Kim Christensen (footballer, born 1980)

For the Danish football goalkeeper, see Kim Christensen (footballer born 1979).
Kim Christensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-05-08) 8 May 1980
Place of birth Frederiksværk, Denmark
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Frederiksværk FK (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Lyngby BK 70 (18)
2001–2003 Hamburger SV 12 (1)
2003–2005 FC Twente 53 (10)
2005–2006 Brøndby IF 19 (3)
2006–2007 Odense Boldklub 26 (5)
2007–2008 Barnsley 11 (1)
2008–2009 FC Midtjylland 18 (2)
2010–2011 Akademisk Boldklub 15 (4)
2011–2012 HIK
2012–2014 Blovstrød IF
National team
2000–2001 Denmark U21 9 (1)
Teams managed
2012–2014 Blovstrød IF (player-coach)[1]
2014–2015 HIK (assistant)[2]
2015 Allerød FK (assistant)[3]
2015– Frederiksværk FK[4]

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Kim Christensen (born 8 May 1980 in Frederiksværk) is a Danish football coach and former professional football player,[5] who currently is managing Frederiksværk FK.

Christensen scored a single goal in nine games for the Denmark under-21 national football team from 2000 to 2001.

Career

Early career

Christensen started his career with Danish club Lyngby BK. In December 2001, Christensen moved abroad to play for German club Hamburger SV in a DKK 500,000 transfer deal. He had a hard time forcing his way into the starting line-up, and left the club to join Dutch club FC Twente in the summer 2003. At Twente, he found playing time once more.

When his Twente contract ran out in July 2005, Christensen moved back to Denmark on a free transfer to play for Brøndby IF. Following a single year at Brøndby, he moved to league rivals OB in the summer 2006. In August 2007 he transferred to Barnsley.

On 23 June 2008 he signed a two-year contract with FC Midtjylland.

Barnsley

Christensen received international clearance and was able to make his debut against Colchester United. He was named as a substitute but came on in the 73rd minute and his shot won a penalty through handball which Brian Howard dispatched. In further matches he continued to come on in a substitute role and scored his first goal for the club in an away game at Charlton Athletic, an injury time equaliser which earned the team a point.[6]

Frederiksværk Fodbold Klub After Kim ended his career on the pitch, he decided to join his local childhood club FFK. He is a very successful coach now, and he is playing with his team in Serie 2, which is the 9'th best league in Denmark.

References

  1. ↑ "Kim C. skal være Serie 3-træner". bold.dk. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "HIK PRÆSENTERER NYT TRÆNERTEAM". fodbold.hik.dk. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Kim Christensen assistenttræner i AFK". alleroed.lokalavisen.dk. 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tidligere Superliga-spiller bliver træner i serie 2". tipsbladet.dk. 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Christensen, Kim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Charlton 1-1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
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