Morten Nordstrand
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| Morten Nordstrand | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Nordstrand Nielsen | |
| Date of birth | July 8, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Hundested, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| Number | 9 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Hundested IK Frederikshavn fI Lyngby BK |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2001-2006 2006-2007 2007-present |
Lyngby BK FC Nordsjælland F.C. Copenhagen |
93 (73) 33 (18) 29 (9) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007-present | Denmark | 4 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Morten Nordstrand Nielsen (born June 8, 1983) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen. He has played three match for the Denmark national football team.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Hundested, Nordstrand played for the local club from he was 5 to 17 years old. He was known for scoring a lot of goals, and his father thought he should move to Frederikshavn and stay at Nordjyllands Sportscollege and play for the local club Frederikshavn fI. After the college stay he moved back to Hundested. His coach from the sportcollege, contacted Lyngby BK about Nordstrand and his talent, and afterwards he started as senior player in Lyngby. When the club went bankrupt in the winter 2001, Nordstrand moved up from the youth team as one of several amateur players comprising Lyngby BK's first team squad.[1] He made his senior debut in December 2001, 17 years old.[2] He played three league games, as Lyngby finished last in the 2001-02 Superliga season, and underwent forced relegation to the fourth level of Danish football, the Denmark Series.
Nordstrand stayed at the club, and proved himself a goalscorer in the lower leagues of Danish football. Lyngby won promotion to the Danish 2nd Division at the end of the 2003-04 season. Nordstrand formed a dangerous striker partnership with Christian Holst,[3] the pair scoring 43 goals in the 2004-05 season. Nordstrand was the club topscorer with 22 goals, as Lyngby finished third in the 2nd Division that year, and won promotion to the Danish 1st Division.[4]
When Superliga club FC Nordsjælland (FCN) sold top-scoring striker, and later Danish international, Mads Junker in January 2006, it was initially speculated that Nordstrand would fill his place in the FCN squad.[5] Nordstrand finished the season with Lyngby, and topped the 1st Division goalscorer list with 29 goals, when Lyngby barely missed promotion during the 2005-06 season. Nordstrand decided he wanted top-flight football, and was chased by a number of Superliga clubs, as well as Dutch club FC Groningen.[6] With his Lyngby contract running out in July 2006, he eventually signed a contract with FCN.[7]
In his first season back in the top-flight Danish Superliga, he was the top goalscorer after the first half of the 2006-07 Superliga, with 10 goals in 18 games. Nordstrand was called up for the league national team, which played 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 in all three games and scored one goal on the tour. On the date of arrival in Copenhagen from the tour, he was selected to the Danish national team for a friendly match against Australia in February 2007. He made his national team debut, when he came on as a substitute in the 86th minute of the match. He has played all matches of this season (33) scoring 18 or 19 goals. Some media says that he has scored 18 goals others say 19, a goal against FCM was scored by either Nordstrand or Lundberg. Which is still discussed.
On July 6, 2007 he moved to F.C. Copenhagen, signing a five year long contract with the Danish champions.[8] The transfer fee was reported to be around 15 million Danish kroner (2 million Euro), the largest transfer fee ever paid for a player between two Danish clubs.[9]
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007-09-12 | Aarhus, Denmark |  Liechtenstein |
1-0 | 4-0 | Euro 2008 qual. |
| 2 | 2007-09-12 | Aarhus, Denmark | Liechtenstein |
4-0 | 4-0 | Euro 2008 qual. |
[edit] References
- ^ "Superligabolden ruller igen", B.T., 26 February 2002
- ^ Jan B. Jensen, "Dansk fodbold: Vi bliver til grin", Jyllands-Posten, 5 December 2001
- ^ Jakob Fønss, "Slagelses forsvar skal bremse farlig frontduo", Sjællands Tidende, 14 May 2005
- ^ Danmarksturneringen 2004 - 05 at Peders Fodboldstatistik
- ^ "FCN kigger på Nordstrand", Ekstra Bladet, 7 January 2006
- ^ "Nordstrand tabt for Lyngby", Ekstra Bladet, 29 May 2006
- ^ "Topscorer til FCN", Berlingske Tidende, 8 June 2006
- ^ To landsholdsspillere til F.C. København (Danish). F.C. Copenhagen (2007-07-06). Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
- ^ Thorsen, Gisle; Schrøder, Rene & Carlskov, Thor (2007-07-06). FCK smider 15 millioner for 'Nord' (Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
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