Denmark national under-21 football team
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| Association | Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union) |
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| Coach | Keld Bordinggaard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Jonas Kamper (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Peter Møller (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First International U-21: Denmark 0-2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976) |
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| Largest win U-21: Denmark 9-0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002) |
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| Worst defeat U-21: Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989) |
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| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1978) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Semi final 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
In the qualifying group to the 2007 Championship, Denmark are in group with Sweden and FYR Macedonia.
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[edit] International record
[edit] U-21 European Championship
- 1978 - Quarterfinals
- 1980 to 1984 - Did not qualify
- 1986 - Quarterfinals
- 1988 to 1990 - Did not qualify
- 1992 - Semifinals
- 1994 to 2004 - Did not qualify
- 2006 - Group stage
[edit] Summer Olympics
Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.
[edit] Current squad
- Updated following the September 5, 2006 game against Sweden.
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[edit] Most appearances
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Caps |
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| 1 | Jonas Kamper | Brøndby IF | 39 |
| 2 | Martin Jørgensen | Aarhus GF, Udinese Calcio | 31 |
| 3 | Rasmus Würtz | Skive IK, Aalborg BK | 29 |
| 4 | Martin Pedersen | Aalborg BK, SønderjyskE | 28 |
| =5 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby IF, AJ Auxerre | 26 |
| =5 | Lars Jacobsen | Odense BK | 26 |
| =7 | Peter Madsen | Brøndby IF | 25 |
| =7 | Peter Degn | Aarhus GF, Everton FC | 25 |
| =7 | Christian Magleby | Brøndby IF, Lyngby FC | 25 |
| =7 | Jonas Troest | Silkeborg IF, Hannover 96 | 25 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Those players in bold are eligible to play for the team.
[edit] Most goals
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-21 Goals |
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| 1 | Peter Møller | Aalborg BK | 16 |
| 2 | Tommy Bechmann | Esbjerg fB | 11 |
| 3 | Thomas Kahlenberg | Brøndby IF, AJ Auxerre | 10 |
| =4 | Preben Elkjær | Vanløse IF, 1. FC Köln, KSC Lokeren | 9 |
| =4 | Morten Rasmussen | Aarhus GF | 9 |
| =4 | Martin Jørgensen | Aarhus GF, Udinese Calcio | 9 |
| =7 | Per Frandsen | B 1903, OSC Lille | 8 |
| =7 | Bent Jensen | B 1913 | 8 |
| =7 | Miklos Molnar | BK Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby Boldklub | 8 |
| =10 | Peter Madsen | Brøndby IF | 7 |
| =10 | Peter Løvenkrands | Rangers FC | 7 |
| =10 | Steffen Højer | Viborg FF | 7 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Those players in bold are eligible to play.
