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Biography

Born in Nykøbing Falster, and played for a number of Danish lower-league teams, and made his debut for the Danish under-19 national team in November 1995. In May 1996, he was loaned out from Danish 2nd Division club Nykøbing Falster Alliancen to Næstved BK in the top-flight Danish Superliga. He played four games while at Næstved, but could not hinder the club being relegated at the end of the season. He moved permanently to Superliga club Lyngby FC in June 1996, signing a contract alongside later Danish international Dennis Rommedahl. Nykøbing Falster is a municipality in south Denmark, in the county of Storstrøm. ... In football (soccer), a loan involves a particular player being allowed to temporarily play for a club other than the one he is currently contracted to. ... The 2nd Division is the third best Danish football league, just after the 1st Division. ... Lolland-Falster Alliancen or LFA is a Danish football club from Nykøbing Falster on Falster. ... Næstved BK is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 1st Division. ... The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament. ... In the sports leagues — especially soccer leagues — of many countries, relegation (or demotion) means the mandated transfer of the worst team(s) (often the bottom three) of a higher league into a lower league at the end of the season. ... Lyngby Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. ... Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. ...

He played two years at Lyngby, before moving abroad in July 1998, to play in England. He was bought by Bolton Wanderers in the secondary Football League Championship league, in a transfer deal worth DKK 18 million. While at Bolton, he debuted for the Danish national team in March 2000. In July 2000, he moved to English club Charlton Athletic in the top-flight FA Premier League, in a deal worth 4 million GBP. He was called up to Danish squad for the 2002 World Cup, where he made a single appearance as a substitute. In February 2003, he scored three goals in a 4-1 friendly match win against Egypt, one of the goals scored on a direct free kick. He also represented Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, where he took part in three of Denmark's four matches. Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club (also known as The Trotters) are an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West England. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... In football (soccer), a transfer is the action taken whenever a player moves between clubs. ... The Danish krone is the currency used in Denmark and the Danish dependency of Greenland. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... “GBP” redirects here. ... A friendly match is generally a match where there is no competitive value of any kind, and most times quality of play is valued over the result. ... A direct free kick A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football (soccer) following a foul. ...

After more than 100 games for Charlton, he moved to rival team Fulham F.C. in July 2004, in a transfer deal worth 1.25 million GBP. He debuted for Fulham against Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on August 14, 2004. He spent three years with Fulham F.C. but was plagued by injury and on 17th May 2007, Fulham manager Lawrie Sanchez decided to release him. Jensen claims his release was inevitable because he did not fit into Sanchez' long ball tactics.^[1] After three years with repeating injuries, he chose on August 25, 2007 to end the career.^[2] Fulham Football Club are an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS or Eastlands) is a sports venue in Manchester, England. ... Lawrence Philip Sanchez (born October 22, 1959 in London, England) is a former Northern Irish football player, who is the current manager of Fulham. ... is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2001-03-24	Valletta, Malta	Malta	4-0	5-0	2002 World Cup qualification
2	2003-02-12	Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	1-1	4-1	Friendly match
3	2003-02-12	Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	3-1	4-1	Friendly match
4	2003-02-12	Cairo, Egypt	Egypt	4-1	4-1	Friendly match
5	2003-06-11	Luxembourg, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1-0	2-0	Euro 2004 qualification
6	2004-08-18	Poznan, Poland	Poland	4-1	5-1	Friendly match
7	2005-09-03	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	1-0	2-2	2006 World Cup qualification
8	2005-09-07	Copenhagen, Denmark	Georgia	1-0	6-1	2006 World Cup qualification

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References

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External links

• Danish national team profile
• Claus Jensen career stats at Soccerbase
• National Football Teams career statistics

	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 Soccerbase is a web-based database of football-related data. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) Biggest win Denmark 17 - 1 France A (London, England; 22 October 1908) Biggest defeat Official: Germany 8 - 0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) Unofficial: Denmark 1-11 Basque Country (Denmark; 29 August 1937) World Cup Appearances 3... 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. ... Jan Heintze (born August 17, 1963) is a retired Danish professional football (soccer) player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup. ... 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 player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. ... 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 Danish football player currently on contract with Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF. From 2000 to 2005, Steven Lustü played nine games for the Danish national team. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. ... 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. ...