Thomas Røll
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| Thomas Røll | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Thomas Christopher Røll Larsen | |
| Date of birth | March 12, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder, forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Vejle Boldklub | |
| Number | 5 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Bylderup Bov Tønder FS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996-2001 2001-2006 2005 2006-present 2008-present |
Silkeborg IF FC København Silkeborg IF (loan) FC Midtjylland → Vejle Boldklub (loan) |
152 (12) 97 (20) 11 (0) 18 (2) 12 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1996-1997 1997-1999 2002-2004 |
Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 Denmark |
2 (0) 7 (1) 8 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Thomas Christopher Røll Larsen (born March 12, 1977) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division, on loan from FC Midtjylland. He has played eight games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Aarhus, Røll also lived on Funen, before he started playing football in Bylderup Bov near the Danish-German border. He was accepted into the youth academy of Silkeborg IF, and went on to play for a local club in Tønder, before moving to Silkeborg in autumn 1994.[1] At Silkeborg's youth academy, Røll played alongside future Danish international defender Martin Laursen. Røll began his senior career as a forward for Silkeborg under manager Preben Elkjær, who believed Røll lacked only temper to become a star in Danish football.[1] Røll debuted in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship in May 1996,[2] and was a part of the Silkeborg team which won the international 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup competition, beating Croatian team HNK Segesta in the final games.[1]
Røll quickly established himself in the first team, and played 29 of 33 league games during the 1996-97 Superliga season. At the age of 19, he was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in February 1997. He scored a goal in his debut against the Israel under-21s; in a game the Denmark under-21s won 2-1. He played six seasons for Silkeborg IF, and eventually settled as the playmaker of the team. In his position of deep-lying forward, he especially experienced a successful striking partnership with Henrik Pedersen. He helped Silkeborg win silver medals in the 1997-98 Superliga and bronze medals in the 2000-01 Superliga season, as well as the 2001 Danish Cup trophy.
In June 2001, the financially struggling Silkeborg IF sold Røll to the defending Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in a transfer deal reportedly worth DKK 7 million.[3] Røll signed a five-year contract, and the move was seen as an opportunity for Røll to attract the attention of clubs abroad, with Silkeborg getting a part the future transfer earnings.[3] He predominantly played on the flanks for FCK, and only occasionally got the chance to play in his familiar deep-lying forward position, as when he scored two goals against Aarhus GF in October 2001.[4] Røll played five seasons at FCK, and helped the club win three Danish Superliga championships. Initially an important part of the FCK first team, he made his Danish national team debut in October 2002, under national manager Morten Olsen. A number of injuries caused him to play fewer and fewer games for both club and country. In March 2004, Røll played a national team match despite suffering a sore Achilles tendon.[5] The Achilles tendon subsequently needed surgery, which caused Røll three months of rehabilitation, and he was dropped from the national team.
He returned to the FCK squad in July 2004, but suffered another injury in October 2004. He had a hard time re-entering the FCK starting line-up, and was loaned out to his former club Silkeborg IF in February 2005. He played the second half of the 2004-05 Superliga season for Silkeborg, helping the club avoid relegation. Back in FCK, Røll injured his ankle in July 2005, and was soon a long way from the FCK starting line-up. With his contract expiring in the summer 2006, he moved to league rivals FC Midtjylland (FCM) on a free transfer. He suffered another injury before playing any games for FCM, and underwent rehabilitation until January 2007.
[edit] Trivia
On november 20 2002 he became the first coloured player ever to score for Denmark
[edit] Honours
- Intertoto Cup: 1996
- Danish Cup: 2001
- Danish Superliga: 2003, 2004, 2006
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Bjarne Nielsen, "Elkjærs nye fund", Ekstra Bladet, 20 August 1996
- ^ "Vejen til den umulige drøm", B.T., 18 May 1996
- ^ a b Thorsten Dam, "FCK henter Thomas Røll", Berlingske Tidende, 1 June 2001
- ^ "Røll rykker i ny position", B.T., 11 October 2001
- ^ Casper Hjordt, "EM-drøm fik skadet Røll på banen", B.T., 3 April 2004
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Vejle Boldklub profile
- (Danish) Danish national team profile
- (Danish) FCK statistics
- (Danish) Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
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