Johan Wiland was born in Boras, but grew up in the locality of Viskafors.
32 Facts About Johan Wiland
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Johan Wiland started playing football at a young age at the local club Rydboholms SK.
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Johan Wiland made his debut in Rydboholms senior team at age 16, in the Swedish seventh level, and got scouted by the goalkeeping coach of local club IF Elfsborg.
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Except from missing a few games due to suspensions, Johan Wiland played all of Elfsborg's competitive games in Allsvenskan between 2002 and 2004.
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In 2005, Johan Wiland missed the more part of the season due to a fracture in the forearm, and only played 11 games in Allsvenskan.
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Johan Wiland started in all 26 matches throughout the campaign, conceded 19 goals and kept 12 clean sheets.
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In 2008, Johan Wiland set a new league record when he kept 19 clean sheets in one season.
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Elfsborg eventually finished 2nd in the league and Johan Wiland attracted much interest from clubs abroad.
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Johan Wiland was reportedly sought out as a back-up to Heurelho Gomes, but Wiland wanted to play more regularly.
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In January 2009, Johan Wiland moved to FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga.
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Johan Wiland signed a five-year deal with the club, and a fee of 8 million Danish kroner was suggested.
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At first, Johan Wiland struggled to get playing time, acting as a back-up to Danish international Jesper Christiansen during the whole spring of 2009.
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In 2010, Johan Wiland won a number of honours including Goalkeeper of the Year in Denmark and Swedish Goalkeeper of the Year.
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On top of that, Johan Wiland won the prize as Goalkeeper of the Year in Denmark in 2011 and got voted as FC Copenhagen Player of the Year in 2012.
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Johan Wiland saved a point for his side in the Champions League group stage tie, thanks to a series of saves in the second half.
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Johan Wiland remained at the bench throughout the whole year and saw his playing time limited to one appearance in the Danish Cup.
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In total, Johan Wiland played 141 games in the Danish Superliga during his stint at Copenhagen.
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Johan Wiland made 43 appearances in continental cups and won 8 caps in the domestic cup.
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In 2014, Johan Wiland was selected as the goalkeeper when 32,000 fans participated in a fan vote selecting their 11 all-time favourite Copenhagen players.
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Johan Wiland played 28 games and kept 12 clean sheets, the second most in the whole league.
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Roughly at the same time, Johan Wiland sought a move away from the club for personal reasons.
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Johan Wiland expressed a wish to live closer to his family in Stockholm.
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In total, Johan Wiland made 16 league appearances for Malmo in 2017, and the club went on to win Allsvenskan in October after his departure.
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On 28 July 2017, Johan Wiland transferred to Hammarby IF on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
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Johan Wiland played 25 games during the year, as Hammarby finished 4th in Allsvenskan.
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Johan Wiland eventually played 7 games in Allsvenskan, competing with the former second choice keeper Davor Blazevic, as Hammarby finished third in the table.
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On 17 February 2020, Johan Wiland announced his immediate retirement from professional football after not being able to recover properly from a shoulder injury, aged 39.
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Johan Wiland made his debut in the Sweden national team came against Ecuador on a tour in South America in January 2007.
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Johan Wiland represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland where he acted as back up to Andreas Isaksson.
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Johan Wiland was seen as manager Lars Lagerback's third choice, behind Isaksson and Rami Shaaban.
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Johan Wiland was called up to the Swedish side by manager Erik Hamren ahead of the UEFA Euro 2012, again acting as a back up to Isaksson.
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Ultimately, his country failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and Johan Wiland subsequently announced his international retirement to the Swedish coaching staff.