Dennis Rommedahl

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Dennis Rommedahl
Personal information
Date of birth	July 22, 1978 (1978-07-22) (age 29)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward, Winger
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	19
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1995-1997 1997-2004 1997-1998 2004-2007 2007-present	Lyngby FC PSV → RKC Waalwijk (loan) Charlton Athletic Ajax	026 0(4) 191 (39) 034 0(5) 081 0(6) 011 0(3)
National team2
2000-present	Denmark	078 (16)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 August 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 June 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Ajax. He has represented the Danish national football team in more than 70 matches, scoring 16 goals, and Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments. He was named Danish Footballer of the Year for 2007.

He is a winger well known for his pace and tricks.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Early career 1.2 PSV 1.3 Charlton 1.4 Ajax 2 International career 3 Statistics 4 International goals 5 Honours 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Early career

Born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen, Rommedahl went on to play youth football for a number of clubs, including B 93 and Lyngby FC. He got his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga championship.

[edit] PSV

In 1997, he was brought to the Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, where he made his debut on March 22 in a 1-0 home loss against SC Heerenveen. After playing another match, PSV subsequently loaned him out to RKC Waalwijk for the 1997–98 season. He returned to PSV in 1998 and became a success by outrunning rival defenders with his fast wing-runs and excellent crossing ability. In total, he won four Eredivisie championships with PSV as well as four times the Johan Cruijff-schaal. He was linked with a big-money move to Italy, which never happened despite the reported interest.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Charlton

Rommedahl made the switch from Dutch to English football in the summer 2004, with Charlton Athletic beating Tottenham Hotspur to his signature, Rommedahl signing a four-year contract. His first season was spent settling in, with a notable length of time spent on the bench and on the physio's table, but his second season saw him flourish as he took a leading role in helping Charlton up towards the top of the Premiership.

Rommedahl had been linked with several moves away from Charlton. In the summer of 2006, he was nearly sold to FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. In December 2006, he was linked with a £1 million move to F.C. Copenhagen.^[1] This link was resurrected as Charlton edged closer to relegation, this time with Rommedahl being discussed as a replacement for Michael Silberbauer who was expected to leave Denmark to join a foreign club. In the summer of 2007, Galatasaray SK and Getafe CF were interested in signing him.^[2] Eventually he and Charlton agreed to sell him to Dutch side Ajax on July 20, 2007 for fee of £680,000.

[edit] Ajax

With Ajax, Rommedahl immediately won his fifth career Johan Cruijff-schaal in a 1-0 win over his former team PSV Eindhoven. He was also named Danish Football player of the Year for 2007.

[edit] International career

Rommedahl was selected to play for the Danish under-19 national youth team in July 1996. In all, he went on to play a combined 19 matches and score 5 goals for the under-19 and under-21 national youth teams.

When Morten Olsen, former coach of Dutch club Ajax, took over as coach of the Danish national team, Rommedahl was immediately called up for his Denmark debut in August 2000. Rommedahl went on to play the next 38 Danish national team matches in a row, the first 32 games in the starting line-up. The 38 games included Denmark's four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal against defending world champions France in Denmark's 2-0 victory. His unbroken run of national team games was stopped in February 2004 when he missed the friendly match against Turkey. He also played all four Danish matches at the Euro 2004.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
1995/96	Lyngby FC	Danish Superliga	9	0
1996/97	Lyngby FC	Danish Superliga	17	4
1996/97	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	2	0
1997/98	RKC Waalwijk	Eredivisie	34	5
1998/99	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	19	2
1999/00	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	23	0
2000/01	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	31	5
2001/02	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	34	12
2002/03	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	33	6
2003/04	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	19	4
2004/05	Charlton Athletic	FA Premier League	26	2
2005/06	Charlton Athletic	FA Premier League	21	2
2006/07	Charlton Athletic	FA Premier League	28	0
2007/08	Ajax	Eredivisie	12	3
Total			208	44

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2000-10-07	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	1-1	1-1	2002 World Cup qualification
2	2000-11-15	Copenhagen, Denmark	Germany	1-0	2-1	Friendly match
3	2000-11-15	Copenhagen, Denmark	Germany	2-0	2-1	Friendly match
4	2001-09-01	Copenhagen, Denmark	Northern Ireland	1-0	1-1	2002 World Cup qualification
5	2001-10-06	Copenhagen, Denmark	Iceland	1-0	6-0	2002 World Cup qualification
6	2002-04-17	Copenhagen, Denmark	Israel	3-0	3-1	Friendly match
7	2002-06-11	Incheon, South Korea	France	1-0	2-0	2002 FIFA World Cup
8	2003-03-29	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	1-1	5-2	Euro 2004 qualification
9	2003-03-29	Bucharest, Romania	Romania	5-2	5-2	Euro 2004 qualification
10	2005-02-09	Athens, Greece	Greece	1-2	1-2	2006 World Cup qualification
11	2005-08-17	Copenhagen, Denmark	England	1-0	4-1	Friendly match
12	2006-08-16	Odense, Denmark	Poland	2-0	2-0	Friendly match
13	2006-09-06	Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1-0	2-0	Euro 2008 qualification
14	2007-06-06	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	1-0	2-0	Euro 2008 qualification
15	2007-06-06	Riga, Latvia	Latvia	2-0	2-0	Euro 2008 qualification
16	2007-10-17	Copenhagen, Denmark	Latvia	3-1	3-1	Euro 2008 qualification

[edit] Honours

• Dutch Eredivisie : 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003
• Dutch Super Cup : 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007

[edit] References

• Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine

[edit] External links

• Voetbal International profile
• Dennis Rommedahl career stats at Soccerbase
• DennisRommedahl.com
• FanSite (under construction)
• Danish national team profile
• FootballDatabase career stats

Awards
Preceded by Christian Poulsen	Danish Football Player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent

v • d • e Denmark squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Sørensen • 2 Tøfting • 3 Henriksen • 4 Laursen • 5 Heintze • 6 Helveg • 7 Gravesen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Sand • 12 N. Jensen • 13 Lustü • 14 C. Jensen • 15 Michaelsen • 16 Kjær • 17 Poulsen • 18 Løvenkrands • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Bøgelund • 21 Madsen • 22 Christiansen • 23 Nielsen • Coach: Olsen

v • d • e Denmark squad - UEFA Euro 2004 1 Sørensen • 2 Bøgelund • 3 Henriksen • 4 Laursen • 5 N. Jensen • 6 Helveg • 7 Gravesen • 8 Grønkjær • 9 Tomasson • 10 Jørgensen • 11 Sand • 12 Kahlenberg • 13 Krøldrup • 14 C. Jensen • 15 D. Jensen • 16 Skov-Jensen • 17 Poulsen • 18 Priske • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Perez • 21 Madsen • 22 Andersen • 23 Løvenkrands • Coach: Olsen

v • d • e AFC Ajax – current squad 1 Stekelenburg • 3 Silva • 4 Vermaelen • 5 Emanuelson • 6 Kuffour • 7 Kennedy • 8 Urzaiz • 9 Huntelaar • 10 Luque • 11 Leonardo • 12 Heijblok • 15 Delorge • 16 Suárez • 17 Vertonghen • 18 Gabri • 19 Rommedahl • 20 Ogăraru • 21 Manucharyan • 22 Mitea • 23 Lindgren • 24 Donald • 25 Van der Wiel • 26 Sarpong • 27 Anita • 28 Krohn-Dehli • 29 Perez • 30 Gentenaar • 31 Colin • 32 Slijngard • 34 Goossens • 37 van der Heijden • 38 De Jong • 39 Wormgoor • Manager: Koster