Søren Larsen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Søren Larsen | ||
Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Køge, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 |
Køge BK | 39 | (12) |
2001–2004 | Brøndby | 1 | (0) |
2002–2003 |
→ Frem (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2003–2004 |
Frem | 31 | (11) |
2004–2005 | Djurgården | 13 | (10) |
2005–2008 | Schalke 04 | 51 | (10) |
2008–2011 | Toulouse | 9 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 10 | (5) |
2011 | → Feyenoord (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2011–2014 | AGF | 61 | (16) |
Total | 229 | (66) | |
International career | |||
1997–1998 | Denmark U17 | 20 | (6) |
1998–2001 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (4) |
2003 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
2005–2010 | Denmark | 20 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Søren Larsen (Danish pronunciation:
Club career
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Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark.
In 2001, he was sold to multiple
In 2004, he was sold to Swedish club
After a two-month-long controversy Larsen was sold to German club FC Schalke 04 on 31 July 2005, signing a four-year contract.[1] At Schalke 04, he earned the nickname "Der Dänische Joker" (The Danish joker), "The Blonde Bomber" and "Die Waffe" (The weapon), referring to his ability to come on as a substitute and score the game-tying or -winning goal. He was, however, not able to keep up the good performances due to injuries, and he later lost his place in the Schalke team. He became fed up with his role on the bench and decided to look for a new club.
On 18 July 2008, Larsen moved to
On 13 July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with the
On 18 February 2014, he announced that he would be retiring immediately due to a knee injury.
International career
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On 2 June 2005, Larsen was handed his international debut by Denmark manager Morten Olsen, when he came on as a substitute in the 1–0 win over Finland. He continued his good form by sensationally scoring six goals in his first five national team matches from June to September 2005. Larsen was named in Olsen's final 23-man squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Larsen scored eleven goals in 20 games for Denmark.
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sören Larsen
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 June 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Albania | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
2 | 2–0 | |||||
3 | 7 August 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | England | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly
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4 | 3 September 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey | Turkey | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
5 | 7 September 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Georgia | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
6 | 6–1 | |||||
7 | 11 October 2008 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Malta | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
8 | 3–0 | |||||
9 | 28 March 2009 | Attard, Malta | Malta | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
10 | 2–0 | |||||
11 | 1 April 2009 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Albania | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Honours
Brøndby
Djurgårdens IF
Schalke 04
- 2005[3]
References
- ^ "Larsen fire år i 04" (in Danish). bold.dk. 1 August 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Djurgårdens IF SM-guld på seniornivå" (PDF). difarkivet.se (in Swedish). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Ligapokal, 2005, Finale". dfb.de. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
External links
- Søren Larsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Søren Larsen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Boldklubben Frem profile[dead link] (in Danish)
- Brøndby IF profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
- Søren Larsen at fussballdaten.de (in German)