Henrik Mortensen

Henrik Mortensen
Personal information
Full name	Henrik Ejegod Mortensen
Date of birth	12 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Odder, Denmark
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1985	AGF
1985–1988	Anderlecht
1988–1989	AGF
1989–1991	Norwich City
1992–1999	AGF
International career
1983	Denmark U–17
1984–1985	Denmark U–19
1988	Denmark U–21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henrik Ejegod Mortensen (born 12 February 1968 in Odder, Denmark) is a former professional footballer.

Mortensen was a striker who played for Aarhus Gymnastikforening, Anderlecht, and Norwich City. During his early career, he was voted Danish young player of the year and was capped by Denmark under-21s. After moving to Anderlecht he won a Belgian championship medal and played in both the European Cup and European cup-winners cup.

Dave Stringer signed him for Norwich for a fee of £350,000 shortly after the start of the 1989-90 season. The move generated considerable interest among Norwich supporters, and a large crowd saw him mark his debut for the club's reserves at Carrow Road by scoring a spectacular overhead kick. Mortensen scored on his first team debut in a Zenith Data Systems Cup match against Brighton but was unable to maintain his impressive start. An injury forced him to retire from the English game in 1991. He returned to Aarhus, where he won a Danish Cup winners medal in 1996.

Sources

Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7

External links

Danish national team profile (in Danish)
Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
Career stats

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