Mads Junker
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| Mads Junker | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 21, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.80 m | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Vitesse Arnhem | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Humlebæk IF, Helsingør IF, Oure IF | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2001 2000-2001 2002-2004 2003-2004 2004-2005 2006-present |
Lyngby BK Fremad Amager (loan) Brøndby IF Ølstykke FC (loan) FC Nordsjælland Vitesse Arnhem |
23 (4) 27 (16) 11 (0) 30 (18) 51 (28) 43 (13) |
| National team | ||
| 2006-present | Denmark | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Mads Junker (born 21 April 1981 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football striker playing in Vitesse Arnhem. He has played a single match for the Denmark national football team. Junker played for Lyngby FC, Fremad Amager, Brøndby IF, Ølstykke FC, FC Nordsjælland, before joining Vitesse Arnhem in January 2006.
Although there were plenty rumours linking Mads Junker away from Vitesse, he will stay in Arnhem.[1]
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[edit] Club career
Junker had his debut in the Danish Superliga in 2000, playing for Lyngby BK while attending High School on the side. Although attracting attention from abroad, he signed with Brøndby IF in December 2001 on a four year contract. Due to financial difficulties in Lyngby BK he was allowed to leave on a free transfer. Junker was never a great succes and was allowed to go on loan to First Division side Ølstykke FC. Junker didn't fit into the 4-2-3-1 system favoured by Brøndby manager Michael Laudrup and in 2004 he was sold to FC Nordsjælland.
[edit] FC Nordsjælland
In FC Nordsjælland Junker got off to a flying start, scoring 11 goals in the first half of the season. During the last half, however, he only managed to score twice.
His second season got off to a wrong start as Junker was caught red handed cheating his team mates in a series of poker games. In total Junker swindled his team mates out of 10.000-15.000 DKK. Junker said his desire to win had caused him to use dishonest means, and stated that the incident had taught him a lesson as well as cost a few friendships.
After the gambling incident Junker became increasingly modest, always praising team performance instead of personal ability. Whether this had an influence is unknown, but Junker finally found the stability that had been lacking. Citing the 4-4-2 system and his team as a major factor, Junker scored 15 goals in first half of the season, thus once again attracting attention from abroad.
[edit] Vitesse Arnhem
During the winter break, Junker signed with Dutch Eredivisie side Vitesse Arnhem for a fee of 10 million DKK as a replacement for Matthew Amoah. He made his debut against Feyenoord, but had to substituted after an hours play due to a hip injury. Junker scored his first goal in the home game against Heerenveen. In total he managed 9 goals for Vitesse in the second half of the 2004/2005 season.
During his first season in Vitesse, Junker was asked for advice when Vitesse looked into the possibility of signing his former team mate from FC Nordsjælland, Anders Due. Vitesse signed Due for a fee of 10 million DKK in July 2006.
During the beginning of his second season Junker lost his first team spot to Anduele Pryor. Junker, not happy with the situation, spoke to the media about the possibility of leaving the club. During the winter transfer window, Junker were about to sign with FC Utrecht, but Vitesse cancelled the deal on the last day of the transfer window, as the club feared playing with only three strikers for the rest of the season.
After the end of the 2006/2007 season FC Utrecht is reportedly still interested, but Vitesse refuse to sell the player who is supposed to have a greater role in the upcoming season.
[edit] International career
Junker made his first appearance for the Danish national team on August 16, 2006 in the friendly against Poland, when he replaced Nicklas Bendtner in the 67' minute. Before this he had played 6 games for the U-21 team, 5 games for the U-20 team and 2 games for the U-19 team.
[edit] References
- ^ Færch Kvist, Thomas (2007), “Øst eller vest? Eller er hjemme bedst?”, Tipsbladet Weekend (no. Week 18): 14-15
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