Jesper Rask Explained

Jesper Rask
Fullname:Jesper Rask
Birth Date:1988 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hørning, Denmark
Height:1.96 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2007–2010
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2010–2020
Caps2:299
Goals2:0

Jesper Rask (born 18 July 1988) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

Rask made his senior debut for AGF 29 October 2008 in a Danish Cup round of 16 match against OB, after then starting goalkeeper Steffen Rasmussen fell out with a hand injury prior to the game, and second goalkeeper Morten Hyldgaard was sidelined in the 80th minute with a thigh injury.[2] Rask thus became the third AGF goalkeeper to make his debut against OB in recent times, when Steffen Rasmussen and Erik Boye also started their careers in AGF with a match against OB.

Rask moved to Hobro IK in 2010, after his contract with AGF expired.[3] In the 2013–14 season, he was part of a Hobro-team which secured promotion to the Danish Superliga, four years after having promoted from the third tier 2nd Division. Hobro's successful season came as a surprise, as it had barely secured survival in the second tier the season before.[4] On 2 May 2014, shortly before promotion was a fact, he had extended his contract until the summer of 2016.[5]

On 6 March 2020, Rask announced his retirement from football after the 2019–20 season, following a 10-year tenure at Hobro.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jasper Rask. Soccerway. 24 July 2014.
  2. News: Rask har fuldstændig ro på . 21 March 2021 . Tipsbladet.dk . da.
  3. News: Eriksen . Jørn . Hobro henter keeper i AGF . nordjyske.dk . 20 August 2010 . da.
  4. News: Sejersbøl . Morten Crone . Nu er oprykningen i hus: Hobro er i Superligaen . bt.dk . 1 June 2014 . da.
  5. News: Andersen . Mathias Hove . Hobro forlænger med Jesper Rask . nordjyske.dk . 2 May 2014 . da.
  6. News: Smidt . Henrik . En Rask beslutning: Hobro-målmand stopper . TV2 Nord . 6 March 2020 . da.