Bjarne Jensen (footballer)

Bjarne Jensen
Personal information
Full name Bjarne Jensen
Date of birth (1959-04-16) 16 April 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birth Brøndby, Denmark[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1978 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1992 Brøndby 402 (22)
International career
1988–1989 Denmark 4 (0)
Managerial career
1995–1998 Virum-Sorgenfri
2000–2001 Brønshøj
2005–2006 Allerød
2007 Hvidovre
2008–2009 Herlev
2009–2010 Elite 3000 Helsingør
2010 Brøndby IF (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bjarne Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpjɑːnə ˈjensn̩]; born 16 April 1959) is a Danish former footballer who played as a defender. Jensen continues to hold the record of most appearances for Brøndby IF with 556, of which 402 were in the Danish leagues.[3] He continued as a manager after his playing career.

Club career

Jensen spent all 14 seasons of his playing career with Brøndby IF before retiring at age 33 in 1992. From his senior debut in 1978, where the club competed in the 2nd Division (second-tier) until his retirement, Jensen won 5 Danish championships and 1 Danish Cup.[4] He won the award of Brøndby Player of the Year twice; in 1984 and 1988, while also winning Danish Player of the Year in the latter.[5] Jensen played his final Brøndby game in November 1992,[6] before ending his career. He still holds Brøndby IF's record of most appearances with 556 senior games, in which he scored 32 goals.[5][1]

International career

Jensen gained four caps for the Denmark national team, in which he scored no goals.[7]

Honours

Brøndby

References

  1. ^ a b Thoby, Esben (2013). Brøndby IF - 1964-2014 : 50 fortællinger fra 50 profiler (1. udgave ed.). [Aarhus]: Turbine. pp. 56–61. ISBN 978-87-7141-333-5.
  2. ^ Houlind, Søren (8 April 2010). "Brøndby aggressive og toneangivende". bold.dk (in Danish). - Kan jeg være med til at gøre en forskel her, så gør jeg det. Det er den klub, der ligger mit hjerte nærmest. Jeg er født og opvokset i Brøndby.
  3. ^ "Bjarne Jensen (I)". brondbystats.dk. Brøndbystats. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Lund Hansen, Thomas (7 May 2013). "Brøndby-kæmper forsøgte at aflive aktieemission". Jyllands-Posten.dk. Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Den eksklusive klub". Brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 23 December 2005. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Spillerstatistik". DanskFodbold.com. Dansk Fodbold. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Bjarne Jensen - Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU.dk. Danish Football Association (DBU). Retrieved 12 August 2020.