Jes Høgh
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Full name | Jes Høgh | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 7 May 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Aalborg Chang | 50 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | AaB | 95 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Brøndby | 79 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | AaB | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
1995–1999 |
Fenerbahçe | 115 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1999–2001 | Chelsea | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 362 | (29) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1991–2000 | Denmark | 57 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jes Høgh (Danish pronunciation:
Biography
Born in
As his contract with AaB ran out in January 1992, he had signed a new deal with league rivals
The returning champion
At Brøndby, Høgh was re-schooled from his midfielder role to a central defender, who from time to time took part in the attacking moves. He was one of several new players from
In November 1994 he moved back to AaB on a three-year semi-professional contract.
Moving abroad
In his first year at Fenerbahçe, he and former Brøndby player Uche Okechukwu formed the defensive duo, in a season that ended in the first Süper Lig championship for the club in seven years. He is still an unforgettable defence player for Fenerbahce Fans. In the meantime, Høgh had re-entered the Danish national team starting line-up, and he played full-time in Denmark's three matches at the UEFA Euro 1996. He also appeared in all Denmark's five matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, before he transferred to English club Chelsea for 3.5 million DKK in July 1999.[5]
At Chelsea, Høgh was a back-up player to
In January 2007, Høgh suffered an intermediate stroke while at a hotel room in Copenhagen. He was talking to his wife on the phone at the time, and was quickly aided by paramedics. He was also unable to move any of his right side and couldn't speak afterwards. During his recovery, he received moral support from both his former clubs Chelsea and Fenerbahce.[8]
Career statistics
- Only league games included.
Club | Season | League | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | ||
Aalborg Chang | 19??–1987 | 50 | ? | |
AaB | 1987 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 2 |
1988 | Danish 1st Division | 18 | 1 | |
1989 | Danish 1st Division | 23 | 1 | |
1990 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 7 | |
1991 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | |
Total | 95 | 13 | ||
Brøndby | 1991–92 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 1 |
1992–93 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 3 | |
1993–94 | Danish Superliga | 29 | 2 | |
1994–95 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 79 | 6 | ||
AaB | 1994–95 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 4 |
Fenerbahçe | 1995–96 | Süper Lig | 34 | 2 |
1996–97 | Süper Lig | 25 | 2 | |
1997–98 | Süper Lig | 30 | 0 | |
1998–99 | Süper Lig | 26 | 2 | |
Total | 115 | 6 | ||
Chelsea | 1999–00
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Premier League | 9 | 0 |
2000–01
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Premier League | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 | ||
Career total | 362 | 29 |
Honours
Brøndby IF
Aalborg
Fenerbahçe
Chelsea
Denmark
- King Fahd Cup: 1995
References
- Berlingske Tidende, 23 November 1990
- ^ Kim Simmelsgaard, "AaBs Høgh til Brøndby – Silkeborg scorer kassen", B.T., 16 October 1991
- Berlingske Tidende, 28 November 1994
- ^ Bjarne Nielsen, "Sælges for 11 mill.", Ekstra Bladet, 15 June 1995
- Aktuelt, 9 July 1999
- ^ "Games played by Jes Hogh in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Høgh stopper karrieren", Politiken, 21 March 2001
- ^ Bjarne Nielsen, Stækkede vinger Archived 16 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Ekstra Bladet, 13 February 2007
External links
- Jes Høgh national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- (in Danish) AaB profile