Mikkel Jensen
Encyclopedia
Mikkel Jensen is a Danish
football (soccer)
player in the central midfielder
position who plays for IF Brommapojkarna
in Stockholm
. He has won three Danish Superliga
championships with Brøndby IF
. Jensen played 47 games and scored one goal for various Danish national youth selections, including 21 matches for the Danish under-21 national team. He was named 1998 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.
, Jensen started playing football with Værløse BK
, before moving to multiple Danish champions Brøndby IF
. He made his Danish Superliga
debut for Brøndby IF in April 1997, and played two games as Brøndby won the 1996-97 Superliga
championship. He made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in August 1997. Jensen went on to play 21 games for the under-21 team until December 1999, and was named 1998 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.
Jensen won the 1997-98
and 2001-02 Danish Superliga
championships with Brøndby, and played for Brøndby in the 1999 UEFA Champions League
. He played a total 108 games in all competitions for Brøndby, including 88 games and two goals in the Superliga. When Brøndby hired new manager Michael Laudrup
in the summer 2002, Jensen was deemed surplus to requirements. He had a short stop at league rivals FC Midtjylland
, playing 11 games in the first half of the 2002-03 Superliga
season, before leaving Brøndby.
In early 2003, Jensen joined Swedish
club Hammarby IF
for their winter training camp, competing with Finnish
midfielder Simo Valakari
for a permanent contract. He scored a goal in a training game against the Malta national team
and subsequently signed a three-year contract with Hammarby. He played six years at Hammarby and served as team captain. In the summer of 2006, he suffered a knee injury which eventually demanded a one-and-a-half-year recovery period. He returned in 2007, but suffered a relapse.
In July 2009, Jensen left the club and moved on loan to fellow Stockholm-based club, IF Brommapojkarna
for the remainder of the season. At Brommapojkarna, he looked to establish himself as a central defender. After the loan period ended, he got a permanent two-year contract with Brommapojkarna, signing on a free transfer.
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...
football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player in the central midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position who plays for IF Brommapojkarna
IF Brommapojkarna
IF Brommapojkarna, also called BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active teams of all ages - in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players....
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He has won three Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
championships with 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...
. Jensen played 47 games and scored one goal for various Danish national youth selections, including 21 matches for the Danish under-21 national team. He was named 1998 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.
Playing career
Born in VærløseVærløse
Værløse was a municipality consisting of only one parish also named Værløse in the former Copenhagen County on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covered an area of 34 km², and in 2005 had a total population of 18,649...
, Jensen started playing football with Værløse BK
Værløse BK
Værløse BK is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. They play at Værløse Stadion in Værløse, which has a capacity of 1,500.-External links:...
, before moving to multiple Danish champions 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...
. He made his Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
debut for Brøndby IF in April 1997, and played two games as Brøndby won the 1996-97 Superliga
Danish Superliga 1996-97
The 1996-97 Danish Superliga season was the 7th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association...
championship. He made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in August 1997. Jensen went on to play 21 games for the under-21 team until December 1999, and was named 1998 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.
Jensen won the 1997-98
Danish Superliga 1997-98
The 1997-98 Danish Superliga season was the 8th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 25, 1997 to final match on June 1, 1998....
and 2001-02 Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga 2001-02
The 2001–02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association...
championships with Brøndby, and played for Brøndby in the 1999 UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
. He played a total 108 games in all competitions for Brøndby, including 88 games and two goals in the Superliga. When Brøndby hired new manager Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who works as a manager and last coached La Liga side RCD Mallorca. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of football. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La...
in the summer 2002, Jensen was deemed surplus to requirements. He had a short stop at league rivals FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...
, playing 11 games in the first half of the 2002-03 Superliga
Danish Superliga 2002-03
The 2002–03 Danish Superliga season was the 13th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association...
season, before leaving Brøndby.
In early 2003, Jensen joined Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
club Hammarby IF
Hammarby IF
Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...
for their winter training camp, competing with Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
midfielder Simo Valakari
Simo Valakari
Simo Johannes Valakari is a former Finnish footballer, who currently is youth coach of Käpylän Pallo.-Career:...
for a permanent contract. He scored a goal in a training game against the Malta national team
Malta national football team
The Malta national football team is the national football team of Malta and is controlled by the Malta Football Association. Malta played its first international game in February 1957, and began competing for qualification to major tournaments in 1962. The side's first competitive victory came in...
and subsequently signed a three-year contract with Hammarby. He played six years at Hammarby and served as team captain. In the summer of 2006, he suffered a knee injury which eventually demanded a one-and-a-half-year recovery period. He returned in 2007, but suffered a relapse.
In July 2009, Jensen left the club and moved on loan to fellow Stockholm-based club, IF Brommapojkarna
IF Brommapojkarna
IF Brommapojkarna, also called BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is the largest football club in Europe in terms of the number of active teams of all ages - in 2007 there were 247 teams and 3,000 players....
for the remainder of the season. At Brommapojkarna, he looked to establish himself as a central defender. After the loan period ended, he got a permanent two-year contract with Brommapojkarna, signing on a free transfer.
Honours
- Danish SuperligaDanish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
: 1996-97Danish Superliga 1996-97The 1996-97 Danish Superliga season was the 7th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association...
, 1997-98Danish Superliga 1997-98The 1997-98 Danish Superliga season was the 8th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 25, 1997 to final match on June 1, 1998....
, 2001-02Danish Superliga 2001-02The 2001–02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association... - 1998 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year