Thomas Gaardsøe
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| Thomas Gaardsøe | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Gaardsøe Christensen | |
| Date of birth | November 23, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Gassum, Denmark | |
| Position | Centre back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | West Bromwich Albion | |
| Number | 18 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1998-2001 2001-2003 2003- |
Aalborg BK Ipswich Town West Bromwich Albion |
92 (6) 41 (5) 81 (4) |
| National team** | ||
| 2003-2004 | Denmark | 2 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Thomas Gaardsøe Christensen (born November 23, 1979) is a Danish footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. He has played two matches and scored a single goal for the Danish national team.
He started his career with Danish club AaB Aalborg, where he enjoyed his first international experience, playing twice for the Danish under-21 national team in 1998. Despite a role as central midfielder, he made his AaB breakthrough in spring 2001 as a replacement for the injured central defender Torben Boye. He impressed in his new role at AaB, as he was once more called up for the under-21 national team.
In the summer 2001, he was sold to English club Ipswich Town in the FA Premier League championship. When the team suffered relegation into the English First Division, he became an important member for the squad, getting six goals in the 2002-03 season.
He was sold in the summer of 2003, to First Division rivals West Bromwich Albion, and his first appearance came in a 4-0 thrashing of Brentford in the Football League Cup. Gaardsøe went on to be an ever-present in Albion's promotion winning team and he was named "Player of the Year" by the supporters who, in turn, dressed up as Vikings in his honour.
He won his first international cap in November 2003, in Denmark's 3-2 victory over England. He scored his first national team goal in his second match, a 5-1 win against Poland in August 2004.
Most of his 2005-06 season was hampered by a serious groin injury, which originated in a pre-match warm-up before an April 2005 game against Manchester United. He played only seven league games in a season which ended in Albion's relegation to the First Division. In the beginning of the 2006-07 season, the continued injury problems made him consider a premature retirement from football.
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| West Bromwich Albion F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Zuberbühler | 2 Watson | 3 Robinson | 4 Perry | 5 Clement | 6 Davies | 7 Quashie | 8 Greening | 9 Ellington | 10 Hartson | 11 Gera | 12 Chaplow | 13 Steele | 14 Albrechtsen | 15 Kamara | 17 Carter | 18 Gaardsøe | 19 Koumas | 20 McShane | 21 Phillips | 23 Forsyth | 25 Hoult | 27 Elvins | 28 Hodgkiss | 30 Daniels | 33 Nardiello | Manager: Mowbray |
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