Denmark national under-21 football team

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Denmark Under-21

Association

Danish Football Association
(Dansk Boldspil-Union)

Head coach

Keld Bordinggaard

Captain

Michael Jakobsen

Most caps

Jonas Kamper (39)

Top scorer

Peter Møller (16)

Home stadium

Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg





First kit





Second kit

First International
U-21: Denmark 0-2 Norway
(Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)

Biggest win
U-21: Denmark 9-0 Luxembourg
(Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)

Biggest defeat
U-21: Bulgaria 6-0 Denmark
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)

UEFA U-21 Championship

Appearances

4 (First in 1978)

Best result

Semi final 1992

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 2009 Championship, Denmark are in group with Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland and Scotland.

1 International record
- 1.1 U-21 European Championship
- 1.2 Summer Olympics
2 Current squad
- 2.1 Recent call-up
3 Most appearances
4 Most goals
5 Managers
6 References
7 See also
8 External links

[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
2007 - Did not qualify

[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.

1992 - Group stage
1996 to 2008 - Did not qualify

[edit] Current squad

Updated after the 2008-05-28 match against Germany.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Kasper Schmeichel	November 5, 1986 (1986-11-05) (age 21)	12	0	Coventry City
GK	Lasse Heinze	April 3, 1986 (1986-04-03) (age 22)	2	0	FC Midtjylland
DF	Anders Randrup	July 16, 1988 (1988-07-16) (age 19)	6	0	Brøndby IF
DF	Frederik Krabbe	March 10, 1988 (1988-03-10) (age 20)	3	0	AGF
DF	Jens Gjesing	January 13, 1986 (1986-01-13) (age 22)	7	0	AGF
DF	Magnus Troest	June 5, 1987 (1987-06-05) (age 21)	13	1	FC Midtjylland
DF	Simon Kjær	March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26) (age 19)	1	0	FC Midtjylland
MF	Ken Ilsø	December 2, 1986 (1986-12-02) (age 21)	1	0	SønderjyskE
MF	Lasse Schøne	May 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 22)	5	1	De Graafschap
MF	Michael Lumb	January 9, 1988 (1988-01-09) (age 20)	2	0	AGF
MF	Søren Christensen	June 29, 1986 (1986-06-29) (age 21)	11	2	FC Nordsjælland
MF	Søren Rieks	April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07) (age 21)	4	0	Esbjerg fB
MF	Thomas Enevoldsen	July 27, 1987 (1987-07-27) (age 20)	10	0	AaB
FW	Bo Storm	February 3, 1987 (1987-02-03) (age 21)	7	2	FC Nordsjælland
FW	Brian Nielsen	February 25, 1987 (1987-02-25) (age 21)	7	0	Vejle Boldklub
FW	Jesper Lange	January 11, 1986 (1986-01-11) (age 22)	6	1	Esbjerg fB
FW	Nicolaj Agger	October 23, 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 19)	1	0	Brøndby IF
FW	Patrick Kristensen	April 28, 1987 (1987-04-28) (age 21)	5	0	AaB

[edit] Recent call-up

Pos.	Player	Date of birth/Age	Caps	Goals	Club
GK	Kenneth Stenild	September 11, 1987 (1987-09-11) (age 20)	0	0	AaB
GK	Michael Tørnes	January 8, 1986 (1986-01-08) (age 22)	0	0	Brøndby IF
DF	Anders Qvist	July 31, 1987 (1987-07-31) (age 20)	1	0	Fremad Amager
DF	Casper Abildgaard	September 2, 1986 (1986-09-02) (age 21)	0	0	Herfølge Boldklub
DF	Leon Jessen	June 11, 1986 (1986-06-11) (age 22)	7	0	FC Midtjylland
DF	Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen	April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23) (age 18)	1	0	F.C. Copenhagen
DF	Michael Jakobsen	January 2, 1986 (1986-01-02) (age 22)	26	3	AaB
DF	Nikolaj Hansen	April 7, 1987 (1987-04-07) (age 21)	0	0	F.C. Copenhagen
MF	Janus Drachmann	May 11, 1988 (1988-05-11) (age 20)	1	0	AC Horsens
MF	Jens-Kristian Sørensen	March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21) (age 21)	3	0	AaB
MF	Jonas Damborg	April 17, 1986 (1986-04-17) (age 22)	7	1	Randers FC
MF	Martin Spelmann	March 21, 1987 (1987-03-21) (age 21)	6	0	Brøndby IF
MF	Mike Jensen	February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19) (age 20)	1	0	Brøndby IF
MF	Timmi Johansen	May 6, 1987 (1987-05-06) (age 21)	11	0	SC Heerenveen
FW	Lasse Qvist	January 17, 1987 (1987-01-17) (age 21)	1	0	F.C. Copenhagen
FW	Martin Christensen	December 23, 1987 (1987-12-23) (age 20)	11	2	Heracles Almelo
FW	Nicklas Pedersen	October 10, 1987 (1987-10-10) (age 20)	7	2	FC Nordsjælland
FW	Søren Ulrik Vestergaard	May 4, 1987 (1987-05-04) (age 21)	6	0	Viborg FF
FW	Tobias Mikkelsen	September 18, 1986 (1986-09-18) (age 21)	8	0	Brøndby IF

[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
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
=5	Michael Jakobsen	Aalborg BK	26
=8	Peter Madsen	Brøndby IF	25
=8	Peter Degn	Aarhus GF, Everton FC	25
=8	Christian Magleby	Brøndby IF, Lyngby FC	25
=8	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
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.

[edit] Managers

1976-1980: Tommy Troelsen
1980-1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
1989-1992: Viggo Jensen
1992-1999: Jan B. Poulsen
2000-2006: Flemming Serritslev
2006-:0000 Keld Bordinggaard

[edit] References

^ U/21 National Team. Danish Football Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-29.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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