Jan Budtz
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Jan Budtz | |
| Date of birth | 20 April 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2004–2005 2005 2005–2007 2007 2007–2009 2009 2009-present |
B 1909 FC Nordsjælland Doncaster Rovers → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Hartlepool United → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
27 (0) 4 (0) 38 (0) 3 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jan Budtz (born 20 April 1979 in Hillerød) is a Danish footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper and is currently with Eastwood Town. He is the twin brother of fellow football player Ole Budtz.
[edit] Biography
Budtz became an instant hero in his first game for Doncaster Rovers when he replaced the injured Andy Warrington during a League Cup tie against Manchester City in September 2005. He saved two of the three taken by the Premier League side during the shootout to send Doncaster into the next round (the first penalty, by Darius Vassell, hit the crossbar). His name was subsequently plastered all over local and national newspapers the following day and he also made several appearances on local TV news channels.[1]
Following his initial day of glory, he largely failed to progress though. Although he enjoyed a good run in the first team in the 2005/06 season, he was increasingly sidelined in Spring 2006. Budtz fractured a bone in his hand in January 2006,[2] and Doncaster Rovers quickly signed replacement Alan Blayney.[3]
By the beginning of the 2006-07 season, he was relegated to third choice behind Benjamin Smith and Blayney. Budtz signed an emergency loan deal with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Championship. He eventually signed a six-week extension with Wolves, and made his debut on 17 March as a half-time substitute in a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday. He was eventually recalled by his parent club on 24 April, following their own on-loan goalkeeper, Neil Sullivan, returning to Leeds United.
Budtz was signed by fellow League One side Hartlepool United on 29 June 2007.[4] He was their first-choice goalkeeper throughout the first half of the season, but lost his place for the final months after some poor performances.
On 14 February 2009, he was loaned out to Oldham Athletic on a month's loan,[5] making his debut on the same day in a 2–1 victory over Northampton Town.[6] He returned to Hartlepool but was released from his contract on 6 May after being deemed surplus to requirements.[7]
He signed for Blue Square North side Eastwood Town on 16.09.2009.
[edit] References
- ^ Budtz unfazed by Man City stars, BBC Sport, 22 September 2005
- ^ (Danish) Jens Gjesse Hansen, Jan Budtz brækker knogle i hånden, Danmarks Radio, 6 January 2006
- ^ Doncaster snap up keeper Blayney, BBC Sport, 5 January 2006
- ^ "Pools Sign Danish Goalkeeper". Vitalfootball. 2007-06-29. http://www.hartlepool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=71420.
- ^ "Pools keeper signs on loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. 2009-02-14. http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/page/NewsUpdate/0,,10337~1556813,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "Oldham 2-1 Northampton". BBC Sport. 2009-02-14. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7872908.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
- ^ "Pools part with quintet". Sky Sports. 2009-05-06. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11719_5289559,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
[edit] External links
- Hartlepool United profile
- Jan Budtz profile at In The Mad Crowd
- Vital Hartlepool Profile: Jan Budtz
- Jan Budtz career stats at Soccerbase
