Martin Jørgensen
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| Martin Jørgensen | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Lars Martin Jørgensen | |
| Date of birth | October 6, 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| Position | Attacking Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | ACF Fiorentina | |
| Number | 20 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1993-1997 1997-2004 2004- |
Aarhus GF Udinese Calcio ACF Fiorentina |
82 (13) 184 (30) 94 (23) |
| National team** | ||
| 1998–present | Denmark | 76 (12) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Lars Martin Jørgensen (born October 6, 1975) is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Italian club ACF Fiorentina in the Serie A championship. Jørgensen has played more than 70 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He has played for his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship tournaments. He is the older brother of Danish football player Mads Jørgensen.
Born in Ørsted in Aarhus, he began his club career at the local Danish Superliga club Aarhus GF. Jørgensen's footballing talent was recognized as he was chosen to represent various Danish youth national teams from 1991 onward. He made his senior debut for Aarhus GF in 1993, and was a part of the GF team that won the 1996 Danish Cup trophy. He was named 1996 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and he would eventually go on to play a then record of 31 games, and score 9 goals, for the Danish under-21 national team.
He moved to Italy in 1997, to play alongside fellow Dane Thomas Helveg at Udinese Calcio in the Serie A championship. He helped the club finish third in the 1997-98 season, and he made his debut for the senior Danish national team in March 1998, under national team coach Bo Johansson. He was chosen to represent Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he got his international breakthrough. He took part in all five Denmark matches at the tournament and scored the opening goal in the 2-3 quarter-final defeat to eventual runners-up Brazil.
Jørgensen was called up by Johansson to compete for Denmark at the 2000 European Championship, despite being injured. The tournament was no success for Jørgensen, who played a single game as Denmark were eliminated in the preliminary group stage. He made his second World Cup appearance, under new coach Morten Olsen, at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He played in Denmark's three group stage matches, before suffering an injury which kept him from playing the quarter-final. At the 2004 European Championship, Jørgensen played in all Denmark's four matches before elimination.
After spending seven years at Udinese, Jørgensen moved to league rivals ACF Fiorentina in 2004.
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 1998-07-03 | Nantes, France |  Brazil |
1-0 | 2-3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | 1999-09-08 | Napoli, Italy |  Italy |
1-2 | 3-2 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 3 | 1999-11-13 | Tel Aviv, Israel |  Israel |
4-0 | 5-0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 4 | 2001-11-10 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Netherlands |
1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 2003-10-11 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1-0 | 1-1 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 6 | 2003-11-16 | Manchester, England |  England |
1-1 | 3-2 | Friendly match |
| 7 | 2003-11-16 | Manchester, England | England |
2-2 | 3-2 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 2004-02-18 | Adana, Turkey |  Turkey |
1-0 | 1-0 | Friendly match |
| 9 | 2004-09-04 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Ukraine |
1-0 | 1-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 10 | 2004-10-09 | Tirana, Albania |  Albania |
1-0 | 2-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 11 | 2005-06-08 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Albania |
3-0 | 3-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 12 | 2006-09-01 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Portugal |
3-2 | 4-2 | Friendly match |
[edit] Honours
- 1996 Danish Cup
- 1996 Danish under-21 Player of the Year
[edit] External links
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Denmark squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists | |
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1 Schmeichel | 2 Schjønberg | 3 Rieper | 4 Høgh | 5 Heintze | 6 Helveg | 7 Nielsen | 8 Frandsen | 9 Molnar | 10 M. Laudrup | 11 B. Laudrup | 12 Colding | 13 Laursen | 14 Wieghorst | 15 Tøfting | 16 Krogh | 17 Goldbæk | 18 Møller | 19 Sand | 20 Henriksen | 21 Jørgensen | 22 Kjær | Coach: Johansson |
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Denmark squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Sørensen | 2 Tøfting | 3 Henriksen | 4 Laursen | 5 Heintze | 6 Helveg | 7 Gravesen | 8 Grønkjær | 9 Tomasson | 10 Jørgensen | 11 Sand | 12 N. Jensen | 13 Lustü | 14 C. Jensen | 15 Michaelsen | 16 Kjær | 17 Poulsen | 18 Løvenkrands | 19 Rommedahl | 20 Bøgelund | 21 Madsen | 22 Christiansen | 23 Nielsen | Coach: Olsen |
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| A.C.F. Fiorentina - Current Squad |
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1 Frey | 2 Krøldrup | 3 Dainelli | 4 Donadel | 5 Gamberini | 6 Potenza | 7 Do Prado | 8 Pazienza | 10 Mutu | 11 Liverani | 14 Lobonţ | 15 Paolucci | 17 Blasi | 18 Montolivo | 19 Gobbi | 20 Jørgensen | 21 Ujfaluši | 23 Pasqual | 28 Lupatelli | 29 Pazzini | 30 Toni | 32 Brivio | 34 Lepiller | 81 Santana | 83 Reginaldo |
