Christian Poulsen
Poulsen at Schalke 04.
Personal information
Full name	Christian Bager Poulsen
Date of birth	February 28, 1980
Place of birth	Asnæs, Denmark
Height	182 cm
Position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sevilla FC
Youth clubs
1985-1995 1995-2000	Asnæs BK Holbæk B&IF
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000-2002 2002-2006 2006-	FC København FC Schalke 04 Sevilla FC	56 (11) 111 (3)
National team**
2001-	Denmark	44 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ** National team caps and goals correct as of November 15, 2006. Image File history File links Schalke_Poulsen02. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Christian Bager Poulsen (born February 28, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has currently played more than 40 matches, scoring 2 goals. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club who play in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ... First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) Largest win Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) Worst defeat Denamrk 1 - 11 Basque Country August 29, 1937; Copenhagen, Denmark World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1986) Best result Quarterfinals, 1998 European Championship Appearances 7...

Biography

Poulsen got his breakthrough in Denmark when he took a commanding role in the attacking midfield of FC København, following the heart problems of Ståle Solbakken in March 2001. He had then only played in the club for 3 months after his move from Holbæk B&IF. Poulsen quickly made his mark on the league and helped his club win the 2000-01 Danish Superliga championship when he scored to 1-0 in the 3-1 win that secured the league title against second-placed Brøndby IF. Following another good campaign in 2001-02, Poulsen was called up for the Danish national team and got his debut when he started the 1-1 draw with the Netherlands on November 10, 2001. FCK ended runners-up in the Superliga, and Poulsen was named FCK Player of the Year 2002, before he was called up for the Danish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Christian Poulsen played the three group matches, but following two yellow cards, he was suspended when Denmark were knocked out. FC København is a Danish football team, playing in Copenhagen, and is now a part of Parken Sport & Entertainment. ... StÃ¥le Solbakken (born February 27, 1968) is a Norwegian football coach and a former player. ... Holbæk B&I (Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening) is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. ... The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament. ... Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2001. ... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ...

Moving abroad

After the 2002 World Cup, Poulsen made a €7M move, the then most expensive sale by a Danish club,^[1] to German club FC Schalke 04, where he looked to take over the position as holding midfielder left by retired Czech player Jiri Nemec. His start in Schalke was made easier by the fact that his team mate in the Danish national team, Ebbe Sand, also played for the club. Through his time at Schalke, Poulsen played a number of matches at right back, but eventually secured himself a spot in the central midfield for both club and country. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... FC Schalke 04 is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ... ... Jiří NÄ›mec (born May 15, 1966 in Pacov) is a Czech football player. ... Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. ...

Poulsen was selected for the Euro 2004 tournament, where he would play a controversial role. Following the 0-0 draw with Italy, Danish television showed Poulsen being spat on by Italian Francesco Totti, who received a three-match ban and gave a "full public apology", though still claiming he was provoked by Poulsen.^[2] The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly called Euro 2004, was held in Portugal between June 12 and July 4, 2004. ... Francesco Totti (born September 27, 1976 in Rome) is an Italian football player, who currently plays for A.S. Roma in Serie A and for the Italian national team, who are the current world champions after winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup. ...

In the 2005-06 UEFA Champions League tournament, Poulsen and Schalke were in the same preliminary group as Italian team A.C. Milan. Following their first match, a 2-2 draw, Poulsen was described as "a coward" by A.C. Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti,^[3] this time for Poulsen's marking of A.C. Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka. Schalke were eliminated from the Champions League tournament as A.C. Milan won their second match 3-2, despite a goal by Christian Poulsen. Following the final whistle, Italian player Gennaro Gattuso steered towards Poulsen and confronted him.^[4] Gattuso made gloating taunts, while Poulsen gave him an ironic thumbs up, afterwards declaring he found Gattuso childish and hoped he felt embarrassed for himself.^[5] His displays for Schalke and the Danish national team earned him the 2005 Danish Player of the Year award. The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often still called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Associazione Calcio Milan is an Italian football club based in Milan. ... Carlo Ancelotti (born June 10, 1959 in Reggiolo, Italy) is a former football player and now coach. ... Kaka may refer to: Kaká, a Brazilian footballer Kākā, a native New Zealand bird kaka (dance), a Togolese folk dance kaka, Swedish word for cookie. ... Gennaro Rino Ivan Gattuso (born January 9, 1978 in Corigliano Calabro) is an Italian World Cup winning footballer. ... Hand with thumb up A Thumbs Up is a common gesture represented by a closed fist held with the thumb extended upward or downward in approval or disapproval respectively. ... The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best Danish professional football (soccer) player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. ...

In June 2006, Christian Poulsen's contract with Schalke ran out and he signed a contract with Spanish club Sevilla FC, ending long-lasting rumours which had linked him to several others teams, including A.C. Milan and Internazionale F.C. from Italy. In his debut match for the club, Poulsen helped Sevilla win the European Super Cup trophy in a 3-0 victory against FC Barcelona on August 25, and following his first month at the club, he was named the best new signing in Spain by Spanish sports daily Marca.^[6] Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club who play in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ... Football Club Internazionale Milano is an Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, which plays in the Serie A. It is more commonly known as Inter, and often named Inter Milan in foreign countries. ... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. ... Futbol Club Barcelona, also known as FC Barcelona, or Barça (pronounced Barsa) , is a sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Marca is a Spanish nationwide daily sports newspaper. ...

Honours

• Danish Superliga: 2000-01, with FC København
• Danish Player of the Year : 2005
• European Super Cup: 2006, with Sevilla FC

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament. ... FC København is a Danish football team, playing in Copenhagen, and is now a part of Parken Sport & Entertainment. ... Categories: Danish stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Danish football ... The European Super Cup is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions League. ... Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club who play in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship. ...

References

1. ^ (Danish) Daniel Agger skifter til Liverpool, Danmarks Radio, January 11, 2006
2. ^ Totti ban confirmed, BBC Sport, June 18, 2004
3. ^ ANCELOTTI FURIOUS AT POULSEN, Sporting Life, September 13, 2005
4. ^ AC Milan 3-2 Schalke: Giants stutter through, Soccernet, December 6, 2005
5. ^ (Danish) Poulsen: Gattuso opførte sig som et barn, Danmarks Radio, December 6, 2005
6. ^ (Danish) Anders B. Rasmussen, Marca: Poulsens bedste indkøb, TV 2 (Denmark), September 21, 2006

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External links

• Danish national team profile
• Sevilla FC profile

	Denmark squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Sørensen | 2 Tøfting | 3 Henriksen | 4 Laursen | 5 Heintze | 6 Helveg | 7 Gravesen | 8 Grønkjær | 9 Tomasson | 10 Jørgensen | 11 Sand | 12 N. Jensen | 13 Lustü | 14 C. Jensen | 15 Michaelsen | 16 Kjær | 17 Poulsen | 18 Løvenkrands | 19 Rommedahl | 20 Bøgelund | 21 Madsen | 22 Christiansen | 23 Nielsen | Coach: Olsen Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) Largest win Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) Worst defeat Denamrk 1 - 11 Basque Country August 29, 1937; Copenhagen, Denmark World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1986) Best result Quarterfinals, 1998 European Championship Appearances 7... Qualifying countries The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen (born June 12, 1976 in Fredericia, Denmark) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Aston Villa in the English Premiership. ... Stig Tøfting (born August 14, 1969 in Hørning) is a professional footballer from Denmark, who is nicknamed Tøffe. ... René Henriksen (born August 27, 1969 in Glostrup) is a Danish football defender who, as of 2005, was playing for Panathinaikos. ... Martin Laursen (born July 26, 1977 in FÃ¥rvang, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a defender for Aston Villa F.C.. Laursen has been capped 41 times for the Denmark national football team, scoring a single goal in the process. ... Jan Heintze (born August 17, 1963 in Tornby) is a Danish international football (soccer) player, a defensive midfielder and defender who was an important part of the Danish national team for 15 years. ... Thomas Helveg (born June 24, 1971 in Odense) is a Danish international football (soccer) player, a defensive midfielder and defender who currently plays for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga. ... Thomas Gravesen (born March 11, 1976) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who operates as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. ... Jesper Grønkjær (born 12 August 1977 in Nuuk, Greenland) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart. ... Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish football (soccer) player who currently plays for German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart. ... Lars Martin Jørgensen (born October 6, 1975) is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for Italian club ACF Fiorentina in the Serie A championship. ... Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. ... Niclas Jensen (born August 17, 1974) is a Danish football player who plays at left-back. ... Steven Lustü (born April 13, 1971) is a central defender on the Danish national football team. ... Claus Jensen (born April 29, 1977 in Nykobing) is a Danish footballer, who currently plays for Fulham in the English FA Premier League after previous spells with Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic. ... Jan Michaelsen (born November 28, 1970 in Nantes, France) is a Danish fotball player for Hamarkameratene. ... Peter Kjær (born November 5, 1965 in Fredericia, Denmark) is a former Danish professional football goalkeeper who played most of his club games for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. ... Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands (born January 29, 1980) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League team Rangers. ... Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978) is a Danish football forward who is currently playing for Charlton Athletic F.C. in the English Premier League. ... Kasper Bøgelund (born October 8, 1980) is a Danish football player who, as of 2005, was playing for PSV Eindhoven. ... Peter Madsen (born April 26, 1978) is a Danish football player who, as of 2005 was playing for FC Köln. ... Jesper Christiansen (born April 24, 1978 in Roskilde, Denmark) is a Danish professional footballer playing for F.C. Copenhagen. ... Brian Steen Nielsen (born 28 December 1968) is a former Danish professional footballer from Denmark, who most notably played 66 matches as a defensive midfielder for the Denmark national football team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals. ... Morten Olsen (born August 14, 1949 in Vordingborg, Denmark) was a Danish football player and is, as of 2005, the coach of the Danish national team. ...