Jens Christian Madsen

Not to be confused with Jens Christian Mosegaard Madsen.

Jens Madsen
Personal information
Full name Jens Christian Madsen
Date of birth (1970-02-01) 1 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Køge, Denmark[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Køge Boldklub ? (?)
1988–1994 Brøndby 128 (16)
1994–1997 AaB 113 (26)
1997–2000 Herfølge 93 (13)
2000 Skoda Xanthi 2 (0)
2000–2001 Livingston 0 (0)
2001–2002 Herfølge 1 (0)
International career
Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Christian Madsen (born 1 February 1970), also known as is a Danish former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Madsen started his career with Køge Boldklub but soon moved to Brøndby IF, where he went on to make 186 appearances for the club in which he scored 21 goals between 1988 and 1994.[3] He also won three Danish championships at the club as well as two Danish Cups. Madsen moved to AaB in 1994, where he won another championship in his first year.[1] Later, he moved to Herfølge Boldklub, where he won his fifth championship in 2000 with his third club as an active player.[4]

After a hugely successful playing career in Denmark, he moved abroad for the first time in 2000, signing with Greek Super League club Skoda Xanthi. He left after five months, describing his tenure there as "a personal crisis", and added in an interview with Tipsbladet: "The club had no idea who I was. I might as well have been a handball player".[4] Madsen later signed with Scottish club Livingston, but said that he had suffered personally from his experience in Greece, which meant that he lacked motivation.[4]

Madsen retired from football after one season in Herfølge Boldklub in 2002.[4]

Honours

Brøndby

AaB

Herfølge

References

  1. ^ a b Fjeldgaard, Flemming (16 March 2014). "Superligaens moderne Jens Madsen". www.berlingske.dk. Berlingske Tidende. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jens Christian Madsen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Jens Madsen (I)". www.brondbystats.dk. Brøndbystats. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sporløs med Jens Madsen". www.tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 23 August 2020.