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For the FC Nordsjælland player, see Daniel Jensen (footballer born 1985).
Daniel Jensen 
Personal information Full name Daniel Monberg Jensen Date of birth 25 June 1979 Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Free agent Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–1998 B.93 44 (9) 1998–2003 Heerenveen 122 (16) 2003–2004 Murcia 28 (0) 2004–2011 Werder Bremen 133 (7) National team‡ 1995–1997 Denmark U19 16 (3) 1999–2002 Denmark U21 19 (2) 2002– Denmark 52 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 October 2010Daniel Monberg Jensen (born 25 June 1979) is a Danish professional football player who is currently a free agent. He most recently played as a midfielder for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He has played more than 40 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 2004 European Championship. He is the younger brother of a retired former Denmark international player Niclas Jensen.
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Biography
Born in Copenhagen, Daniel Jensen started playing football at B93 in the secondary Danish 1st Division. He was called up for Danish under-19 national team in September 1995, and made his senior debut for Boldklubben in the fall 1996. He played a total 16 matches and scored three goals for the under-19 national team, before he was sold to Dutch club Heerenveen in July 1998. While at Heerenveen, he played 19 games and scored two goals for the Danish under-21 national team. In February 2002, he made his Danish national team debut under national coach Morten Olsen.
After more than 100 league matches for Heerenveen, his contract ran out in the summer 2003, and he left the club on a free transfer. He sought a move to a club in the Spanish La Liga championship, and signed a one-year contract with newly promoted team Real Murcia in August 2003. Murcia ended last in the 2003-04 La Liga season, and Jensen was reported on his way to a number of German clubs. He was called up to the Danish team for the 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004) in June 2004. He began the Euro 2004 tournament as a part of the Danish starting line-up, and played full time in the first two matches against Italy and Bulgaria. He was replaced by Christian Poulsen during Denmark's third match, and saw the quarter-final defeat to the Czech Republic from the bench.
Back from Euro 2004, Murcia used a clause in Jensen's contract to prolong it for another two years. The extension hindered Jensen from leaving the club on a free transfer, and he was sold to German club Werder Bremen for €1 million in July 2004. In August 2006, he was a part of the German League Cup winning Werder Bremen team. In January 2008, Jensen signed an extension to his contract with Werder Bremen, that will keep him at the club until 2011.[1]
On 11 May 2011, Jensen was released from his contract a month early due to comments made about the coaching staff after being left out of the squad against Borussia Dortmund. "There was a discussion between him and coach Thomas Schaaf this morning and he has been released with immediate effect," sports director Klaus Allofs said in a statement, "He does not play any role in our planning any more." [2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2006-10-11 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz 
Liechtenstein1-0 4-0 Euro 2008 qualification 2. 2007-02-06 Loftus Road, London 
Australia2-0 3-1 Friendly match 3. 2008-09-10 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon 
Portugal3-2 3-2 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying Honours
- German League Cup: 2006
- German Cup: 2009
References
- ^ "Jensen signs new Werder Bremen deal". Ontheminute.com. http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=9347. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Werder ditch Jensen after critical comments". fourfourtwo.com. http://fourfourtwo.com/news/restofeurope/79331/default.aspx. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
External links
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Daniel Jensen at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Daniel Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2004 1 Sørensen • 2 Bøgelund • 3 Henriksen • 4 Laursen • 5 N. Jensen • 6 Helveg • 7 Gravesen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Sand • 12 Kahlenberg • 13 Krøldrup • 14 C. Jensen • 15 D. Jensen • 16 Skov-Jensen • 17 Poulsen • 18 Priske • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Perez • 21 Madsen • 22 Andersen • 23 Løvenkrands • Coach: Olsen
Denmark squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Sørensen • 2 C. Poulsen • 3 Kjær • 4 Agger • 5 Kvist • 6 L. Jacobsen • 7 Jensen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson (c) • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Bendtner • 12 Kahlenberg • 13 Krøldrup • 14 J. Poulsen • 15 S. B. Poulsen • 16 Andersen • 17 Beckmann • 18 Larsen • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Enevoldsen • 21 Eriksen • 22 Christiansen • 23 Mtiliga • Coach: OlsenCategories:- 1979 births
- Living people
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- SC Heerenveen players
- SV Werder Bremen players
- La Liga footballers
- Real Murcia footballers
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players
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