Christian Magleby

Christian Magleby (born 8 June 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Christian Magleby

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-06-08) 8 June 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Kastrup, Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Kastrup Boldklub
	Fremad Amager
	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Brøndby	0	(0)
1997–2001	Lyngby	90	(8)
2001–2003	Midtjylland	38	(2)
2004–2006	Viborg	34	(3)
Total		162	(13)
International career
1992–1993	Denmark U17	8	(2)
1994–1995	Denmark U19	14	(0)
1996–1998	Denmark U21	25	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Magleby progressed through the Brøndby youth academy under the tutelage of Tom Køhlert,^[2] and made his senior debut for the club on 3 October 1995 in a 5–1 away win over Næstved Boldklub's reserves in the Danish League Cup.^[3] He was offered a four-year contract with the club in December 1996, but left for Lyngby in January 1997, as they were willing to offer him a deal which harmonised with his wish to finish his studies.^[2] His stay in Lyngby was highly successful, and he claimed in an interview that Premier League club Liverpool had shown interest in him in 2000.^[4]

On 27 December 2001, Magleby joined Midtjylland on a three-year deal after Lyngby's bankruptcy.^[5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2002 in a 1–0 victory against local rivals Silkeborg.^[6]

Magleby signed a three-year contract with Viborg on 1 September 2003, arriving at the club alongside Stefan Bidstrup from AaB.^[7]

He played a combined 162 games and scored 13 goals in the Danish Superliga from 1997 to 2005.^[1]

International career

Magleby played 25 games and scored four goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team from 1996 to 1999, and was named 1999 Danish under-21 Player of the Year.