Christian Poulsen
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Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs as a defensive midfielder, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen, the German DFB-Ligapokal trophy with FC Schalke 04, and the European UEFA Cup with Spanish team Sevilla FC, later also playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus, as well as Premier League side, Liverpool, French side Evian, and Dutch side Ajax.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Asnæs, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Denmark (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1995 | Asnæs BK | ||
1995–1997 | Holbæk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 | Holbæk | 82 | (13) |
2000–2002 | Copenhagen | 45 | (10) |
2002–2006 | Schalke 04 | 111 | (3) |
2006–2008 | Sevilla | 62 | (4) |
2008–2010 | Juventus | 48 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Liverpool | 12 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Evian | 24 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Ajax | 54 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Copenhagen | 16 | (1) |
Total | 454 | (33) | |
International career | |||
1998–1999 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (0) |
2001 | Denmark U21 | 8 | (0) |
2001–2012 | Denmark | 92 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2021 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
2021– | Denmark (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has played 92 matches, scoring six goals for his country. He represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship international tournaments. Poulsen was named 2001 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and won the 2005 and 2006 Danish Player of the Year awards; the first to win two years in a row.