Søren Larsen
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Søren Larsen | |
| Date of birth | 6 September 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Køge, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | MSV Duisburg | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997–2001 2001–2004 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2008 2008– 2009– |
Køge BK Brøndby → Frem (loan) Frem Djurgården Schalke 04 Toulouse → MSV Duisburg (loan) |
39 (12) 1 (0) 8 (2) 31 (11) 13 (10) 51 (10) 6 (0) 7 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1997 1998–2001 2003 2005– |
Denmark U17 Denmark U19 Denmark U21 Denmark |
12 (6) 11 (4) 3 (0) 17 (11) |
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Søren Larsen (born 6 September 1981) is a Danish professional football player and plays as a striker for MSV Duisburg in Germany.
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[edit] Biography
Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga. At Brøndby he did not enjoy much success, and only played a single game in the 2001–02 Superliga season, which Brøndby went on to win, although he became well known for his Bellyflop goal celebration, a result of which he was infamously injured. He was sent on loan to fellow Danish club BK Frem by then-Brøndby manager Michael Laudrup. In 2004, he was sold to Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, playing just two matches before being sidelined for the remainder of 2004 with a groin injury. When Djurgården won 2005 Swedish Cup and the 2005 Allsvenskan Larsen was a key player until he was sold.
After a two month-long controversy Larsen was sold to German football club FC Schalke 04 on 31 July 2005, signing a four year contract.[1] At Schalke 04, he earned the nickname "Der Dänische Joker" (The Danish joker), "The Blonde Bomber" and "Die Waffe" (The weapon), referring to his ability to come on as a substitute and score the game-tying or -winning goal. He was, however, not able to keep up the good performances due to injuries, and he later lost his place in the Schalke team. He became fed up with his role on the bench and decided to look for a new club.
On 18 July 2008 he moved to Toulouse as a replacement for the outgoing Johan Elmander. On 24 January 2009, Søren scored his first four goals for the club in a 8-0 win against amateur team Schirrhein in the Coupe de France, but after one year he turned back to Germany and signed an one year loan deal with MSV Duisburg.[2]
[edit] International career
On 2 June 2005, Søren Larsen was handed his international debut by Denmark manager Morten Olsen, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Finland. He continued his good form for the Danish national team, and sensationally scored six goals in his first five national team matches from June to September 2005. Larsen has scored eleven goals in fifteen games for the Danish national team.
[edit] Honours
- Brondby
- Danish Superliga: 2002
- Djurgårdens IF
- Swedish Cup: 2004
- Swedish Allsvenskan: 2005
[edit] International goals
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 June 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Albania |
1-0 | 3-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 2 | 8 June 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Albania |
2-0 | 3-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 3 | 7 August 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  England |
4-1 | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 4 | 3 September 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey |
2-2 | 2-2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 5 | 7 September 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Georgia |
5-1 | 6-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 6 | 7 September 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Georgia |
6-1 | 6-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 7 | 11 October 2008 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Malta |
1-0 | 3-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 8 | 11 October 2008 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Malta |
3-0 | 3-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 9 | 28 March 2009 | Attard, Malta | Malta |
1-0 | 3-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 10 | 28 March 2009 | Attard, Malta | Malta |
2-0 | 3-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 11 | 1 April 2009 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Albania |
2-0 | 3-0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
[edit] References
- ^ "Larsen fire år i 04" (in Danish). bold.dk. 1 August 2005. http://www.bolddk.com/nyt/index.php?vis=48226. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Duisburg leiht Ben-Hatira und Larsen aus" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 31 August 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/30951/duisburg-leiht-ben-hatira-und-larsen-aus.html. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
[edit] External links
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Boldklubben Frem profile (Danish)
- Brøndby IF profile (Danish)
- Fussballdaten career statistics (German)
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