Christopher Poulsen
Christopher Poulsen (born 11 September 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer player who played as defender. He previously played for Superliga clubs Silkeborg IF and FC Midtjylland.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Fangel Poulsen | ||
Date of birth | September 11, 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Hjørring, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Bindslev-Tversted IF | |||
– | Hjørring IF | ||
– | Silkeborg IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2005 | Silkeborg IF | 86 | (5) |
2005–2007 | Viborg FF | 56 | (3) |
2007–2009 | FC Midtjylland | 60 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Silkeborg IF | 95 | (3) |
2013–2016 | Viborg FF | 72 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Silkeborg KFUM | ||
National team | |||
2002 | Denmark U-21 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2016–2018 | Silkeborg KFUM (player-assistant) | ||
2018–2020 | Højslev St. IF | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2020 (UTC) |
Player career
Poulsen played one game for the Denmark national under-21 football team in November 2002. He was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team by national team manager Morten Olsen in January 2007, and took part in two unofficial national team games during the team's tour of the United States, El Salvador, and Honduras. He made his senior Denmark national football team debut in an August 2008 friendly match against Spain, coming on as a substitute. He started his second national team game in September 2008, and played the entire game as Denmark drew Hungary 0-0 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.
On April 16, 2013 Silkeborg IF announced that they had terminated Christopher Poulsen's contract one year early due to "disagreements over nonsporting issues" [1] In June 2013, he rejoined his former club Viborg FF.
In July 2016, Poulsen retired from professional football, instead opting to continue as a player-assistant coach for Silkeborg KFUM competing in the Series 1, the sixth highest level of Danish football.[2]
Managerial career
On 22 November 2018, Højslev St. IF, competing in the sixth highest division, announced that Poulsen had been appointed as their new head coach.[3] He was sacked in January 2020.[4]
References
- "Christopher Poulsen stopper i SIF". Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- Blond, Mikael (11 July 2016). "Christopher P. spillende assistent i Serie 1". bold.dk. bold.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Jensen, Kenneth (22 November 2018). "Tidligere Superliga-spillere bliver serietrænere". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- "Vigtig information". facebook.com. Højslev St. IF. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- Christopher P. stopper i Viborg, bold.dk, 3 May 2016
External links
- Danish national team profile
- Career statistics by Danmarks Radio
- Danish Superliga statistics
- Haslund profile