Jesper Thygesen

Jesper Thygesen (born 20 September 1969) is a Danish football director, commentator, and former player. From 1991 to 2005, Thygesen played 296 games and scored 45 goals in the Danish Superliga. He played in the midfielder position, and represented Ikast FS, Silkeborg IF, Brøndby IF, and Randers FC, winning the 1998 Superliga and 1998 Danish Cup with Brøndby.[1] He played 27 national youth team games, and represented the Denmark League XI national football team on seven occasions in 1997 and 1998.

Jesper Thygesen
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-09-20) 20 September 1969
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Randers Freja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Ikast FS 45 (5)
1994–1998 Silkeborg IF 113 (23)
1998–1999 Brøndby IF 26 (3)
2000–2003 Silkeborg IF 92 (11)
2003–2005 Randers FC 51 (18)
National team
1985–1986 Denmark u17 17 (2)
1986–1988 Denmark u19 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He started his youth career with Randers Freja, before getting his breakthrough with Ikast FS. He returned to the Randers club, now known as Randers FC, in 2003, and ended his career with the team in 2005. He was a playing assistant manager in his final year in Randers FC. He was appointed as Director of the new Randers Football College in 2005,[2] working there until the summer 2009.[3] He served temporarily as attacking coach for Randers FC in the spring 2009.[4]

Jesper Thygesen is currently a sports commentator for the Danish TV-station TV3 Sport.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=1232
  3. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Thygesen-angrebstraener-hos-Randers-FC
  4. http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=3506


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