Daniel Jensen Explained

Daniel Jensen
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Full Name:Daniel Monberg Jensen
Birth Date:25 June 1979
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Height:1.79 m
Position:Central midfielder
Years1:1996–1998
Caps1:44
Goals1:9
Years2:1998–2003
Caps2:123
Goals2:16
Years3:2003–2004
Clubs3:Murcia
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:2004–2011
Caps4:133
Goals4:7
Years5:2012
Clubs5:Novara
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2013
Caps6:10
Goals6:0
Years7:2013–2015
Caps7:48
Goals7:3
Years8:2015–2016
Caps8:9
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:401
Totalgoals:35
Nationalyears1:1995–1997
Nationalteam1:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:1999–2002
Nationalteam2:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps2:19
Nationalgoals2:2
Nationalyears3:2002–2010
Nationalteam3:Denmark
Nationalcaps3:52
Nationalgoals3:3

Daniel Monberg Jensen (born 25 June 1979) is a Danish former professional footballer. A central midfielder, he was known for making good passes in the final third of the field. He played more than 50 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark 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.

Club career

Early career

Born in Copenhagen, Daniel Jensen started playing football at B93 in the secondary Danish 1st Division. In his time at the club he made 44 appearances scoring 9 goals. 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.

Heerenveen

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.

Murcia

Jensen sought a move to a club in the 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.

Werder Bremen

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 would 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]

Later career

In December 2011, he joined Italian Serie A club Novara on trial, in an attempt to get a new contract.[3] In January 2012, Jensen signed a contract with Novara that kept him at the club until 2013.

Personal life

Jensen's older brother Niclas was also a professional footballer. Like Daniel, Niclas also represented Denmark at international level and played in the Bundesliga.[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heerenveen1998–99[5] Eredivisie100010
1999–2000Eredivisie29410304
2000–01Eredivisie30361364
2001–02Eredivisie31531346
2002–03Eredivisie32420344
Total12316001220013518
Real Murcia2003–04Primera División2801000290
Werder Bremen2004–05Bundesliga210324100283
2005–06Bundesliga271313000332
2006–07Bundesliga234107010324
2007–08Bundesliga2722012100413
2008–09Bundesliga1102060190
2009–10Bundesliga1301050190
2010–11Bundesliga1101030150
Total13371334021018712
Novara2011–12[6] Serie A601070
2012–13Serie A002020
Total6030000090
Copenhagen2012–13Danish Superliga1000000100
SønderjyskE2013–14Danish Superliga23330263
2014–15Danish Superliga25000250
Total483300000513
Lyngby2015–16Danish 1st Division9010100
Career total357262135241043133

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jensen goal.

List of international goals scored by Daniel Jensen
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 11 October 2006 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 4–0 Euro 2008 qualification
2 6 February 2007 Loftus Road, London, England 2–0 3–1 Friendly
3 10 September 2008 Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal 3–2 3–2 FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying

Honours

Werder Bremen

2006

2008–09

Copenhagen

2012–13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jensen signs new Werder Bremen deal. Ontheminute.com . 22 January 2008 .
  2. Web site: Werder ditch Jensen after critical comments. fourfourtwo.com . 11 May 2011 .
  3. News: Jensen sempre più vicino a Novara . La Stampa . 29 December 2011 . 2 January 2012 . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324164105/http://www3.lastampa.it/sport/sezioni/quinovara/articolo/lstp/436149/ . 24 March 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Freese . Mathias . Fußball: Jensen schwärmt von Zeit an der Weser . NWZ Online . Nordwestzeitung . 20 June 2019 . de . 2 April 2014.
  5. Web site: Daniel Jensen » Club matches . worldfootball.net . 6 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Denmark - D. Jensen - Profile with news, career statistics and history . Soccerway . 6 February 2021.