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Jon Dahl Tomasson

Jon Dahl Tomasson

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Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...

) is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...

 professional footballer, who plays for the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

 side Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

. Playing either as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his first stint at Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

 club Feyenoord, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

, and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

 club AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...

, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...

.
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Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...

) is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries; southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and it is bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark borders both the Baltic and the North Sea...

 professional footballer, who plays for the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

 side Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

. Playing either as a striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his first stint at Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

 club Feyenoord, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

, and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

 club AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...

, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...

. He was given the 2002 and 2004 Danish Player of the Year award.

He has scored 51 goals in 105 matches for the Denmark national football team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football competitions since 1908...

, making him the second highest scoring player in Danish national team history. He represented Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...

, scoring four goals, as well as in two European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...

 tournaments.

Køge


Born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ; ) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,167,569 and a metropolitan area with a population of 1,875,179...

, son of Bjarne Tomasson and Leila Dahl Petersen. Tomasson first started playing football as a five year-old in the youth team of Solrød BK near Køge
Køge
Køge Municipality is a municipality in Region Sjælland on the east coast of the island of Zealand approx. 40 km. southwest of Copenhagen. The municipality covers an area of 255 km² , and has a total population of 56,637...

. At nine years of age, he moved to the biggest club in the area; Køge BK
Køge BK
Køge Boldklub is a Danish football club from Køge, Zealand, they currently compete in the Sjællandsserie.- History :In 1954, the club became the first outside Copenhagen to win the Danish Championship....

. He made his senior debut for the club in 1992, and helped the club move from the lower league Denmark Series to the Danish 2nd Division
Danish 2nd Division
The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...

; from the fifth to the third tier of Danish football
Football in Denmark
This article discusses association football in Denmark. Football is the national sport of Denmark, with 296,818 players and 1,614 clubs registered under the Danish FA.- The structure of the FA :...

. He was considered a great talent in Danish football, as he played for various Danish youth national teams. He scored 10 goals in 16 games for the national under-19 team, and was awarded 1994 Danish u-19 Player of the Year. In all, he scored 27 goals in 37 matches for various national youth selections.

Heerenveen


In December 1994, aged 18, he moved to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a country in Northwestern Europe, constituting the major portion of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east...

, when he signed his first professional contract with the Dutch club SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen
sc Heerenveen is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie.-History:sc Heerenveen was founded on July 20 1920 in the town of Heerenveen, Friesland as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922...

 in the top-flight Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

 championship. A first-team regular by the 1995-96 season, Tomasson was the club top scorer for the season as well, netting 14 goals in 30 league matches. He increased this tally in the 1996-97 season to 18, and was top-scorer for the club once again. The two good seasons with Heerenveen resulted in Tomasson getting a call-up to the Denmark national team, and he made his debut on March 29, 1997, against Croatia.

Newcastle United


His success attracted the interest of other clubs, and he completed a high profile move to the English FA Premier League
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...

 club Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...

 in 1997. At Newcastle, Tomasson was moved from his attacking midfielder position to the role of striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as attackers and strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

, but his lack of physical strength and effort in the Newcastle colours meant he was often left out of the team. He was unable to make an impact at the club, scoring only 3 goals in 23 appearances. During his time at Newcastle, reduced playing time saw Tomasson dropped by the Danish national team, and he was not selected to play at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as hosts by FIFA on 1 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...

.

Feyenoord


He returned to the Eredivisie in July 1998, where he joined Feyenoord and once again took the position of attacking midfielder. His first season there, the 1998-99 season, turned out successfully for the club, as they won the Eredivisie championship, as well as the Dutch Super Cup
Johan Cruijff-schaal
The Johan Cruijff Shield is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...

. Tomasson was once more called up for the Danish national team, and with 6 goals in 7 matches of the Euro 2000 qualification
2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
Qualifying for the UEFA Euro 2000 final tournament, took place throughout 1998 and 1999. Forty-nine teams were divided into nine groups. All teams played against each other, within their groups, in a home-and-away basis. The winner of each group and the best runner-up qualified automatically for...

, he quickly became an important part of the Danish team, playing as an attacking midfielder behind striker Ebbe Sand
Ebbe Sand
Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke...

. He played in all Denmark's three matches at the main Euro 2000
2000 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by UEFA, football's governing body in Europe....

 tournament, but did not score as Denmark were eliminated in the group stage.

In 2002, Tomasson was an integral player in the Feyenoord team that won its first international trophy in 26 years, when the club triumphed in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup tournament. He and towering striker Pierre van Hooijdonk
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 14 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...

 formed an attacking duo that defeated SC Freiburg
SC Freiburg
Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg in the Breisgau district of Baden-Württemberg...

, Rangers, PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging , widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department....

 and Internazionale Milano before meeting German team Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
BV Borussia Dortmund is a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and is best known as one of the most successful clubs in German football...

 in the final. Tomasson scored the goal to 3-1, in a game that ended 3-2 to Feyenoord, and he was subsequently voted man of the match
Man of the match
In sport, a man of the match or player of the game or man of the series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. This can be a player from either team, usually the winning team...

. In the Summer 2002, Tomasson's contract with Feyenoord was expiring, and after their UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

 victory, he agreed a move to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. Italy shares its northern, Alpine boundary with France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia...

 on a free transfer to play for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...

 club AC Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...

. Before moving to Milan, he played for Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. The two countries were chosen as hosts by FIFA in May 1996 and was the first tournament in its history to be hosted by two countries. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia...

, where he scored four goals in as many games.

Milan


The 2002–03 season, Tomasson's first at Milan, saw them winning the Italian Cup
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...

. Tomasson was most often used as a late substitute, but did manage to score three goals in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...

, as Milan won the prestigious tournament. In the next season, they then won the Italian Super Cup. Tomasson was given more playing time, as he scored 12 goals in Milan's Serie A title winning 2003–04 season. Tomasson played for Denmark in the Euro 2004
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship was the twelfth tournament of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European nations, and was held in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004...

, where he scored three goals in four games and was selected for the Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament.

Struggling to secure a place in Milan's starting line-up, he was once again in the role of substitute, and struggled to score goals. He was used as a late substitute in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final
2005 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2005 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, Europe's primary club football competition. The show-piece event was contested between Liverpool of England and Milan of Italy at the Atatürk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday 25 May 2005...

 against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club plays in the Premier League, and has won more trophies than any other English club...

, which was to be decided in penalty shootout
Penalty shootout
A penalty shootout or simply shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots, with a single player...

. Tomasson scored on his attempt, but Milan lost as Serginho
Sergio Claudio dos Santos
Sérgio Cláudio dos Santos is a Brazilian former footballer, who last played as a left winger and left back for A.C. Milan. His nickname is Il Concorde, due to his quick and tireless pace on the pitch.-Career:He played for Cruzeiro EC and Bahia, and moved to AC Milan from São Paulo FC in 1999...

, Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI , is an Italian footballer with Sinti origins, who plays for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team...

 and Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko
Andriy Mykolayovych Shevchenko is a Ukrainian football striker who currently plays for Dynamo Kyiv and Ukraine...

 missed their shots. Tomasson was deemed surplus when striker Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri
Christian Vieri is a Italian football striker currently being a free agent.-Early life:Born in Bologna, Italy, his family moved to Australia for a period, in the suburb of Wetherill Park in South-Western Sydney and he attended Prairiewood High School. His father Roberto Vieri played for...

 joined the club in July 2005. He left Milan to join German side Stuttgart
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons...

 in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany's football league system. The term Bundesliga also applies to football in Austria and is used to refer to the highest level league competitions in several other sports in the two countries....

 championship.

Stuttgart and Villarreal


At Stuttgart, Tomasson joined fellow Danish national team player Jesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. A pacey winger, earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter, Grønkjær is able to play both right or left wing, but he is also able to play in the hole as supporting striker...

 for the 2005-06 season
Fußball-Bundesliga 2005/06
Fußball-Bundesliga 2005–06 was the 43rd season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league.-Final standings:- Top scorers :-Champion Squad:...

, but the season was not successful for either of them. Even though Tomasson managed to create goals by himself, the team struggled to create chances, and the club finished in 9th position. After the season, Grønkjær left the club, while Tomasson was linked with a switch to English club Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham F.C. in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City F.C...

 in the Summer transfer window
Transfer window
In association football, the transfer window is the period during the year in which a football club can transfer players from other countries into their playing staff. Such a transfer is completed by registering the player into the new club through FIFA...

 of 2006. He stayed at Stuttgart, but had to see himself relegated to a place on the substitutes' bench.

On January 24, 2007, Tomasson was loaned to Villarreal
Villarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town in the province of Castellón...

 in the Spanish Primera División
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, in terms of sponsorship, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional football league in Spain...

 championship, to cover the place of the injured striker Nihat Kahveci
Nihat Kahveci
Nihat Kahveci is a Turkish footballer currently playing for Beşiktaş and for the Turkish national team, making his debut for Turkey in 2000 against Sweden...

. When he made his Villarreal debut as a substitute against Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. It is the most successful team in Spanish football and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century, having won a record thirty-one La Liga titles, seventeen Spanish Cups, a record nine European...

, Tomasson became only the fifth player to have played in the Premier League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Primera División. His nickname at Villareal was 'Milky'

When his loan contract in Villarreal expired on July 1, 2007 he was part of the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart in the Regionalliga
Regionalliga (football)
The Fußball-Regionalliga is the fourth tier of football in the German football league system. Until 1974, it was the second tier of the league system before being disbanded. The Regionalliga was then re-introduced as the third tier of the system in 1994...

. On July 10, 2007 he returned to Villareal on a permanent deal. In the first match of La Liga season 2007/08, Jon Dahl scored in Villareal's 3-0 victory against Valencia at Mestalla.
That goal was one of only three in the 2007/08 La Liga, where he also struggled to get a place in the first team.

Return to Feyenoord


As a result of a rather disappointing season at Villarreal he was put on the transfer list at the end of the season. He was linked with Dutch side Feyenoord in the Spanish sportspaper Marca, but the transfer was denied by the Danish footballer. The speculations, however, turned out to be true, and on July 2 2008, he returned to Feyenoord after personally requesting a free transfer signing a three-year contract with the Dutch side. He got off to a great start with 4 goals in 3 games, 3 of them being penalties. On Sunday 2009-08-15 Tomasson scored his 103rd career Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

 goal, in a match against Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a football club from Almelo, Netherlands.Heracles Almelo were founded on May 3, 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on July 1, 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. The club has won the Dutch national title...

 (0-1), surpassing John Eriksen
John Eriksen
John Eriksen was a Danish footballer. During his career he played for Svendborg FB and Odense BK in his native Denmark, Roda JC and Feyenoord in Holland, FC Mulhouse in France and Servette FC and FC Luzern in Switzerland.He won 17 caps and scored six goals for Denmark, and played in the 1986 World...

 as the all-time Danish top scorer in the Eredivisie.

Club career



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|1991-92
Danish Superliga 1991-92
The 1991-92 Danish Superliga season was the 2nd season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association....

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Køge BK
Køge Boldklub is a Danish football club from Køge, Zealand, they currently compete in the Sjællandsserie.- History :In 1954, the club became the first outside Copenhagen to win the Danish Championship....

||rowspan="3"|Superliga
Danish Superliga
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|1992-93
Danish Superliga 1992-93
The 1992-93 Danish Superliga season was the 3rd season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association....

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|1993-94
Danish Superliga 1993-94
The 1993-94 Danish Superliga season was the 4th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association....

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|1994-95
Eredivisie 1994-95
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1994/1995 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. Starting this season, clubs qualifying for the Intertoto Cup can play for a spot in the UEFA Cup.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup.
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||rowspan="3"|Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen
sc Heerenveen is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie.-History:sc Heerenveen was founded on July 20 1920 in the town of Heerenveen, Friesland as Athleta. They changed name twice, to Spartaan, and then to v.v. Heerenveen in 1922...

||rowspan="3"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

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|1995-96
Eredivisie 1995-96
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1995/1996 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

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|1996-97
Eredivisie 1996-97
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

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|1997-98
FA Premier League 1997-98
The FA Premier League 1997-98 season saw Arsenal lift their first league title since 1991, and also become only the second team to win the 'double' of the FA Cup and league title twice...

||Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, they play in the Football League Championship. And are renowned for having a very good fan base...

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|1998-99
Eredivisie 1998-99
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

||rowspan="4"|Feyenoord||rowspan="4"|Eredivisie
Eredivisie
For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

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|1999-00
Eredivisie 1999-00
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1999/2000 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

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|2000-01
Eredivisie 2000-01
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. PSV won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

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|2001-02
Eredivisie 2001-02
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.-League standings:1 Ajax alson won the KNVB Cup, thereby taking the double. They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists FC Utrecht could play in the UEFA Cup...

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|2002-03
Serie A 2002-03
In the 2002-03 season, the Serie A, the major football Italian professional league, was composed by 18 teams, for the 15th consecutive time from season 1988-89....

||rowspan="3"|Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy...

||rowspan="3"|Serie A
Serie A
Serie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...

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|2003-04
Serie A 2003-04
The 2003-2004 season in Italian Serie A football contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988-89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the 6th highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in 2004-2005.As usual, the top two...

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International career

(correct as of 5 October 2009)
National Football Team EURO World Cup EURO qual. WC qual. Friendly's Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
7 3 4 4 24 19 29 10 41 15 105 51

International goals


With 51 goals at the Danish national team Tomasson is second only to Poul "Tist" Nielsen, who has the all-time scoring record with 52 goals.
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

  • (a): Match abandoned

Honours


Domestic
  • 1998-99
    Eredivisie 1998-99
    The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. Feyenoord won the championship.-League standings:1 Winners KNVB Cup...

     Dutch Eredivisie
    Eredivisie
    For the Eredivisie for female football see: Eredivisie The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands.The top division consists of 18 clubs. Each club faces every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away...

    , with Feyenoord Rotterdam
    Feyenoord Rotterdam
    Feyenoord is a Dutch professional football club located in Rotterdam. With Ajax and PSV, Feyenoord is one of the "big three" clubs in the Netherlands...

  • 1998-99 Dutch Super Cup
    Johan Cruijff-schaal
    The Johan Cruijff Shield is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...

    , with Feyenoord Rotterdam
  • 2002-03
    Coppa Italia 2002-03
    -First Leg:---------Second Leg:--------Milan win Coppa Italia 6-3 on aggregate.-References:*...

     Italian Cup
    Coppa Italia
    The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Juventus and Roma lead the way with nine wins. Roma contested more finals: 15...

    , with AC Milan
  • 2003-04
    Serie A 2003-04
    The 2003-2004 season in Italian Serie A football contained 18 teams for the 16th and last time from the 1988-89 season. With the bottom three being relegated, the 15th placed side would face the 6th highest team from Serie B, with the winner playing in the Serie A in 2004-2005.As usual, the top two...

     Italian Serie A
    Serie A
    Serie A, called for sponsorship reasons as Serie A TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the Italian football league system operating for eighty years from 1929. It is organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new league like the English Premier...

    , with AC Milan
  • 2003-04
    2004 Supercoppa Italiana
    The 2004 Supercoppa Italiana was a match contested by the 2003-04 winners AC Milan and the 2003-04 Coppa Italia winners SS Lazio.The match result was a 3-0 victory for AC Milan after a hat-trick by Andriy Shevchenko.-Match details:-References:...

     Italian Super Cup, with AC Milan


Continental
  • 2001-02
    UEFA Cup 2001–02
    The UEFA Cup 2001-02 was won by Feyenoord Rotterdam at their home ground in the final against Borussia Dortmund. It was the second time they won the competition...

     UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
    The UEFA Europa League is a competition for eligible European football clubs; the second most prestigious European football contest after the UEFA Champions League. It is an annual football cup competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations...

    , with Feyenoord Rotterdam
  • 2002-03 Champions League
    UEFA Champions League
    The UEFA Champions League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe...

    , with AC Milan

Awards
  • 1994 Danish under-19 Player of the Year
  • Danish Player of the Year
    Danish Player of the Year
    The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best Danish football player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote amongst the professional Danish footballers....

    : 2002 and 2004

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