Martin Bernburg
 Martin Bernburg in 2011. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Løfqvist Bernburg | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nykøbing (youth) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fremad Amager | |||
| B.93 | |||
| 2002–2005 | KB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Copenhagen | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Nordsjælland | 69 | (32) |
| 2009–2014 | Brøndby | 49 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Tårnby FF | 28 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Denmark | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Brøndby (U19 assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Helsingør (youth) | ||
| 2021– | Nykøbing (youth) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Martin Løfqvist Bernburg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpɛɐ̯ˀnˌpɒˀ]; born 26 December 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He previously notably played for FC Nordsjælland and Brøndby IF and also gained caps for the Danish national team.
Club career[edit]
FC Copenhagen[edit]
Born in Amager, Copenhagen, he was the top scorer some seasons in a row for F.C. Copenhagens youth team; he played alongside the likes of other Copenhagen talents William Kvist, Lasse Quist, Jeppe Brandrup, Thomas Villadsen, Morten Bertolt, and Nicklas Svendsen signed senior contracts and was subsequently moved to the first team squad.[1] All being considered great talents, and all being parts of the national youth teams, only William Kvist managed to become a regular.
Appearing only seven times for F.C. Copenhagen[nb 1] with his league debut coming on 13 August 2006 in a game where he played the first 54 minutes of the Superliga match against Odense BK at Parken Stadium. He only played because Marcus Allbäck had a small injury.
In FC Copenhagen, the road to first team football was long behind the likes of Marcus Allbäck, Fredrik Berglund and Alvaro Santos. As a consequence of this, he transferred to FC Nordsjælland where he instantly became a success.
FC Nordsjælland[edit]
Coming to FC Nordsjælland from F.C. Copenhagen, he was supposed to fill the hole that the departure of Morten Nordstrand to F.C. Copenhagen had left. Being physically stronger than Nordstrand, he quickly became an important player scoring in more than every other match. His strong performances had him linked with a move to both FC Midtjylland and Brøndby IF[2] and later FC Utrecht expressed interest in him.[3] His strong performances also earned him a call-up for the Danish national team, however he didn't make his debut at this time.
Alongside Hertha BSC FC Nordsjælland participated in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup on a UEFA Fair-Play quota. In their first qualification round, they draw Estonian TVMK Tallinn, where FC Nordsjælland proceeded 8–0 on aggregate score
Scottish club Queen of the South from Dumfries were drawn in the second qualification round. FC Nordsjælland won the first game 1–2. In the second match, Bob Harris had Queens in the lead from a well worked free-kick after 2 minutes. With Queen pushing for the critical second goal, with 5 minutes remaining two goals by Bernburg put the tie beyond Queens.[4][5]
Brøndby IF[edit]
On 18 August 2009, Brøndby IF signed Bernburg on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Bernburg was plagued with injuries since his transfer; he only made 49 league appearances for Brøndby, scoring four goals.
A few years after ending his career, he criticised the medical treatment he received in Brøndby after the dismissal of head coach Kent Nielsen and discussed mental health problems in professional football.[6]
Tårnby FF[edit]
Bernburg was forced to end his professional career due to persistent knee injuries and retired in January 2014. On 6 July 2015, however, he signed with amateur side Tårnby FF.[7] He stopped definitively after two years in Tårnby.[6]
International career[edit]
Denmark[edit]
As a result of an injury to Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen he on 2008-03-24 received a call-up to the Danish national team alongside Mikkel Thygesen who was replacing Martin Jørgensen.[8] Bernburg who at the moment was suffering from jumper's knee had to be replaced by Morten Nordstrand.[9]
On 2008-08-20 he received his second call-up, this time for a match against Spain, however, he spent the entire match on the bench as Denmark succumbed to a 3–0 loss.
On 2008-09-03 he was called up as a safety net to Nicklas Bendtner and Jon Dahl Tomasson who both suffered from minor injuries,[10] for the matches against Hungary and Portugal in Denmark's 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. Against Hungary, he spent the entire match on the bench. Against Portugal, however, he came in with 10 minutes to go in the game, when the score was 2–1 in Portugal's favour. He helped the Danish team to a sensational 2–3 win, earning him his first national cap.
Coaching career[edit]
On 21 January 2014, Bernburg was named assistant coach of Brøndby IF U19 team.[11]
After studying between 2015 and 2018, Bernburg worked as a mental coach at the academy of FC Helsingør in 2018.[12] On 29 September 2021, Bernburg was hired as a mental coach at the academy of Nykøbing FC.[13]
Outside football[edit]
After ending his career, Bernburg studied a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Exercise and Sport Sciences and continued on MSc level after receiving his diploma.[6] In 2021, he finished his Master's degree in Humanities and Social Sciences Sports Science.
Notes[edit]
- ^ SAS Ligaen (one match) and Royal League (four matches).
References[edit]
- ^ "Nye ansigter i FCK-truppen" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Brøndby og FCM vil have Bernburg" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Utrecht vil give 15 mio. for Bernburg" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website Archived 2009-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Nordsjaelland 2–1 QoS (4–2)". news.bbc.co.uk. 26 August 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ a b c Kristian Mørch Rasmussen (12 March 2019). "Den mentale side #9 - Martin Bernburg om, hvad fodbold også handler om". Mediano Lab (Podcast). Mediano. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Velkommen i Tårnby FF Martin Bernburg". Tårnby FF. 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Bernburg og Thygesen på landsholdet" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Nordstrand afløser Bernburg" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Bernburg træner med landsholdet" (in Danish). bold.dk.
- ^ "Bernburg indstiller karrieren og bliver træner i Brøndby". tv3sport.dk. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ LinkedIn profile, linkedin.com
- ^ Martin Bernburg er ny mentaltræner i NFC Talent, nykobingfc.com, 29 September 2021
External links[edit]
- Martin Bernburg national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Martin Bernburg official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Boldklubben af 1893 players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Brøndby IF players
- Tårnby FF players
- Danish Superliga players
- Men's association football forwards
- Fremad Amager players