NationMaster - Encyclopedia: John Jensen

John Jensen (born 3 May 1965), nicknamed Faxe, is a former Danish international footballer who was untill recently coach at Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. He is known for his temper and is often outspoken in interviews. His playing career lasted over a decade, during which he played most famously for Arsenal F.C. in England and amounted 4 goals in 69 caps for the Danish national team, including a successful 1992 European Championship tournament, in which he scored the opening goal in Denmark's 2-0 final victory. Image File history File linksMetadata John-faxe-jensen-2002. ... HerfÃ¸lge Stadion is a Danish football stadium and the home stadium for HerfÃ¸lge football club. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... HerfÃ¸lge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. ... HerfÃ¸lge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament. ... BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area â€“ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 kmÂ² Population â€“mid-2004... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Cap (sport). ... 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 Germany 8 - 0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1986) Best result Quarterfinals, 1998 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ...

On May 21, 2006 it was publiced, that he stopped as ass. manager in Brøndby IF. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

He started his career at Brøndby IF, and was an important part of the team which won several Danish championships in the late 1980s, crowned by a call-up to the Denmark national team and the Danish Player of the Year award in 1987. Following a short stay with German team Hamburger SV in 1988, he was back with Brøndby in 1990 where he took part in the club's successful 1991 UEFA Cup campaign which reached the semi-final of the tournament. BrÃ¸ndby IF is a Danish professional football (soccer) club based in the town of BrÃ¸ndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. ... Categories: Danish stubs | Football (soccer) governing bodies | Danish football ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ...

Premiership move

After scoring in Denmark's 2-0 1992 European Championship final win over Germany, Jensen was signed by George Graham for Arsenal. Jensen's time at Arsenal was highly successful, but also disappointing. He was part of the 1992-93 side that won the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, the 1993-94 side that won the European Cup Winners Cup and the 1994-95 side that lost in the Cup-Winners Cup final. The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ... George Graham (born November 30, 1944 in Bargeddie, Lanarkshire) is a Scottish football player and manager. ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ...

However, many Arsenal fans had seen Jensen's goal in the Euro 92 final (an excellent first-time strike from the edge of the area) and were expecting more of the same. He played 132 games for Arsenal, but he is chiefly remembered for the cult hero status he earned, somewhat akin to Perry Groves before him. No matter how hard Jensen tried (and, for a defensive midfielder, he tried exceptionally hard), he could not score a goal. The Arsenal fans came up with a song, "We'll be there when Jensen scores!" and by 1994, Jensen's search for a goal was such a cult cause that whenever he got the ball, no matter whether he was inside his own penalty area or bearing down on goal, the Arsenal fans would implore him to "Shooooot!". Perry Groves (born 1965) is an English former football (soccer) player who was born in Bow, London. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ...

Solitary goal

Jensen finally got his first goal after 98 matches, on a cold and wet night against Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Arsenal were losing 1-0, when Jensen picked the ball up just inside the penalty area near the left-hand corner, about 16 yards from goal. The crowd gave the obligatory bellow of "shoot!", and Jensen complied, curling a shot into the net, prompting wild celebration from the Arsenal fans. The fans sang Johnny Jensen, Johnny, Johhny Jensen for the rest of the evening. However, a defensive error and then a goalkeeping error from Vince Bartram resulted in Arsenal eventually losing the match 3-1. The goal is still remembered though and one can still see t-shirts around Highbury saying I saw John Jensen score. During the years he spent at Arsenal, John Jensen actually managed to score two goals in 21 games for the Danish national team: one against Albania in 1993 and one against Belgium in 1994. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English football team, from Shepherds Bush, London. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

A few months later, it was revealed that Jensen's transfer to Highbury was at least partly motivated by George Graham's involvement with agent Rune Hauge, who had been giving Graham backhanders in exchange for signing players he represented. The first player involved in this 'bung' scandal was Norwegian defender Pål Lydersen, and the second was Jensen. Graham was sacked from his job two months after the story broke, and he was subsequently banned from football for 12 months. Jensen played on for a few more years before he left Highbury in the summer of 1996, with only the solitary goal against QPR to his name from 138 competitive appearances for the club. He rejoined his old club, Brøndby IF. Rune Hauge is a Norwegian football agent. ... A bung is an apparatus used to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. ... PÃ¥l Lydersen (born September 10, 1965) is a Norwegian former football player. ...

Coaching career

He retired from full-time playing in 1999 and accepted the job of player/manager at Herfølge BK, a small Danish club, and immediately made a name for himself by winning the Danish Superliga on his first attempt. However, Herfølge's success was short-lived, and they were relegated from the Superliga in the 2001 season. Jensen's reputation with his old club was good enough to secure him a move back to Brøndby IF, as assistant manager to Michael Laudrup, a position he still holds today. HerfÃ¸lge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. ... The 1999-2000 Danish Superliga season was the 10th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. ... 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. ... The 2000-01 Danish Superliga season was the 11th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. ... Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964 in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football player and current coach of childhood club BrÃ¸ndby IF in the Danish Superliga. ...

Honours

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External links

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