Denmark national under-21 football team

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association

Danish Football Association

The Danish Football Association is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national teams. It is based in the city of Brøndby and is a founding member of both FIFA...

. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

U-21 European Championship

1978 – Quarterfinals
1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify
1986 – Quarterfinals
1988 to 1990 – Did not qualify
1992 – Semifinals
1994 to 2004 – Did not qualify
2006 – Group stage
2007 to 2009
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...

– Did not qualify
2011
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

– Hosts

Summer Olympics

Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.

1992 – Group stage
1996
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....

to 2008
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 August to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-23 teams to participate...

– Did not qualify

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2011
2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 was the 18th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Football Championship. The final tournament was hosted by Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011....

in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

between 11 and 25 June 2011.

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Recent callups

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Most appearances

Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Caps	U-21 Goals	Year(s)
1	Jonas Kamper Jonas Kamper Jonas Kamper is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Randers FC in the Danish First Division, in the position of right winger. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning the 2005 Danish Superliga. He is a speedy player who holds the record of Denmark national youth team matches, with a...	Brøndby Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	39	3	2002–2006
=2	Martin Jørgensen Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark...	AGF, Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....	31	9	1994–1997
=2	Michael Jakobsen	Aalborg BK AaB Football AaB Fodbold, also referred to as Aalborg BK or AaB, is a professional football team of Danish sports conglomerate Aalborg Boldspilklub, located in Aalborg. They play in the Danish Superliga and have won three Danish Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies.AaB became the first Danish...	31	4	2005–2008
4	Rasmus Würtz Rasmus Würtz Rasmus Østergaard Würtz is a Danish footballer who plays in midfield for AaB in the Danish Superliga. He won the 2009 Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen...	Skive Skive IK Skive IK is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 1st Division. They play at Skive Stadion in Skive in Jutland, which has a capacity of 10,000.- Current squad :- External links :... , Aalborg BK AaB Football AaB Fodbold, also referred to as Aalborg BK or AaB, is a professional football team of Danish sports conglomerate Aalborg Boldspilklub, located in Aalborg. They play in the Danish Superliga and have won three Danish Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies.AaB became the first Danish...	29	1	2002–2006
5	Martin Pedersen Martin Pedersen (footballer) Martin Pedersen is a Danish professional football player who plays for Danish Second Division team FC Hjørring. He has played 28 games for the Danish under-21 national team, and was selected for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship....	Aalborg BK AaB Football AaB Fodbold, also referred to as Aalborg BK or AaB, is a professional football team of Danish sports conglomerate Aalborg Boldspilklub, located in Aalborg. They play in the Danish Superliga and have won three Danish Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies.AaB became the first Danish... , SønderjyskE SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport club. They have two football teams , two handball teams and an ice hockey team based in Vojens. All the teams play in South Jutland...	28	0	2002–2006
6	Thomas Kahlenberg Thomas Kahlenberg Thomas Kahlenberg is a Danish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for German team Wolfsburg. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning two Danish Superliga championship, and played four seasons at French club AJ Auxerre...	Brøndby Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... , Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...	26	10	2002–2006
=7	Peter Madsen Peter Madsen Peter Planch Madsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lyngby Boldklub on loan from Brøndby IF...	Brøndby Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	25	7	1997–1999
=7	Christian Magleby Christian Magleby Christian Magleby is a Danish former professional association football player, who played as a midfielder. He played a combined 162 games and scored 13 goals for Lyngby Boldklub, FC Midtjylland, and Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga championship from 1997 to 2005...	Brøndby IF Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... , Lyngby FC	25	4	1996–1999
=7	Peter Degn Peter Degn Peter Degn was a Danish professional football player, who is now retired. He has played 25 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team.-Biography:...	AGF, Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	25	3	1996–1999
=7	Jonas Troest Jonas Troest Jonas Troest is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. He has played 25 matches for the Danish under-21 national team. Jonas Troest is the older brother of footballer Magnus Troest.-Biography:Jonas Troest started his senior career in...	Silkeborg Silkeborg IF Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known... , Hannover 96 Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96, Hannover or simply 96, is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony.-Foundation to WWII:...	25	0	2004–2006

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

Most goals

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals	U-21 Caps	Year(s)
1	Peter Møller Peter Møller Peter Møller-Nielsen is a Danish former professional football player who became a sports journalist after ending his football career in December 2005. He won three Danish Superliga championships for the rival clubs Brøndby IF and F.C. Copenhagen, and became the most scoring Superliga player ever...	Aalborg BK AaB Football AaB Fodbold, also referred to as Aalborg BK or AaB, is a professional football team of Danish sports conglomerate Aalborg Boldspilklub, located in Aalborg. They play in the Danish Superliga and have won three Danish Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies.AaB became the first Danish...	16	22	1990–1993
2	Tommy Bechmann Tommy Bechmann Tommy Bechmann is a Danish football forward who plays for SønderjyskE.Bechmann started his professional career for Esbjerg fB. In 2003–04 he became top scorer of the Danish Superliga....	Esbjerg Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...	11	15	2002–2003
3	Thomas Kahlenberg Thomas Kahlenberg Thomas Kahlenberg is a Danish footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for German team Wolfsburg. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning two Danish Superliga championship, and played four seasons at French club AJ Auxerre...	Brøndby Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... , Auxerre AJ Auxerre Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...	10	26	2002–2006
=4	Preben Elkjær	Vanløse Vanløse IF Vanløse IF is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East.- Squad :As of December 1, 2009 -Achievements:*2 seasons in the Highest Danish League... , Köln 1. FC Köln 1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07.... , KSC Lokeren	9	9	1976–1979
=4	Morten Rasmussen	AGF	9	21	2004–2006
=4	Martin Jørgensen Martin Jørgensen Lars Martin Jørgensen , more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Danish club AGF Aarhus. Jørgensen has played 101 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark...	AGF, Udinese Udinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....	9	31	1994–1997
=7	Bent Jensen Bent Jensen Bent Jensen is a Danish former football player.-External links:* * *...	B 1913	8	10	1966–1968
=7	Per Frandsen Per Frandsen Per Frandsen is a Danish former professional football player, who won the 1995 Danish Cup with F.C. Copenhagen, and played 265 league games as a midfielder for Bolton Wanderers in England...	B 1903, Lille	8	21	1989–1992
=7	Miklos Molnar Miklos Molnar Miklos Jon Molnar , nicknamed "Danish Dynamite", is a Danish former professional football player who played as a striker for a number of Danish and foreign clubs. He was the top goalscorer of the 1989 and 1997 Danish championships, and won the 2000 MLS Cup with American team Kansas City Wizards...	Frem, Standard Liège Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... , Lyngby BK Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub is a professional Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC.-History:...	8	21	1989–1992
=10	Steffen Højer Steffen Højer Steffen Højer is a Danish former football player, who played most of his career for Viborg FF. He has played for a number of Danish clubs, and most notably won the 1998-99 Danish Superliga with AaB. A prolific striker in the Superliga, he finished league top scorer three years in row in the...	Viborg Viborg FF Viborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in Viborg. The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening , but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide...	7	11	1994–1995
=10	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....	Rangers Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...	7	12	1999–2001
=10	Peter Madsen Peter Madsen Peter Planch Madsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lyngby Boldklub on loan from Brøndby IF...	Brøndby Brøndby IF Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...	7	25	1997–1999

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Players in bold have played at least one game for the senior Danish national team.

Managers

1976–1980: Tommy Troelsen
Tommy Troelsen
Tommy Troelsen is a Danish former football player and manager, and television presenter. He played his entire club career with Vejle Boldklub, winning one Danish championship and two Danish Cup trophies. Tommy Troelsen played 16 matches and scored five goals for the Danish national team, and won a...
1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
Richard Møller Nielsen
Richard Møller Nielsen , nicknamed Ricardo, is a Danish former football player and football manager. His greatest triumph came when he coached the Danish national football team which surprisingly won the 1992 European Championship tournament. In 1995, he was knighted as Knight 1st Degree of the...
1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
Jan B. Poulsen
Jan Børge Poulsen is a Danish football manager. He played most of his professional career at Boldklubben Frem.During the 1980s he coached Boldklubben Frem and Køge Boldklub....
2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
Flemming Serritslev
Flemming Seritslev is a former Danish footballer, coach and manager. He is currently technical manager of Mes Kerman.-Biography:Serritslev played most of his career for Vejle Boldklub in a very successful period...
2006–: Keld Bordinggaard
Keld Bordinggaard
Keld Tande Bordinggard is a Danish former football player and current football manager. He was most recently the head coach of the Danish national under-21 team from July 2006 until the U21 European Championship in June 2011...

External links

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