Christian Keller (footballer)
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| Christian Keller | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Thielsen Keller | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Brørup, Denmark | |
| Playing position | Right midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stabæk I.F. | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005 2005-2006 2006-current |
Vejle BK Viborg FF Torino F.C. S.S. Lazio Stabæk I.F. |
85 (11) 92 (11) 7 (0) 38 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 2000 |
Denmark u-16 Denmark u-17 Denmark u-19 Denmark u-21 |
4 (0) 16 (2) 5 (0) 2 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christian Thielsen Keller (born August 17, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, playing in a midfield position. He plays for Norwegian club Stabæk I.F., and has represented his country in 27 matches for various Danish youth national teams.
[edit] Biography
Born in Brørup, Keller started his career with nearby top-flight club Vejle BK. He was called up for the Danish under-17 national teams in January 1996, at age 15, before making his under-16 national debut in March 1996. He made his senior debut for Vejle in April 1999. A regular in the Vejle starting line-up, he moved to Viborg FF when Vejle were relegated to the secondary Danish 1st Division at the end of the 2001-02 season. He played three years at Viborg, until his contract ran out in June 2005.
He moved abroad on a free transfer, to play for Italian club Torino F.C., who looked to win promotion for the top-flight Serie A championship. Because of financial irregularities, Torino were not allowed to compete in the Serie A, and were relegated to the secondary Serie B division. After a few games for Torino, Keller was brought to Serie A club S.S. Lazio in August 2005. He played seven Serie A games for the club, before moving to Stabæk IF in August 2006.
Keller was called up for the league national team, to play a number of unofficial national team games in the United States, El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007, by national team manager Morten Olsen. He played the first game of the tour; a 3-1 defeat to the United States national team in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Danish national team profile
- (Danish) Vejle Boldklub profile
- (Norwegian) Stabæk IF profile
