Daniel Jensen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Monberg Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–1998 | B.93 | 44 | (9) |
| 1998–2003 | Heerenveen | 122 | (16) |
| 2003–2004 | Murcia | 28 | (0) |
| 2004–2011 | Werder Bremen | 133 | (7) |
| 2012 | Novara | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | F.C. Copenhagen | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– | SønderjyskE | 34 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995–1997 | Denmark U19 | 16 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | Denmark U21 | 19 | (2) |
| 2002– | Denmark | 52 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Daniel Monberg Jensen (born 25 June 1979) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for Danish Superliga side SønderjyskE. He is a central midfielder known for making good passes in the final third of the field. He has played more than 50 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 2004 European Championship. He is the younger brother of a retired former Denmark international player Niclas Jensen.
Biography
Born in Copenhagen, Daniel Jensen started playing football at B93 in the secondary Danish 1st Division. He was called up for Danish under-19 national team in September 1995, and made his senior debut for Boldklubben in the fall 1996. He played a total 16 matches and scored three goals for the under-19 national team, before he was sold to Dutch club Heerenveen in July 1998. While at Heerenveen, he played 19 games and scored two goals for the Danish under-21 national team. In February 2002, he made his Danish national team debut under national coach Morten Olsen.
After more than 100 league matches for Heerenveen, his contract ran out in the summer 2003, and he left the club on a free transfer. He sought a move to a club in the Spanish La Liga championship, and signed a one-year contract with newly promoted team Real Murcia in August 2003. Murcia ended last in the 2003–04 La Liga season, and Jensen was reported on his way to a number of German clubs. He was called up to the Danish team for the 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004) in June 2004. He began the Euro 2004 tournament as a part of the Danish starting line-up, and played full-time in the first two matches against Italy and Bulgaria. He was replaced by Christian Poulsen during Denmark's third match, and saw the quarter-final defeat to the Czech Republic from the bench.
Back from Euro 2004, Murcia used a clause in Jensen's contract to prolong it for another two years. The extension hindered Jensen from leaving the club on a free transfer, and he was sold to German club Werder Bremen for €1 million in July 2004. In August 2006, he was a part of the German League Cup winning Werder Bremen team. In January 2008, Jensen signed an extension to his contract with Werder Bremen, that would keep him at the club until 2011.[2]
On 11 May 2011, Jensen was released from his contract a month early due to comments made about the coaching staff after being left out of the squad against Borussia Dortmund. "There was a discussion between him and coach Thomas Schaaf this morning and he has been released with immediate effect," sports director Klaus Allofs said in a statement, "He does not play any role in our planning any more."[3]
In December 2011, he joined Italian Serie A club Novara on trial, in an attempt to get a new contract.[4] In January 2012, Jensen signed a contract with Novara that will keep him at the club until 2013.
International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2006 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz |  Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2008 qualification |
| 2. | 6 February 2007 | Loftus Road, London |  Australia | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 3. | 10 September 2008 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon |  Portugal | 3–2 | 3–2 | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
Honours
References
- ↑ "Daniel Jensen". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ↑ "Jensen signs new Werder Bremen deal". Ontheminute.com. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "Werder ditch Jensen after critical comments". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ "Jensen sempre più vicino a Novara" (in Italian). La Stampa. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
External links
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Daniel Jensen at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Daniel Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
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