Søren Larsen

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Søren Larsen
Personal information
Date of birth	September 6, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Køge, Denmark
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Nickname	Der Dänische Joker Die Waffe Lange Larsen (Long Larsen)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	9
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–2001 2001–2004 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Køge BK Brøndby IF →BK Frem (loan) Djurgårdens IF FC Schalke 04	43 (11) 1 (0) 40 (13) 13 (10) 30 (10)
National team2
1997 1998–2001 2003 2005–present	Denmark U-17 Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 Denmark	12 (6) 11 (4) 3 (0) 9 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 31, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Søren Larsen (born September 6, 1981) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga. He has scored six goals in nine games for the Danish national team.

Søren Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga. At Brøndby he did not enjoy much success, and only played a single game in the 2001-02 Superliga season, which Brøndby went on to win. He was sent on loan to fellow Danish club BK Frem by then-Brøndby manager Michael Laudrup. In 2004, he was sold to Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, playing just two matches before being sidelined for the remainder of 2004 with a groin injury. When Djurgården won 2005 Swedish Cup and the 2005 Allsvenskan Larsen was a key player until he was sold. On 2 June 2005, Søren Larsen was handed his international debut by Denmark manager Morten Olsen, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Finland.

After a two month-long controversy Larsen was sold to German football club FC Schalke 04 on July 31, 2005, signing a four year contract.^[1] At Schalke 04, he earned the nickname "Der Dänische Joker" (The Danish joker) and "Die Waffe" (The weapon), referring to his ability to come on as a substitute and score the game-tying or -winning goal. He continued his good form for the Danish national team, and sensationally scored six goals in his first five national team matches from June to September 2005.

[edit] Honours

• Danish Superliga: 2002
• Swedish Cup: 2004
• Swedish Allsvenskan: 2005

[edit] Footnotes and references

[edit] External links

• Danish national team profile
• (Danish) Brøndby IF profile
• (German) Fussballdaten career statistics
• (Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile

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