Denmark national under-21 football team

Denmark Under-21

Association	Danish Football Association (Dansk Boldspil-Union)
Head coach	Morten Wieghorst
Captain	Andreas Bjelland
Most caps	Jonas Kamper (39)
Top scorer	Peter Møller (16)
Home stadium	Energi Nord Arena, Aalborg
Home colours Away colours
First international
U-21: Denmark 0–2 Norway (Holstebro, Denmark; 25 August 1976)
Biggest win
U-21: Denmark 9–0 Luxembourg (Farum, Denmark; 11 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
U-21: Bulgaria 6–0 Denmark (Sofia, Bulgaria; 25 April 1989)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1978)
Best result	Semi final 1992

The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.

International record

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 – Did not qualify
• 2011 – Hosts

Summer Olympics

Until and including the 1988 Summer Olympics, Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the 1992 Summer Olympics, Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.

• 1992 – Group stage
• 1996 to 2008 – Did not qualify

Current squad

The following squad was selected for the UEFA U-21 Championship 2011 in Denmark between 11 and 25 June 2011.^[1]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Jonas Lössl February 1, 1989 (1989-02-01) (age 22) 15 0 Midtjylland GK Mikkel Andersen December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17) (age 22) 7 0 Reading GK Nicklas Højlund March 6, 1990 (1990-03-06) (age 21) 2 0 Lyngby DF Anders Randrup July 16, 1988 (1988-07-16) (age 23) 18 0 Brøndby DF Andreas Bjelland July 11, 1988 (1988-07-11) (age 23) 13 0 Nordsjælland DF Daniel Wass May 31, 1989 (1989-05-31) (age 22) 11 0 Benfica DF Frederik Sørensen April 14, 1992 (1992-04-14) (age 19) 0 0 Juventus DF Jesper Juelsgård January 26, 1989 (1989-01-26) (age 22) 9 0 Midtjylland DF Lasse Nielsen January 8, 1988 (1988-01-08) (age 23) 12 1 AaB DF Mads Fenger September 10, 1990 (1990-09-10) (age 21) 5 0 Randers DF Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen April 23, 1990 (1990-04-23) (age 21) 9 1 Copenhagen DF Nicolai Boilesen February 16, 1992 (1992-02-16) (age 19) 2 0 AFC Ajax MF Christian Eriksen February 14, 1992 (1992-02-14) (age 19) 0 0 AFC Ajax MF Kasper Povlsen September 26, 1989 (1989-09-26) (age 22) 15 0 AGF MF Mads Albæk January 14, 1990 (1990-01-14) (age 21) 13 0 Midtjylland MF Matti Lund Nielsen May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08) (age 23) 15 1 Nordsjælland MF Mike Jensen February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19) (age 23) 24 3 Brøndby MF Thomas Delaney September 3, 1991 (1991-09-03) (age 20) 3 0 Copenhagen FW Bashkim Kadrii July 9, 1991 (1991-07-09) (age 20) 1 0 OB FW Henrik Dalsgaard July 27, 1989 (1989-07-27) (age 22) 8 0 AaB FW Nicki Bille Nielsen February 7, 1988 (1988-02-07) (age 23) 14 8 Villarreal CF FW Nicolai Jørgensen January 15, 1991 (1991-01-15) (age 20) 6 0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen FW Nicolaj Agger October 23, 1988 (1988-10-23) (age 23) 9 2 Djurgårdens IF

Recent callups

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Frederik Vang Larsen April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) (age 22) 1 0 Copenhagen GK Jesper Weinkouff September 6, 1988 (1988-09-06) (age 23) 0 0 Hjørring GK Kristian Fæste March 24, 1990 (1990-03-24) (age 21) 0 0 Vejle BK GK Martin Hansen June 15, 1990 (1990-06-15) (age 21) 1 0 Liverpool DF Brian Hamalainen May 29, 1989 (1989-05-29) (age 22) 10 1 Lyngby DF Emil Farver September 1, 1989 (1989-09-01) (age 22) 0 0 Silkeborg DF Erik Sviatchenko October 4, 1991 (1991-10-04) (age 20) 5 1 Midtjylland DF Frederik Krabbe March 10, 1988 (1988-03-10) (age 23) 11 0 AGF DF Michael Lumb January 9, 1988 (1988-01-09) (age 23) 11 0 Feyenoord DF Rasmus Christiansen May 29, 1989 (1989-05-29) (age 22) 1 0 Lyngby DF Simon Kjær March 26, 1989 (1989-03-26) (age 22) 2 0 Wolfsburg DF Winston Reid July 3, 1988 (1988-07-03) (age 23) 10 0 Midtjylland MF Jens Stryger Larsen February 21, 1991 (1991-02-21) (age 20) 5 0 Brøndby MF Mads Jessen February 13, 1989 (1989-02-13) (age 22) 0 0 SønderjyskE MF Martin Svensson August 10, 1989 (1989-08-10) (age 22) 2 0 Silkeborg MF Mathias Wichmann August 6, 1991 (1991-08-06) (age 20) 0 0 AaB MF Philip Rasmussen January 12, 1989 (1989-01-12) (age 22) 1 0 Nordsjælland DF Pierre Kanstrup February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) (age 22) 1 0 Brøndby MF Ricki Olsen October 21, 1988 (1988-10-21) (age 23) 2 1 Randers MF Saban Özdogan March 14, 1990 (1990-03-14) (age 21) 0 0 Copenhagen FW Anders Bleg Christiansen June 8, 1990 (1990-06-08) (age 21) 4 0 Lyngby FW Andreas Granskov-Hansen March 5, 1989 (1989-03-05) (age 22) 1 0 Nordsjælland FW Andreas Laudrup November 10, 1990 (1990-11-10) (age 21) 2 1 Nordsjælland FW Casper Johansen July 28, 1988 (1988-07-28) (age 23) 1 0 Horsens FW Christian Sivebæk February 19, 1988 (1988-02-19) (age 23) 5 0 Midtjylland FW Dennis Høegh February 21, 1989 (1989-02-21) (age 22) 1 0 AGF FW Emil Lyng August 3, 1989 (1989-08-03) (age 22) 8 2 Nordsjælland FW Nicklas Helenius Jensen May 8, 1991 (1991-05-08) (age 20) 1 0 AaB FW Patrick Mortensen July 13, 1989 (1989-07-13) (age 22) 7 2 Lyngby FW Ronnie Schwartz August 29, 1989 (1989-08-29) (age 22) 6 1 AaB FW Sebastian Andersen December 23, 1988 (1988-12-23) (age 22) 4 0 AC Horsens FW Simon Christoffersen November 21, 1990 (1990-11-21) (age 21) 3 0 HB Køge FW Søren Frederiksen August 7, 1989 (1989-08-07) (age 22) 8 1 Copenhagen

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	Brøndby	39	3	2002–2006
=2	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese	31	9	1994–1997
=2	Michael Jakobsen	Aalborg BK	31	4	2005–2008
4	Rasmus Würtz	Skive, Aalborg BK	29	1	2002–2006
5	Martin Pedersen	Aalborg BK, SønderjyskE	28	0	2002–2006
6	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby, Auxerre	26	10	2002–2006
=7	Peter Madsen	Brøndby	25	7	1997–1999
=7	Christian Magleby	Brøndby IF, Lyngby FC	25	4	1996–1999
=7	Peter Degn	AGF, Everton	25	3	1996–1999
=7	Jonas Troest	Silkeborg, Hannover 96	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.

Most goals

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals	U-21 Caps	Year(s)
1	Peter Møller	Aalborg BK	16	22	1990–1993
2	Tommy Bechmann	Esbjerg	11	15	2002–2003
3	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby, Auxerre	10	26	2002–2006
=4	Preben Elkjær	Vanløse, Köln, KSC Lokeren	9	9	1976–1979
=4	Morten Rasmussen	AGF	9	21	2004–2006
=4	Martin Jørgensen	AGF, Udinese	9	31	1994–1997
=7	Bent Jensen	B 1913	8	10	1966–1968
=7	Per Frandsen	B 1903, Lille	8	21	1989–1992
=7	Miklos Molnar	Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby BK	8	21	1989–1992
=10	Steffen Højer	Viborg	7	11	1994–1995
=10	Peter Løvenkrands	Rangers	7	12	1999–2001
=10	Peter Madsen	Brøndby	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
• 1980–1989: Richard Møller Nielsen
• 1989–1992: Viggo Jensen
• 1992–1999: Jan B. Poulsen
• 2000–2006: Flemming Serritslev
• 2006–:0000 Keld Bordinggaard

References

1. ^ "U/21 National Team". Danish Football Association. http://www.dbujylland.dk/landshold/herrelandshold/u21-truppen.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship 2006
• Denmark national under-17 football team
• Denmark national football team

External links

• UEFA Under-21 website
• DBU Under-21 website