Thomas Tengstedt Explained

Thomas Tengstedt
Birth Date:1975 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Aalborg, Denmark
Height:1.87 m
Position:Left-back
Years1:1995–1997
Clubs1:Aalborg Chang
Years2:1997–1998
Clubs2:Dundee United
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–2009
Clubs3:Viborg
Caps3:190
Goals3:4

Thomas Tengstedt (born 15 May 1975) is a Danish former professional footballer who most prominently played as a left-back for Viborg FF.

Career

Born in Aalborg, Tengstedt started his career with amateur club Aalborg Chang. He moved abroad to play the 1997-98 season with Scottish Premier Division club Dundee United, but made no first team appearances. He moved back to Denmark in 1998 to play for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 2000 Danish Cup tournament. He played 190 games and scored four goals for Viborg FF in the Superliga,[1] over the span of ten seasons, before the club was relegated to the Danish 1st Division in the summer 2008. In May 2009, Tengstedt ended his career due to injury, having played a total 233 games and scored 12 goals for Viborg FF.[2]

Personal life

His son Casper Tengstedt is also a footballer.[3]

Honours

Viborg FF

Notes and References

  1. http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10111 Thomas Tengstedt
  2. News: Horn. Jakob. Viborg-legende tvunget til stop. 21 May 2015. bold.dk. Danish.
  3. Web site: Nürnberg II holt dänisches Talent Casper Tengstedt. www.bfv.de.
  4. News: Viborg vinder Super Cup. bold.dk. 4 January 2024.