Misplaced Pages

Jesper Grønkjær: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 17:20, 3 September 2008 edit83.104.51.181 (talk)No edit summary← Previous edit Latest revision as of 02:11, 1 September 2024 edit undoRodRabelo7 (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers113,187 editsm replacing {{IPA-da| → {{IPA|da| (deprecated template) 
(415 intermediate revisions by more than 100 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1977)}}
{{Football player infobox
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
| playername= Jesper Grønkjær
{{Infobox football biography
| image = ]
| name = Jesper Grønkjær
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|8|12}}
| image = JesperGronkjaer cropped.jpg
| cityofbirth = ]
| caption = Grønkjær with ] in 2004
| countryofbirth = ]
| height = 1.87m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/1578 |title=Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information: Jesper Grønkjær |language=da |trans-title=National team database player information: Jesper Grønkjær |publisher=Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU) |access-date=5 December 2017}}</ref>
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|8|12}}
| position = Winger<br>Supporting striker
| birth_place = ], Greenland
| currentclub = ]
| position = {{flatlist|
| clubnumber = 10
* ]
| contractend = 30 June 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sjat.com/html/fck_kontrakter.htm |title=Kontraktlængder i FCK |publisher=SJAT.COM |last=Poulsen |first=Anders |accessdate=2008-01-31 |language=Danish }}</ref>
* ]
| youthyears =
}}
| youthclubs = ]
| currentclub =
| years = 1995-1998<br>1998-2000<br>2000-2004<br>2004<br>2005<br>2005-2006<br>2006-present
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = ]
| clubs = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| years1 = 1995–1998 | clubs1 = ] | caps1 = 86 | goals1 = 10
| caps(goals) = 96 (10)<br>55 (12)<br>88 {{0}}(7)<br>16 {{0}}(0)<br>16 {{0}}(0)<br>25 {{0}}(0)<br>46 {{0}}(8)
| years2 = 1998–2000 | clubs2 = ] | caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 12
| nationalyears = 1993<br>1992-1994<br>1994-1997<br>1996-1999<br>1999-present
| years3 = 2000–2004 | clubs3 = ] | caps3 = 88 | goals3 = 7
| nationalteam = Denmark U-16<br>Denmark U-17<br>Denmark U-19<br>]<br>]
| years4 = 2004–2005 | clubs4 = ] | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}2 {{0}}(2)<br>19 (13)<br>19 {{0}}(7)<br>24 {{0}}(4)<br>70 {{0}}(5)
| years5 = 2005 | clubs5 = ] | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 5 May 2008
| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = ] | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 0
| ntupdate = 17 October 2007
| years7 = 2006–2011 | clubs7 = ] | caps7 = 114 | goals7 = 16
| totalcaps = 400 | totalgoals = 45
| nationalyears1 = 1993 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U-16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1992–1994 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U-17 | nationalcaps2 = 19 | nationalgoals2 = 13
| nationalyears3 = 1994–1997 | nationalteam3 = Denmark U-19 | nationalcaps3 = 19 | nationalgoals3 = 7
| nationalyears4 = 1996–1999 | nationalteam4 = ] | nationalcaps4 = 24 | nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 1999–2010 | nationalteam5 = ] | nationalcaps5 = 80 | nationalgoals5 = 5
}} }}
'''Jesper Grønkjær''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is a ] professional ] player who currently plays for ]. 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 ] as supporting striker. Grønkjær has been ] more than 60 times for the ], scoring five goals. He played for his country at the ], as well as two ] tournaments.


'''Jesper Grønkjær''' ({{IPA|da|ˈjespɐ ˈkʁɶnˌkʰeˀɐ̯}}; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional ]er, who most recently worked as a ] for Scandinavian media network ].
==Biography==
Raised in ], Grønkjær started his career with local team ]. While at Thisted FC, he made his debut for the Danish youth national teams in October 1992 and played 6 matches at the ] ]. He moved on to defending ] champions ] (AaB) in 1995. He played almost 100 matches for the club, including games in the European ] tournament. With three goals in six matches, as the Danish national youth team won silver medals at the 1994 ], he showed himself one of the brightest talents in Danish football. He was named 1995 ] and Grønkjær attracted the attention of a string of European top clubs.


A pacey ], Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a ]. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 ] with ] and playing more than 100 games for English club ]. Grønkjær ended his career with ], winning four ] titles with the club.
===Moving abroad===
As his contract was projected to run out in the summer 1999, AaB sold Grønkjær in a £3.5 million ] with ] club ] in October 1997, with Grønkjær moving to Amsterdam in July 1998. At Ajax, he was coached by fellow Dane ], and played alongside Danish international ]. With Ajax, he won the 2000 ] and he was named 1999-2000 "Ajax Player of the Year" by the fans.


Grønkjær was ] 80 times for the ] from 1999 to 2010, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the World Cup in ] and ], as well as two ] tournaments. He was named 1995 ].
In his first year at Ajax, Grønkjær made his debut for the Danish national team in the ] (Euro 2000) qualification game against ] on March 27, 1999. In the very first minute of the game, he famously echoed ]'s ] mistimed backpass to ] forward ], as Grønkjær passed the ball to ] forward ] who promptly scored the first goal in Italy's 2-1 victory.<ref>{{da icon}} Rasmus Bech, "Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt", ''] article'', March 28, 1999</ref> Despite the disappointing debut game, Grønkjær became an important part of the national team under coach ] and he played full time in Denmark's three games at the Euro 2000 main tournament.


===The record move=== ==Club career==
In October 2000, Grønkjær joined ] club ] for £7.5m, which made him the then most expensive Danish football player. However, he was still sidelined with an injury until January 2001. His career at Chelsea lasted four years, and his erratic form caused much frustration for Chelsea manager ] and the Chelsea fans. However, at his best he could tear past even the best full-backs and he created some great and important goals for the club.


===AaB===
A notable example was when Grønkjær assisted the first goal and scored the second against ] on the final day of the ] at ] to give Chelsea a 2-1 victory and the important fourth place in the league, which allowed the club to qualify for the upcoming ] tournament.
Raised in ], Grønkjær started his career with local team ]. Earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter. He moved on to defending ] champions ] in 1995. He played almost 100 matches for the club, including games in the European ] tournament. He attracted the attention of a string of European top clubs.


===Ajax===
In the 2003-04 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg away at ], Grønkjær came on for ] in the second half, with ] leading 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate. Within six minutes of the substitution, Chelsea equalized through a goal by ]. As ] scored three minutes before the final whistle, Chelsea went on to defeat Arsenal 3-2 on aggregate and book a place in the semi-finals.<ref>Trevor Haylett, , ''UEFA.com'', April 6, 2004</ref> In the following semi-final against ], he scored from outside the ] with a cross-come-shot, but it was not enough for Chelsea to reach the final, as the club was defeated 5-3 on aggregate by Monaco.
AaB sold Grønkjær in a £3.5 million ] with ] club ] in October 1997, with Grønkjær moving to Amsterdam in July 1998. At Ajax, he was coached by fellow Dane ], and played alongside Danish international ]. With Ajax, he won the ] and he was named "Ajax Player of the Year" by the fans in 1999–2000 again finding himself pursued by a host of top teams.<ref>{{cite news |last=Webster |first=Rupert |title=Gronkjaer a good buy say Opta |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/2194058/gronkjaer-a-good-buy-say-opta |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>


===Chelsea===
Grønkjær also scored a strike in front of 67,000 fans at ] against ] in the penultimate game of the ], the second of a three-game scoring streak. His final goal scored for Chelsea came the following week against ], where he scored the winner with a header in the first half.
In October 2000, Grønkjær joined ] club ] for £7.8&nbsp;million,<ref>{{cite news|title=Chelsea sign £7.8m Gronkjaer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-sign-pound78m-gronkjaer-637219.html |url-access=registration |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=31 October 2000 |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609092908/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-sign-pound-7-8m-gronkjaer-637219.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> which made him the then most expensive Danish football player. However, he was still sidelined with an injury until January 2001. His career at Chelsea lasted for four years although his form during that time was somewhat inconsistent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/people/denmark/1650/jesper-gronkjaer/profile |title=Jesper Gronkjaer |publisher=Goal.com |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225232933/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/people/denmark/1650/jesper-gronkjaer/profile |archive-date=25 February 2014}}</ref> At his best he was a constant threat; creating and scoring some very important goals for the club. In Chelsea's fourth round ] match away to ] on 28 January 2001, Grønkjær started his first match for the club and scored two goals and hit the post twice, as Chelsea won 4–2.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1139916.stm | title = Chelsea defeat brave Gills | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 28 January 2001 | access-date = 24 June 2012}}</ref>


His most notable Chelsea performance came against ] on the final day of the ], assisting with the first goal and scoring the second at ] to give Chelsea a 2–1 victory and fourth place in the league, which allowed the club to qualify for the upcoming ] tournament. The importance of this result cannot be overstated, as qualification for the Champions League was considered essential to ]'s impending takeover of the club, which was at the time in some financial difficulty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/columns/story/_/id/1130008/a-new-era-arrives |title=A new era arrives |first=Jon |last=Carter |publisher=ESPN.co.uk |date=6 August 2012 |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> For this reason, it is often referred to as the "billion pound goal."<ref name="indie">{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/jesper-gronkjaer-the-winger-who-scored-chelseas-1bn-goal-2220694.html |url-access=registration |title=Jesper Gronkjaer: The winger who scored Chelsea's £1bn goal |first=Mark |last=Fleming |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=21 February 2011 |access-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102114112/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news/jesper-gronkjaer-the-winger-who-scored-chelsea-s-ps1bn-goal-2220694.html |archive-date=2 January 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Talking about the match in February 2011, Grønkjær said "I remember the goal very well. I was on the right wing when we got a throw-in, but instead of passing I cut in from the right and beat three or four defenders before sticking it in the other corner. It was a nice feeling, and a good reward for a great season."<ref name="indie" />
While at Chelsea, Grønkjær became a mainstay in the Danish national team under new national team coach Morten Olsen, and he played in all of Denmark's four games at the 2002 World Cup. In the qualification games for ], he scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over closest rivals ], helping Denmark qualify for the final tournament in ]. He missed the opening game of Euro 2004 due to the death of his mother, but went to Portugal to join the Danish squad and scored the second goal of the 2-0 win against ].


In the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg away at ], Grønkjær came on for ] in the second half, with ] leading 1–0 on the night and 2–1 on aggregate. Within six minutes of the substitution, Chelsea equalized through a goal by ]. As ] scored three minutes before the final whistle, Chelsea went on to defeat Arsenal 3–2 on aggregate and book a place in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/019c-0e6c11c78a9b-9f881023002b-1000--bridge-breaks-arsenal-s-hearts/ |title=Bridge breaks Arsenal's hearts |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |publisher=UEFA.com |date=6 April 2004 |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> In the following semi-final against ], he scored from outside the ] with a cross-come-shot, but it was not enough for Chelsea to reach the final, as the club was defeated 5–3 on aggregate by Monaco.
===Latter career===
Chelsea had fired manager Ranieri before Euro 2004, and Grønkjær left the club and started the ] at league rivals ]. However, after a poor start with Birmingham, where he failed to adapt to the tactics of the team, he was transferred to ] in January 2005 for a fee of around £2.5m. His spells with Birmingham and Atletico were a troubled time for Grønkjær, and in the summer of 2005 he transferred to ] club ], where the club was building a formidable squad under manager ], with Grønkjær playing alongside fellow Dane ].


Grønkjær also scored a strike in front of 67,000 fans at ] against ] in the penultimate game of the ], the second of a three-game scoring streak. His final goal scored for Chelsea came the following week against ], where he scored the winner with a header in the first half.
However, despite the hype and expectations at the start of the season, the club struggled in mid-table. At the beginning of February 2006, Grønkjær and Tomasson openly criticised Trapattoni as "lacking the will to attack and win." The criticism came after 12 drawn games out of 20, and although Trapattoni wanted to assert his authority and benched both players in the next game, he himself was fired the very next day, on ] ].


===Three clubs in two years===
Rumours in the German and Danish media suggested that Grønkjær would leave Stuttgart in favour of Danish club ]<ref name="fck">{{da icon}} , ''Politiken'', ] ].</ref> and he was presented as a new player for the defending Danish champions on ], ].<ref name="dr_FCK">{{da icon}} , ''dr.dk'', ], ]</ref> Seen as an important player in F.C. Copenhagen's first UEFA Champions League campaign in the ], Grønkjær picked up a ] injury in a September 2006 match against ]. He was prognosed an eight to twelve week recovery,<ref>{{da icon}} Jesper Møller, , '']'', September 15, 2006</ref> and returned in a November game against ] in the ]. On ] 2006, he scored his second Champions League goal in his career, against ] in a match FCK won 3-1 at ].
Chelsea had fired manager ] before ], and Grønkjær signed for ] for £2.2&nbsp;million in July 2004.<ref>{{cite news|title=Birmingham sign Gronkjaer|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/3879817.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 July 2004|access-date=24 August 2011}}</ref> He had a poor start with Birmingham; manager ] attributed this to difficulty adapting to playing in a struggling team, as "he is used to his team dominating the opposition and he is used to the ball more often".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/3977981.stm |publisher=BBC Sport | title=Bruce hails resurgent Gronkjaer | date=3 November 2004 | access-date =6 October 2014}}</ref> He scored only once, against ] in the ].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/3655968.stm |title=Birmingham 3–1 Lincoln |publisher=BBC |date=21 September 2004 | access-date = 2 June 2011}}</ref> He was transferred to ] in December 2004,<ref>{{cite news|title=Gronkjaer ties up move to Madrid|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4066059.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 December 2004|access-date=24 August 2011}}</ref> for a fee of around €2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2392975/Round-up-Gronkjaer-deal-close.html |title=Round-up: Gronkjaer deal close |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=16 December 2004 |access-date=11 August 2013}}</ref> Grønkjær struggled to settle in Spain and, following putting in a transfer request, made a reported €6 million move to ] club ] in the summer of 2005,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=337858&cc=5739 |title=German Bundesliga |publisher=ESPN FC |date=30 July 2005 |access-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006075145/http://www.espnfc.com/story/337858 |archive-date=6 October 2014}}</ref> where the club was building a formidable squad under manager ] and Grønkjær would play alongside fellow Dane ].{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

Despite the hype and expectations at the start of the season, the club struggled in mid-table. At the beginning of February 2006, Grønkjær and Tomasson openly criticised Trapattoni as "lacking the will to attack and win." The criticism came after 12 drawn games out of 20, and although Trapattoni wanted to assert his authority and benched both players in the next game, he himself was fired the very next day, on 9 February 2006. Rumours in the German and Danish media suggested that Grønkjær would leave Stuttgart in favour of Danish club ].<ref name="fck">{{cite web | url = http://politiken.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE147321/jesper-groenkjaer-spoeger-i-fck/ | title = Jesper Grønkjær spøger i FCK |first=Søren |last=Olsen | publisher = Politiken | date = 27 May 2006 | language = da | access-date = 2 June 2011}}</ref>

===Copenhagen===
]
Grønkjær was presented as a new player for the defending ] champions Copenhagen on 23 June 2006.<ref name="dr_FCK">{{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2006/06/23/111233.htm | title = FCK henter Jesper Grønkjær hjem |first=Jens Gjesse |last=Hansen | publisher = dr.dk | date = 23 June 2006 | language = da | access-date = 2 June 2011}}</ref> Seen as an important player for Copenhagen's UEFA Champions League ambitions, Grønkjær helped the team qualify for the ], the first tournament participation in ]. He picked up a ] injury in a September 2006 Champions League match against Portuguese team ]. He was given a prognosis of an eight- to twelve-week recovery,<ref>{{cite web | first = Jesper | last = Møller |url = http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2006/09/15/204638.htm | title = Jesper Grønkjær ude i 8–12 uger | publisher = ] | date = 15 September 2006 | language = da | access-date = 2 June 2011}}</ref> and returned in a November game against ] in the ]. On 6 December 2006, he scored the second Champions League goal of his career, against Scottish team ] in a match FCK won 3–1 at the ]. By the end of the season, Grønkjær had played 21 of 33 games, as Copenhagen retained the ] championship. In November 2007, Grønkjær was named both Superliga Profile of the Year and Superliga Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/dobbeltgevinst-til-fck | title = Dobbeltgevinst til FCK | first = Mads | last = Davidsen | publisher = tipsbladet.dk | language = da | date = 12 November 2007 | access-date = 6 January 2012}}</ref>

During the closing games of the ] in May 2008, Grønkjær sustained a knee injury. The injury became infected by ],<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/fc_koebenhavn/article1561176.ece | title = Trist Grønkjær: Det er ikke fedt | first = Hans-Henrik | last = Hare | publisher = Ekstra Bladet | language = da | date = 26 May 2011 | access-date = 6 January 2012}}</ref> and required three bouts of surgery.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2009/01/26/182128.htm | title = Jesper Grønkjær klar til comeback | first = Jens Gjesse | last = Hansen | publisher = DR | language = da | date = 26 January 2009 | access-date = 6 January 2012}}</ref> He did not recover until halfway through the ], when he rejoined the Copenhagen team for a friendly match against Swedish team ] in January 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=2318&msa=summary |title=28.01. F.C. København - Malmö FF |publisher=] |language=da |date=28 January 2009 |access-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009213742/http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=2318&msa=summary |archive-date= 9 October 2012 }}</ref> By the end of that season, he had again earned a place in the starting line up, as Grønkjær helped Copenhagen win ] of both ] championship and the ] trophy. Grønkjær played the highest number of games in his Copenhagen career during the ], as he helped the club win the ] championship.

With two goals in 12 games, Grønkjær helped Copenhagen advance to the ], as the first Danish team to advance that far into the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Superliga/2011/05/26/102104.htm | title = Sådan vil vi huske Jesper Grønkjær | publisher = DR | language = da | date = 26 May 2011 | access-date = 6 January 2012}}</ref> Copenhagen was eventually eliminated by Grønkjær's former team Chelsea. On 26 May 2011, with Copenhagen having already secured the ] championship, Grønkjær announced that he would retire from professional football after the last league match of that Superliga season.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=11441 | title = Jesper Grønkjær stopper karrieren | publisher = ] | date = 26 May 2011 | language = da | access-date = 2 June 2011 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120716213905/http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=11441 | archive-date = 16 July 2012 | url-status = live }}</ref> "I'd like to be able to go jogging when I have played my last football game," he said. "I want a life without aches."<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Chelsea winger Jesper Gronkjaer set to retire|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13563276.stm|publisher=]|access-date=27 May 2011|date=26 May 2011}}</ref> He played his last game against his first professional club AaB,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.uefa.com/news/01f1-0e789988989c-be908bd721b5-1000--gronkj%C3%A6r-announces-retirement-plan/ | title = Grønkjær announces retirement plan | first = Peter | last = Bruun | publisher = UEFA.com | date = 26 May 2011 | access-date = 9 June 2022}}</ref> and scored the final goal in a 2–0 victory for Copenhagen.

===Return to football===
On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed that Grønkjær had signed with lower amateur-side Græsrødderne.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://footy.dk/2016/02/01/danmarks-vildeste-serie-4-hold-med-kaempe-transferbombe-henter-tidligere-chelsea-stjerne/ |title=Danmarks vildeste Serie 4-hold med kæmpe transferbombe: Henter tidligere Chelsea-stjerne |language=da |website=footy.dk |date=1 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002427/http://footy.dk/2016/02/01/danmarks-vildeste-serie-4-hold-med-kaempe-transferbombe-henter-tidligere-chelsea-stjerne/ |archive-date=5 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv3sport.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fc-graesrodderne-henter-eks-chelsea-spiller/ |title=FC Græsrødderne henter eks-Chelsea-spiller |language=da |publisher=tv3sport.dk |date=1 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203014305/http://www.tv3sport.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fc-graesrodderne-henter-eks-chelsea-spiller/ |archive-date=3 February 2016}}</ref>

==International career==
While at Thisted, Grønkjær made his debut for the Danish youth national teams in October 1992. With three goals in six matches, as the Denmark national youth team won silver medals at the ], Grønkjær showed himself one of the brightest talents in Danish football. He was named 1995 ]. In total, he scored 26 goals in 64 Danish youth team international games.

In his first year at Ajax, Grønkjær made his full international debut for the ] in the ] (Euro 2000) qualification game against ] on 27 March 1999. In the very first minute of the game, he famously echoed ]'s ] mistimed back pass to Spanish forward ], as Grønkjær passed the ball to Italian forward ] who promptly scored the first goal in Italy's 2–1 victory.<ref>{{cite news | first = Rasmus | last = Bech | title = Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt | publisher = ] | date = 28 March 1999 | language = da}}</ref> Despite the disappointing debut game, Grønkjær became an important part of the national team under coach ] and he played full-time in Denmark's three games at the Euro 2000 main tournament.

While at Chelsea, Grønkjær became a mainstay in the Denmark national team under new national team coach Morten Olsen, and he played in all of Denmark's four games at the 2002 World Cup. In the qualification games for ], he scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory over closest rivals ], helping Denmark qualify for the final tournament in Portugal. He missed the opening game of Euro 2004 due to the death of his mother, but went to Portugal to join the Danish squad and scored the second goal of the 2–0 win against ].

He was included in Olsen's squad for the ] in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/01e5-0f85f38f889e-c188a84e8f9f-1000--olsen-names-final-denmark-squad/ |title=Olsen names final Denmark squad |publisher=UEFA.com |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref> After Denmark's elimination from the 2010 World Cup, Grønkjær announced his retirement from international football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sn.dk/danmark/jesper-groenkjaer-stopper-paa-landsholdet/ |title=Grønkjær stopper på landsholdet |language=da |publisher=sn.dk |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=24 June 2010}}</ref>


==Career statistics== ==Career statistics==

{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
===Club===
{{Football player statistics 2|DEN|YY}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|- |-
!rowspan=2|Club
|]||rowspan="3"|]||rowspan="3"|]||29||3||||||||||||||||
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|National cup
!colspan=2|League cup
!colspan=2|Europe/Royal League
!colspan=2|Total
|- |-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|]||28||1||||||||||||||||
|- |-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]||29||6||||||||||||||||
|]
{{Football player statistics 2|NED|YY}}
|]
|29||3||||||colspan="2"|–||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in ]}}||0|||37||3
|- |-
|]
|]||rowspan="3"|]||rowspan="3"|]||25||8||||||||||||||||
|Superliga
|28||1||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||1
|- |-
|]
|]||25||3||||||||||||||||
|Superliga
|29||6||||||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||29||6
|- |-
!colspan="2"|Total
|]||5||1||||||||||||||||
!86!!10!!!!!!colspan="2"|–!!8!!0!!94!!10
{{Football player statistics 2|ENG|YY}}
|- |-
|rowspan="4"|]
|]||rowspan="4"|]||rowspan="4"|]||14||1||||||||||||||||
|]
|]
|25||8||4||2||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||33||10
|- |-
|]
|]||13||0||||||||||||||||
|Eredivisie
|25||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in ]}}||0||30||3
|- |-
|]
|]||30||4||||||||||||||||
|Eredivisie
|5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|name=UC}}||1||6||2
|- |-
!colspan="2"|Total
|]||31||2||||||||||||||||
!55!!12!!5!!2!!0!!0!!9!!1!!69!!15
|- |-
|rowspan="5"|]
|]||]||]||16||0||||||||||||||||
|]
{{Football player statistics 2|ESP|YY}}
|]
|14||1||2||2||0||0||0||0||16||3
|- |-
|]
|]||]||]||16||0||||||||||||||||
|Premier League
{{Football player statistics 2|GER|YY}}
|13||0||3||0||0||0||0||0||16||0
|- |-
|]
|]||]||]||25||0||||||||||||||||
|Premier League
{{Football player statistics 2|DEN|YY}}
|30||4||5||1||2||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||39||5
|- |-
|]
|]||rowspan="3"|]||rowspan="3"|]||21||5||||||||||||||||
|Premier League
|31||2||4||0||3||0||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||48||3
|- |-
!colspan="2"|Total
|]||||||||||||||||||||
!88!!7!!14!!3!!5!!0!!12!!1!!119!!11
|- |-
|]
|]||||||||||||||||||||
|]
{{Football player statistics 3|5|DEN}}107||15||||||||||||||||
|Premier League
{{Football player statistics 4|NED}}55||12||||||||||||||||
{{Football player statistics 4|ENG}}104||7|||||||||||||||| |16||0||0||0||2||1||colspan="2"|–||18||1
|-
{{Football player statistics 4|ESP}}16||0||||||||||||||||
|]
{{Football player statistics 4|GER}}25||0||||||||||||||||
|]
{{Football player statistics 5}}307||34||||||||||||||||
|]
|16||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0
|-
|]
|]
|]
|25||0||2||0||1||0||7{{efn|name=UC}}||0||35||0
|-
|rowspan="6"|]
|]
|Superliga
|21||5||4||0||colspan="2"|–||11{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||36||7
|-
|]
|Superliga
|25||3||3||1||colspan="2"|–||7||1||35||5
|-
|]
|Superliga
|14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||16||2
|-
|]
|Superliga
|29||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||12||4||42||6
|-
|]
|Superliga
|25||4||1||0||colspan="2"|–||12{{efn|name=UCL}}||2||38||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!114!!16!!9!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!44!!9!!167!!26
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!400!!45!!31!!6!!8!!1!!80!!11!!519!!63
|} |}
{{notelist}}


==International goals== ===International===
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.'' :''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grønkjær goal.''

{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|+ List of international goals scored by Jesper Grønkjær
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|- |-
| 1 || ] || ], ] || {{fb|SVN}} || 1-0 || 3-0 || ] | align="center"|1 || 25 April 2001 || ], Denmark || {{fb|SVN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || ]
|- |-
| 2 || ] || ], ] || {{fb|TUN}} || 1-0 || 2-1 || ] | align="center"|2 || 26 May 2002 || ], Japan || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|- |-
| 3 || ] || ], ] || {{fb|NOR}} || 1-0 || 1-0 || ] | align="center"|3 || 7 June 2003 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|NOR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || ]
|- |-
| 4 || ] || ], ] || {{fb|FIN}} || 1-0 || 1-1 || ] | align="center"|4 || 20 August 2003 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|FIN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || Friendly
|- |-
| 5 || ] || ], ] || {{fb|BUL}} || 2-0 || 2-0 || ] | align="center"|5 || 18 June 2004 || ], Portugal || {{fb|BUL}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || ]
|} |}


==Honours== ==Honours==
'''Ajax'''
*'''1995 ]'''
*'''1999 ]''' with Ajax * ]: ]

*'''2007 ]''' with Copenhagen
'''Copenhagen'''
*'''2006-07 TIPS-bladet's Player of the Year'''
* ]: ], ], ], ]
*'''2007 ] Profile of the Year'''
*'''2007 ] Player of the Year''' * ]: ]

*'''2007 Team of the Year'''
'''Individual'''
*'''2007 TIPS-bladet's Autumn Profile'''
* ]: 1995
* TIPS-bladet's Player of the Year: 2006–07
* TIPS-bladet's Autumn Profile: 2007
* Team of the Year: 2007
* ] Profile of the Year: 2007
* ] Player of the Year: 2007


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}} {{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* {{DBU player|1578}}
*
* official ] statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
*
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009213753/http://fck.dk/saesonen/statistik/spillerstatistik/?search=1&play_playerid_fk=174 |date=dmy |title=F.C. Copenhagen profile {{in lang|da}} }}
*
* {{Fussballdaten|groenkjaerjesper77|Jesper Grønkjær}}
*
* {{Soccerbase}}
*
*


{{AFC Ajax Player of the Year}}
{{Navboxes
{{Navboxes colour
|title= Jesper Grønkjær - Navigation boxes
|title= Denmark squads
|bg= #e11b22
|fg= white
|list1= |list1=
{{Denmark Squad 2000 European Championship}} {{Denmark squad UEFA Euro 2000}}
{{Denmark Squad 2002 World Cup}} {{Denmark squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Denmark Squad 2004 European Championship}} {{Denmark squad UEFA Euro 2004}}
{{Denmark squad 2010 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Players of FCK}}
}} }}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Gronkjaer, Jesper}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gronkjaer, Jesper}}
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
]
]
]
]
]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
] ]
]

]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]
]

Latest revision as of 02:11, 1 September 2024

Danish footballer (born 1977)

Jesper Grønkjær
Grønkjær with Birmingham City in 2004
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-08-12) 12 August 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Godthåb, Greenland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)
Youth career
Thisted
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 AaB 86 (10)
1998–2000 Ajax 55 (12)
2000–2004 Chelsea 88 (7)
2004–2005 Birmingham City 16 (0)
2005 Atlético Madrid 16 (0)
2005–2006 VfB Stuttgart 25 (0)
2006–2011 Copenhagen 114 (16)
Total 400 (45)
International career
1993 Denmark U-16 2 (2)
1992–1994 Denmark U-17 19 (13)
1994–1997 Denmark U-19 19 (7)
1996–1999 Denmark U-21 24 (4)
1999–2010 Denmark 80 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesper Grønkjær (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjespɐ ˈkʁɶnˌkʰeˀɐ̯]; born 12 August 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most recently worked as a pundit for Scandinavian media network Viaplay.

A pacey winger, Grønkjær played primarily on the right or left wing, or as a second striker. He played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax and playing more than 100 games for English club Chelsea. Grønkjær ended his career with Copenhagen, winning four Danish Superliga titles with the club.

Grønkjær was capped 80 times for the Denmark national team from 1999 to 2010, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the World Cup in 2002 and 2010, as well as two European Championship tournaments. He was named 1995 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year.

Club career

AaB

Raised in Thisted, Grønkjær started his career with local team Thisted. Earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter. He moved on to defending Danish Superliga champions AaB in 1995. He played almost 100 matches for the club, including games in the European 1995–96 UEFA Champions League tournament. He attracted the attention of a string of European top clubs.

Ajax

AaB sold Grønkjær in a £3.5 million transfer deal with Dutch club Ajax in October 1997, with Grønkjær moving to Amsterdam in July 1998. At Ajax, he was coached by fellow Dane Morten Olsen, and played alongside Danish international Ole Tobiasen. With Ajax, he won the 1998–99 KNVB Cup and he was named "Ajax Player of the Year" by the fans in 1999–2000 again finding himself pursued by a host of top teams.

Chelsea

In October 2000, Grønkjær joined Premier League club Chelsea for £7.8 million, which made him the then most expensive Danish football player. However, he was still sidelined with an injury until January 2001. His career at Chelsea lasted for four years although his form during that time was somewhat inconsistent. At his best he was a constant threat; creating and scoring some very important goals for the club. In Chelsea's fourth round FA Cup match away to Gillingham on 28 January 2001, Grønkjær started his first match for the club and scored two goals and hit the post twice, as Chelsea won 4–2.

His most notable Chelsea performance came against Liverpool on the final day of the 2002–03 season, assisting with the first goal and scoring the second at Stamford Bridge to give Chelsea a 2–1 victory and fourth place in the league, which allowed the club to qualify for the upcoming 2003–04 UEFA Champions League tournament. The importance of this result cannot be overstated, as qualification for the Champions League was considered essential to Roman Abramovich's impending takeover of the club, which was at the time in some financial difficulty. For this reason, it is often referred to as the "billion pound goal." Talking about the match in February 2011, Grønkjær said "I remember the goal very well. I was on the right wing when we got a throw-in, but instead of passing I cut in from the right and beat three or four defenders before sticking it in the other corner. It was a nice feeling, and a good reward for a great season."

In the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg away at Highbury, Grønkjær came on for Scott Parker in the second half, with Arsenal leading 1–0 on the night and 2–1 on aggregate. Within six minutes of the substitution, Chelsea equalized through a goal by Frank Lampard. As Wayne Bridge scored three minutes before the final whistle, Chelsea went on to defeat Arsenal 3–2 on aggregate and book a place in the semi-finals. In the following semi-final against Monaco, he scored from outside the penalty area with a cross-come-shot, but it was not enough for Chelsea to reach the final, as the club was defeated 5–3 on aggregate by Monaco.

Grønkjær also scored a strike in front of 67,000 fans at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the penultimate game of the 2003–04 season, the second of a three-game scoring streak. His final goal scored for Chelsea came the following week against Leeds United, where he scored the winner with a header in the first half.

Three clubs in two years

Chelsea had fired manager Claudio Ranieri before UEFA Euro 2004, and Grønkjær signed for Birmingham City for £2.2 million in July 2004. He had a poor start with Birmingham; manager Steve Bruce attributed this to difficulty adapting to playing in a struggling team, as "he is used to his team dominating the opposition and he is used to the ball more often". He scored only once, against Lincoln City in the Football League Cup. He was transferred to Atlético Madrid in December 2004, for a fee of around €2 million. Grønkjær struggled to settle in Spain and, following putting in a transfer request, made a reported €6 million move to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart in the summer of 2005, where the club was building a formidable squad under manager Giovanni Trapattoni and Grønkjær would play alongside fellow Dane Jon Dahl Tomasson.

Despite the hype and expectations at the start of the season, the club struggled in mid-table. At the beginning of February 2006, Grønkjær and Tomasson openly criticised Trapattoni as "lacking the will to attack and win." The criticism came after 12 drawn games out of 20, and although Trapattoni wanted to assert his authority and benched both players in the next game, he himself was fired the very next day, on 9 February 2006. Rumours in the German and Danish media suggested that Grønkjær would leave Stuttgart in favour of Danish club Copenhagen.

Copenhagen

Jesper Grønkjær during a Copenhagen warm-up

Grønkjær was presented as a new player for the defending Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen on 23 June 2006. Seen as an important player for Copenhagen's UEFA Champions League ambitions, Grønkjær helped the team qualify for the 2006–07 tournament, the first tournament participation in club history. He picked up a groin injury in a September 2006 Champions League match against Portuguese team Benfica. He was given a prognosis of an eight- to twelve-week recovery, and returned in a November game against Esbjerg in the Danish Cup. On 6 December 2006, he scored the second Champions League goal of his career, against Scottish team Celtic in a match FCK won 3–1 at the Parken Stadium. By the end of the season, Grønkjær had played 21 of 33 games, as Copenhagen retained the 2006–07 Danish Superliga championship. In November 2007, Grønkjær was named both Superliga Profile of the Year and Superliga Player of the Year.

During the closing games of the 2007–08 football season in May 2008, Grønkjær sustained a knee injury. The injury became infected by staphylococcus, and required three bouts of surgery. He did not recover until halfway through the 2008–09 football season, when he rejoined the Copenhagen team for a friendly match against Swedish team Malmö in January 2009. By the end of that season, he had again earned a place in the starting line up, as Grønkjær helped Copenhagen win the Double of both 2008–09 Danish Superliga championship and the 2008–09 Danish Cup trophy. Grønkjær played the highest number of games in his Copenhagen career during the 2009–10 football season, as he helped the club win the 2009–10 Danish Superliga championship.

With two goals in 12 games, Grønkjær helped Copenhagen advance to the 2010–11 Champions League Round of 16, as the first Danish team to advance that far into the tournament. Copenhagen was eventually eliminated by Grønkjær's former team Chelsea. On 26 May 2011, with Copenhagen having already secured the 2010–11 Danish Superliga championship, Grønkjær announced that he would retire from professional football after the last league match of that Superliga season. "I'd like to be able to go jogging when I have played my last football game," he said. "I want a life without aches." He played his last game against his first professional club AaB, and scored the final goal in a 2–0 victory for Copenhagen.

Return to football

On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed that Grønkjær had signed with lower amateur-side Græsrødderne.

International career

While at Thisted, Grønkjær made his debut for the Danish youth national teams in October 1992. With three goals in six matches, as the Denmark national youth team won silver medals at the 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, Grønkjær showed himself one of the brightest talents in Danish football. He was named 1995 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year. In total, he scored 26 goals in 64 Danish youth team international games.

In his first year at Ajax, Grønkjær made his full international debut for the Denmark national team in the 2000 European Championship (Euro 2000) qualification game against Italy on 27 March 1999. In the very first minute of the game, he famously echoed Jesper Olsen's 1986 World Cup mistimed back pass to Spanish forward Emilio Butragueño, as Grønkjær passed the ball to Italian forward Filippo Inzaghi who promptly scored the first goal in Italy's 2–1 victory. Despite the disappointing debut game, Grønkjær became an important part of the national team under coach Bo Johansson and he played full-time in Denmark's three games at the Euro 2000 main tournament.

While at Chelsea, Grønkjær became a mainstay in the Denmark national team under new national team coach Morten Olsen, and he played in all of Denmark's four games at the 2002 World Cup. In the qualification games for Euro 2004, he scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory over closest rivals Norway, helping Denmark qualify for the final tournament in Portugal. He missed the opening game of Euro 2004 due to the death of his mother, but went to Portugal to join the Danish squad and scored the second goal of the 2–0 win against Bulgaria.

He was included in Olsen's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. After Denmark's elimination from the 2010 World Cup, Grønkjær announced his retirement from international football.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe/Royal League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AaB 1995–96 Superliga 29 3 – 8 0 37 3
1996–97 Superliga 28 1 – – 28 1
1997–98 Superliga 29 6 – – 29 6
Total 86 10 – 8 0 94 10
Ajax 1998–99 Eredivisie 25 8 4 2 – 4 0 33 10
1999–2000 Eredivisie 25 3 1 0 – 4 0 30 3
2000–01 Eredivisie 5 1 0 0 – 1 1 6 2
Total 55 12 5 2 0 0 9 1 69 15
Chelsea 2000–01 Premier League 14 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 16 3
2001–02 Premier League 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2002–03 Premier League 30 4 5 1 2 0 2 0 39 5
2003–04 Premier League 31 2 4 0 3 0 10 1 48 3
Total 88 7 14 3 5 0 12 1 119 11
Birmingham City 2004–05 Premier League 16 0 0 0 2 1 – 18 1
Atlético Madrid 2004–05 La Liga 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
VfB Stuttgart 2005–06 Bundesliga 25 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 35 0
Copenhagen 2006–07 Superliga 21 5 4 0 – 11 2 36 7
2007–08 Superliga 25 3 3 1 – 7 1 35 5
2008–09 Superliga 14 2 0 0 – 2 0 16 2
2009–10 Superliga 29 2 1 0 – 12 4 42 6
2010–11 Superliga 25 4 1 0 – 12 2 38 6
Total 114 16 9 1 – 44 9 167 26
Career total 400 45 31 6 8 1 80 11 519 63
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Grønkjær goal.
List of international goals scored by Jesper Grønkjær
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 April 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark  Slovenia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2 26 May 2002 Wakayama, Japan  Tunisia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
3 7 June 2003 Copenhagen, Denmark  Norway 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier
4 20 August 2003 Copenhagen, Denmark  Finland 1–0 1–1 Friendly
5 18 June 2004 Braga, Portugal  Bulgaria 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2004

Honours

Ajax

Copenhagen

Individual

References

  1. "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information: Jesper Grønkjær" [National team database player information: Jesper Grønkjær] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil-Union (DBU). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. Webster, Rupert. "Gronkjaer a good buy say Opta". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  3. "Chelsea sign £7.8m Gronkjaer". The Independent. London. 31 October 2000. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  4. "Jesper Gronkjaer". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. "Chelsea defeat brave Gills". BBC Sport. 28 January 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. Carter, Jon (6 August 2012). "A new era arrives". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Fleming, Mark (21 February 2011). "Jesper Gronkjaer: The winger who scored Chelsea's £1bn goal". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. Haylett, Trevor (6 April 2004). "Bridge breaks Arsenal's hearts". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  9. "Birmingham sign Gronkjaer". BBC Sport. 12 July 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  10. "Bruce hails resurgent Gronkjaer". BBC Sport. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. "Birmingham 3–1 Lincoln". BBC. 21 September 2004. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  12. "Gronkjaer ties up move to Madrid". BBC Sport. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  13. "Round-up: Gronkjaer deal close". The Daily Telegraph. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  14. "German Bundesliga". ESPN FC. 30 July 2005. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  15. Olsen, Søren (27 May 2006). "Jesper Grønkjær spøger i FCK" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  16. Hansen, Jens Gjesse (23 June 2006). "FCK henter Jesper Grønkjær hjem" (in Danish). dr.dk. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  17. Møller, Jesper (15 September 2006). "Jesper Grønkjær ude i 8–12 uger" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  18. Davidsen, Mads (12 November 2007). "Dobbeltgevinst til FCK" (in Danish). tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  19. Hare, Hans-Henrik (26 May 2011). "Trist Grønkjær: Det er ikke fedt" (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  20. Hansen, Jens Gjesse (26 January 2009). "Jesper Grønkjær klar til comeback" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  21. "28.01. F.C. København - Malmö FF" (in Danish). FCK.dk. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  22. "Sådan vil vi huske Jesper Grønkjær" (in Danish). DR. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  23. "Jesper Grønkjær stopper karrieren" (in Danish). FCK.dk. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  24. "Former Chelsea winger Jesper Gronkjaer set to retire". BBC Sport. 26 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  25. Bruun, Peter (26 May 2011). "Grønkjær announces retirement plan". UEFA.com. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  26. "Danmarks vildeste Serie 4-hold med kæmpe transferbombe: Henter tidligere Chelsea-stjerne". footy.dk (in Danish). 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
  27. "FC Græsrødderne henter eks-Chelsea-spiller" (in Danish). tv3sport.dk. 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016.
  28. Bech, Rasmus (28 March 1999). "Den aften, da Jesper Olsen blev glemt" (in Danish). Politiken.
  29. "Olsen names final Denmark squad". UEFA.com. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  30. "Grønkjær stopper på landsholdet" (in Danish). sn.dk. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

External links

AFC Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award)
Denmark squads
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2000
Denmark
Denmark squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup
Denmark
Denmark squad – UEFA Euro 2004
Denmark
Denmark squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Denmark
Categories:
Jesper Grønkjær: Difference between revisions Add topic