Dennis Rommedahl

Dennis Rommedahl (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁʌməˌtɛˀl]; born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former footballer who played as a right winger. The second-most capped national player for Denmark, he appeared in 126 matches and scored 21 goals for his country, and was a member of the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. He was nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007, but did not win the award until 2010.

Dennis Rommedahl
Personal information
Full name Dennis Rommedahl
Date of birth (1978-07-22) 22 July 1978
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Lyngby 26 (4)
1997–2004 PSV 161 (29)
1997–1998 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 34 (5)
2004–2007 Charlton Athletic 75 (4)
2007–2010 Ajax 61 (8)
2008–2009 → N.E.C. (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiakos 22 (2)
2011–2013 Brøndby 48 (6)
2013–2014 RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
Total 441 (58)
National team
1996–1997 Denmark U19 4 (1)
1996–1999 Denmark U21 15 (4)
2000–2013 Denmark 126 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Rommedahl was born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen. He played youth football for a number of clubs, including B. 93 and Lyngby. He made his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga.

PSV Eindhoven and RKC Waalwijk

In 1997, he was acquired by PSV Eindhoven, where he made his debut on 22 March in a 1–0 home loss against Heerenveen. After his second match, PSV loaned him to RKC Waalwijk for the 1997–98 season. He returned to PSV in 1998 where he became a success by outrunning defenders and providing dangerous crosses from the wing. He was a member of the PSV squad that won four Eredivisie championships and four Johan Cruijff Shields.

Rommedahl moved from Dutch to English football in the summer 2004 when he signed a four-year contract for Charlton Athletic. His first season was spent settling in at The Valley, with a notable length of time spent on the substitute's bench and on the physiotherapist's table. During his second season, he took a leading role in helping Charlton climb the ladder in the Premier League.

Rommedahl had been linked with several moves away from Charlton. In the summer of 2006, he was nearly sold to Zenit St. Petersburg. In December 2006, he was linked with a £1 million move to F.C. Copenhagen.[2] This link was resurrected as Charlton edged closer to relegation, 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 and Getafe expressed interest in signing him.[3] However, he finally left Charlton on 20 July 2007, moving to Ajax for fee of £680,000.

Ajax and NEC

With Ajax, Rommedahl immediately won his fifth career Johan Cruijff Shield in a 1–0 win over his former team, PSV Eindhoven. He was also one of five players nominated for the Danish Football Player of the Year in 2007. For the second half of the 2008–09 season, he went out on loan to NEC.[4] He finished his Ajax-career at the end of the season 2009–10.

Olympiakos

In July 2010, Rommedahl signed a two-year contract with Olympiakos F.C..[5][6] On 30 August 2011, Olympiakos released Rommedahl to find another club.[7]

Brøndby

Rommedahl joined Brøndby on 30 August 2011 on a free transfer, signing a 2-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt.

RKC Waalwijk

He signed with RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2013.[8] Because of injuries he had never played an official match before he dissolved his contract with the club in January 2015.[9]

International career
Rommedahl playing against the Netherlands at the Euro 2012 tournament.

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

After the appointment of Morten Olsen, Rommedahl was immediately called up for his Denmark debut in August 2000. He played 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 against defending world champions France in Denmark's 2–0 victory. He also played all four Danish matches at the Euro 2004. His unbroken run of national team games ended in February 2004 when he missed the friendly against Turkey.

On 28 May 2010, Olsen announced that Rommedhal would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the 2010 World Cup.[10] He assisted on Bendtner's goal, and scored the winner himself, in a group stage game against Cameroon on 19 June 2010. Rommedahl was also inducted in the final squad for Euro 2012, where he once again participated in all of the Danish group matches.

On 9 October 2014, after a long-term injury, Rommedahl announced that he would officially retire from the national team. He was given a farewell ceremony before Denmark's match against Portugal on 14 October 2014.

Career statistics
Season Club Competition Apps Goals
1995–96LyngbyDanish Superliga90
1996–97LyngbyDanish Superliga174
1996–97PSV EindhovenEredivisie20
1997–98RKC WaalwijkEredivisie345
1998–99PSV EindhovenEredivisie192
1999–2000PSV EindhovenEredivisie230
2000–01PSV EindhovenEredivisie315
2001–02PSV EindhovenEredivisie3412
2002–03PSV EindhovenEredivisie336
2003–04PSV EindhovenEredivisie194
2004–05Charlton AthleticPremier League262
2005–06Charlton AthleticPremier League212
2006–07Charlton AthleticPremier League280
2007–08AjaxEredivisie302
2008–09AjaxEredivisie30
NECEredivisie140
2009–10AjaxEredivisie286
2010–11Olympiakos PiraeusSuper League Greece222
2011–12Brøndby IFDanish Superliga203
2012–13Brøndby IFDanish Superliga283
2013–14RKC WaalwijkEredivisie00
2014–15RKC WaalwijkEerste Divisie00
Total44158

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2000Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–11–12002 World Cup qualifier
2.15 November 2000Copenhagen, Denmark Germany1–02–1Friendly
3.15 November 2000Copenhagen, Denmark Germany2–02–1Friendly
4.1 September 2001Copenhagen, Denmark Northern Ireland1–01–12002 World Cup qualifier
5.6 October 2001Copenhagen, Denmark Iceland1–06–02002 World Cup qualifier
6.17 April 2002Copenhagen, Denmark Israel3–03–1Friendly
7.11 June 2002Incheon, South Korea France1–02–02002 World Cup
8.29 March 2003Bucharest, Romania Romania1–15–2Euro 2004 qualifier
9.29 March 2003Bucharest, Romania Romania5–25–2Euro 2004 qualifier
10.9 February 2005Athens, Greece Greece1–21–22006 World Cup qualifier
11.17 August 2005Copenhagen, Denmark England1–04–1Friendly
12.16 August 2006Odense, Denmark Poland2–02–0Friendly
13.6 September 2006Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland1–02–0Euro 2008 qualifier
14.6 June 2007Riga, Latvia Latvia1–02–0Euro 2008 qualifier
15.6 June 2007Riga, Latvia Latvia2–02–0Euro 2008 qualifier
16.17 October 2007Copenhagen, Denmark Latvia3–13–1Euro 2008 qualifier
17.19 June 2010Pretoria, South Africa Cameroon2–12–12010 World Cup
18.11 August 2010Copenhagen, Denmark Germany1–22–2Friendly
19.26 March 2011Oslo, Norway Norway1–01–1Euro 2012 qualifier
20.7 October 2011Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus2–04–1Euro 2012 qualifier
21.7 October 2011Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus3–04–1Euro 2012 qualifier

Honours

PSV

Ajax

Olympiakos

Individual

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Copenhagen to make bid for Charlton's Rommedahl Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, tribalfootball.com, 31 December 2006
  3. Færch Kvist, Thomas (2007). "Øst eller vest? Eller er hjemme bedst?". Tipsbladet Weekend (Week 18). pp. 14–15.
  4. Rommedahl naar NEC , nu.nl, 20 January 2000
  5. "Rommedahl und Holebas gelandet".
  6. Denmark's Rommedahl signs with Olympiakos – Yahoo! Canada News
  7. "BT Sport - Få alle sportsnyheder, stillinger og resultater fra sportens verden - www.bt.dk".
  8. RKC haalt Rommedahl terug naar de Eredivisie Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Rommedahl weg bij RKC Waalwijk (Dutch). 13 January 2015.
  10. "Olsen names final Denmark squad". UEFA. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  11. "Καλύτερος Δανός ο Ρόμενταλ!".
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