Ebbe Sand
![]() Sand in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 19 July 1972 | ||
Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1977–1991 | Hadsund BK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1992 | Hadsund BK | 17 | (7) |
1992–1999 | Brøndby IF | 135 | (69) |
1999–2006 | Schalke 04 | 214 | (73) |
Total | 366 | (149) | |
International career | |||
1998–2004 | Denmark | 66 | (22) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2007 | Silkeborg IF (head of youth development)[1] | ||
2006 | Silkeborg IF (assistant coach)[2] | ||
2007 | Silkeborg IF (director of football)[3] | ||
2007 | Silkeborg IF (team coach)[4] | ||
2007 | Silkeborg IF (forward coach)[5] | ||
2008–2014 | Denmark (forward coach)[6] | ||
2015–2019 | Schalke 04 (sports advisor)[7] | ||
2019 | Brøndby IF (director of football)[8] | ||
2020 | Denmark (assistant coach) | ||
2020–2021 | Denmark (forward coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ebbe Sand (Danish pronunciation: [ˈepə ˈsænˀ]; born 19 July 1972) is a former professional footballer from Denmark who played as a forward for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and won the DFB-Pokal in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke. On the international stage, he played for the Denmark national team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2000 and 2004 European Championships. At the 1998 World Cup, he scored the fastest-ever World Cup goal by a substitute – 16 seconds after entering the match.
In all, he was selected 66 times for the Danish national team and scored 22 goals, from his debut in 1998 until he decided to focus on playing for Schalke in 2004. When his contract with Schalke ran out in summer 2006, he moved back to Denmark to become head talent scout at Silkeborg IF. At his retirement in 2006, he was granted a testimonial match between the Danish national team and his former Danish club Brøndby IF.
Biography
Born in
National breakthrough
He scored 12 goals in 29 games in his breakthrough season and helped Brøndby win the Danish Superliga title. Brøndby matched that feat in both 1997 and 1998, with 1998 being an even better year for both Sand and Brøndby. Sand won the Danish Golden Boot as he scored 28 goals in 33 games and helped Brøndby win the Danish Cup, completing the Double. Sand was first capped for the Denmark national football team on 22 April 1998 against Norway, and following his great 1998 season, he was selected to play for Denmark in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
He took part in all five Denmark matches at the World Cup, and scored his first goal for Denmark in the game against
Club career abroad
Following the 1998 World Cup, Sand played one more season for Brøndby, in which he scored another 19 goals. He was then transferred to German club Schalke for 10 million DEM in 1999, at that time the most expensive sale by a Danish club.[10] Sand's first season in Germany was successful, as he scored 14 goals, although Schalke only finished 13th in the Bundesliga that year. After scoring four goals in the qualification matches, he played twice for Denmark at the Euro 2000 tournament, before he was benched in the last game of a lacklustre Danish performance.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Schalke_Ebbe_Sand_99.jpg/170px-Schalke_Ebbe_Sand_99.jpg)
The 2000–01 season was much more successful for Sand. Schalke finished second in the Bundesliga, after a goal from Bayern Munich four minutes into the added time, ruining Schalke's championship dreams. Despite this they qualified for the UEFA Champions League. They also won the DFB-Pokal. Sand scored 22 goals and tied with Sergej Barbarez for the title of lead topscorer in Germany, and he once again won the Danish Player of the Year award in 2001. Schalke won the DFB-Pokal again in 2002 and finished fifth in the league, with Sand tallying 11 goals. For the national team, he scored an impressive nine goals in ten qualification games for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but he failed to impress at the final tournament, and was benched the last group match, although he did play three times.
His following years at Schalke would be less successful, as he only scored six and eight goals in the next two seasons, respectively. For Denmark's run in the
Management career
After retiring, Sand joined Silkeborg IF in several roles before joining the Denmark National Team as a forwards coach. He then joined Schalke 04 in an advisory role before he was confirmed as the Director of Football of Brøndby IF on 31 October 2018, a job which he took over on 1 January 2019. Shortly after becoming the Director of Football at Brøndby IF, he sacked head coach Alexander Zorniger following a string of bad results.[12] On 10 July 2019, Brøndby IF announced, that they had hired Carsten V. Jensen as their new director of football and offered Sand a new position, which he had refused and therefore left the club.[13]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brøndby IF | 1992–93 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
1994–95 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
1995–96 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | 45 | 16 | |||
1996–97 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 11 | |||
1997–98 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 31 | |||
1998–99 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 43 | 24 | ||||
Total | 135 | 69 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 188 | 85 | ||
Schalke 04 | 1999–2000 | Bundesliga | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 16 | |||
2000–01 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 39 | 26 | |||||
2001–02 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | 16 | |||
2002–03 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 43 | 13 | |||
2003–04 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 | |||
2004–05 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 16 | |||
2005–06 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 46 | 7 | |||
Total | 214 | 73 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 282 | 104 | ||
Career total | 349 | 142 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 470 | 189 |
- ^ Appearances in Danish Supercup and UI Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Denmark | 1998 | 10 | 1 |
1999 | 11 | 4 | |
2000 | 10 | 2 | |
2001 | 10 | 9 | |
2002 | 11 | 4 | |
2003 | 7 | 0 | |
2004 | 7 | 2 | |
Total | 66 | 22 |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sand goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 June 1998 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–1 | 1998 World Cup |
2 | 10 February 1999 | Stadion Poljud, Split, Croatia | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3 | 27 March 1999 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen , Denmark |
![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Euro 2000 qualifier |
4 | 28 April 1999 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
5 | 17 November 1999 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 2000 play-off qualifier |
6 | 16 August 2000 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroes | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2000–01 Nordic Football Championship |
7 | 11 October 2000 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
8 | 24 March 2001 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard , Malta |
![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
9 | 3–0 | |||||
10 | 5–0 | |||||
11 | 25 April 2001 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
12 | 2 June 2001 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
13 | 6 June 2001 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
14 | 2–1 | |||||
15 | 6 October 2001 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2002 World Cup qualifier |
16 | 5–0 | |||||
17 | 13 February 2002 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh , Saudi Arabia |
![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
18 | 26 May 2002 | Kimiidera Park, Wakayama, Japan | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
19 | 21 August 2002 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
20 | 12 October 2002 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 2004 qualifier |
21 | 28 April 2004 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
22 | 5 June 2004 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Brøndby IF
Schalke 04
Individual
- Danish Superliga top scorer: 1997–98 (28 goals)
- Danish Footballer of the Year: 1998, 2001
- Bundesliga top scorer: 2000–01 (22 goals, shared with Sergej Barbarez)
References
- ^ "Sand: Min karriere er slut" (in Danish). bold.dk. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand afviser trænerambitioner" (in Danish). b.dk. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Silkeborg: Viggo forlænger – Sand sportschef" (in Danish). bold.dk. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand bliver teamchef" (in Danish). bold.dk. 22 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand angrebstræner i Silkeborg" (in Danish). bold.dk. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand tilbage på landsholdet" (in Danish). bold.dk. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand får rådgiverrolle i Schalke" (in Danish). bold.dk. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Selskabsmeddelelse nr. 12/2018 - Ebbe Sand ny sportsdirektør" (in Danish). brondby.com. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Berlingske Tidende(in Danish).
- Danmarks Radio. 11 January 2006. Archived from the originalon 17 February 2006.
- Danmarks Radio. Archived from the originalon 16 January 2006.
- ^ "Brøndby fyrer Zorniger" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 18 February 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Ebbe Sand: Ønsker klubben og fans alt mulig fremgang Archived 10 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, brondby.com, 10 July 2019
- ^ "Ebbe Sand". brondbystats.dk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Ebbe Sand » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "Ligapokal, 2005, Finale". dfb.de. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Ebbe Sand national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Brøndby IF Statistics (in Danish)