a 2+1 year deal with Swedish Supperettan team Hammarby.

Björn Runström

He started playing football for Enskede IK at the age of six years old, Runström's time in Enskede went well and at the age of 12 years he was rewarded with a move to a bigger club; Hammarby.

Dedé Anderson

He made a name for himself in Scandinavia after joining Swedish club Hammarby IF in 2003, where he had a successful spell scoring 8 goals in his first season.

Dedé Anderson de Oliveira Gomes is a professional Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward for Bulgarian club Litex, Swedish clubs Hammarby IF and Kalmar FF and Norwegian club Aalesund.

Fredrik Söderström

He returned to his country in 2008 after 11 years, signing with Hammarby IF.

Gershon Koffie

The Swedish side Hammarby IF was at a scouting trip in Ghana when Koffie broke his leg.

Kennedy Igboananike

He joined Djurgårdens IF in 2007 but was only capped twice during his time at the club, he played his first game on 19 June 2007 against Hammarby IF.

Kenny Pavey

In 2009, Pavey helped AIK to an unprecedented league and cup double, scoring a vital goal against local rivals Hammarby in the penultimate match of the season and then featuring in the Swedish Cup final in which AIK beat IFK Göteborg 2-0.

Mate Šestan

He has played as a forward for numerous clubs, including Swedish Hammarby IF, Danish F.C. Copenhagen, Spanish Levante UD.

Medborgarplatsen

In 2001, Hammarby celebrated its first victory in the Allsvenskan in front of about 35,000 supporters in the square.

Monday James

29 June 2011, Monday James extended his contract with Hammarby IF for another 2 years.he played 15 games in 2011, 2 games in 2012 and has currently played 7 games in the 1st round of this season.

He went on a 5-month loan to Swedish club Hammarby IF in November 2008 after a couple of trials with the club, where there is a clause in the loan that gives Hammarby the option to buy him when the loan ends.

Nate Northup

Following his graduation from college in 2004, he moved to Europe where he had trials with Tres Cantos Pegaso and Hammarby IF.

Youssef Chippo

In October 2007, Swedish club Hammarby IF also gave him a trial, but he wasn't offered a contract.


Bengt Madsen

Madsen is also famous for being a controversial figure in the sport such as an incident in 2002 when Madsen verbally criticized referee Anders Frisk in half-time in an Allsvenskan match between Malmö FF and Hammarby IF.

Jesper Blomqvist

He left Enköping after the season and later signed a contract with newly relegated Hammarby IF as assistant manager to Michael Borgqvist.