William Kvist

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William Kvist
Personal information
Full name William Kvist Jørgensen
Date of birth February 24, 1985 (1985-02-24) (age 23)
Place of birth    Rønde, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +12 in)
Playing position Box-to-box
Club information
Current club F.C. Copenhagen
Number 23
Youth clubs
1990-1992
1992-2004
Thorsager Rønde IF
KB
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2004-present F.C. Copenhagen 86 (2)   
National team2
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002
2003-2004
2004-2005
2006
2007-present
Denmark U-16
Denmark U-17
Denmark U-18
Denmark U-19
Denmark U-20
Denmark U-21
Denmark
05 (0)
19 (4)
03 (0)
06 (0)
05 (0)
05 (0)
06 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 24 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 June 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

William Kvist Jørgensen (born February 24, 1985) is a Danish football player for F.C. Copenhagen. He is an allround player who can be used in most defense and midfield positions but his favorite position is the central midfield, but is picked out to relieve Lars Jacobsen on right back in the club.[1]

He has totally played 43 matches and scored 4 goals for various youth national teams, and a single match for the A national team.

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[edit] Biography

Born in Rønde in Jutland, Kvist started his football career as a five old in the local club Thorsager Rønde IF. Two years later he moved to Copenhagen where he started in KB, one of the two clubs behind F.C. Copenhagen. While at KB, he made his debut for the Danish youth national teams in November 2000 and played 4 matches at the 2002 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

William was promoted to the first team in 2004. He debuted on 2005-04-23 against FC Nordsjælland where he replaced an injured Ole Tobiasen on the right back position. His first F.C. Copenhagen goal came on October 22, 2006 in a 3-0 win against Viborg FF, where he scored the last goal from long range.

Against Ajax Amsterdam in the UEFA Champions League 3rd qualification round 2006 it was Kvist's pass that deflected off Ajax-defender Thomas Vermaelen for an own-goal. This goal eventually sent F.C. Copenhagen through to the Champions League Group Stage.

He has a past as handball player, and is therefore known for his very long throw-ins. In the season 2005-06, he often came in as substitute on mostly the left wing - a position he didn't enjoy playing. He has also played in defence and other midfield positions.

Kvist was called up for the league national team, which will 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 was in the starting lineup for all 3 games of the tour, including a 3-1 loss to the United States national team on January 20, 2007.

After the right-back Lars Jacobsen travelled to 1. FC Nuremberg in the summer 2007 was Kvist nominated by coach Solbakken to be the new right back in the club,[1] after having looked at about 50 different players, without result.[2] On August 13 proved Kvist that he only wished to play the position until Christmas, when he rather would evolve as a central midfield player, where he himself thinks he is best.[3]

On August 17, 2007 he was called up by Morten Olsen to the A national team's friendly match against Ireland on August 22,[4] and in the half time of the match, he replaced Kasper Bøgelund on right back.


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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Schrøder, Rene; Carlskov, Thor (2007-07-09). Ny højre back i FCK (Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved on 2007-07-09.
  2. ^ "houlind" (2007-07-19). Ståle: Vi har kigget på 50 højre backs (Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
  3. ^ Pyndt, Thomas (2007-08-13). William Kvist: Jeg er kun back til jul (Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
  4. ^ Berendt, Lars (2007-08-17). Fire Ligalandsholdsspillere med mod Irland (Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.

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