Denmark national under-21 football team
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{{European national under-21 football team |
Name = Denmark Under-21 |
Badge = Danish football crest.png |
Association = [[Danish Football Association]]<br/>(''Dansk Boldspil-Union'') |
Coach = [[Keld Bordinggaard]] |
Captain = [[Michael Jakobsen]] |
Most caps = [[Jonas Kamper]] (39) |
Top scorer = [[Peter Møller]] (16) |
Home Stadium = [[Energi Nord Arena]], [[Aalborg]] |
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First game = '''U-21:''' Denmark 0-2 [[Norway national under-21 football team|Norway]]<br>([[Holstebro]], [[Denmark]]; [[25 August]], [[1976]])|
Largest win = '''U-21:''' Denmark 9-0 [[Luxembourg national under-21 football team|Luxembourg]]<br>([[Farum]], [[Denmark]]; [[11 October]], [[2002]])|
Largest loss = '''U-21:''' [[Bulgaria national under-21 football team|Bulgaria]] 6-0 Denmark<br>([[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]; [[25 April]], [[1989]])|
UEFAu21Champ apps = 4 |
UEFAu21Champ first = 1978 |
UEFAu21Champ best = Semi final [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1992|1992]]
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The '''Denmark national under-21 football team''' has played since [[1976]] and is controlled by the [[Danish Football Association]]. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
In the [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2009#Qualification Groups|qualifying group]] to the 2009 Championship, Denmark are in group with [[Slovenia national under-21 football team|Slovenia]], [[Lithuania national under-21 football team|Lithuania]], [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland]] and [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland]].
==International record==
===U-21 European Championship===
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1978|1978]] - Quarterfinals
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1980|1980]] to [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1984|1984]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1986|1986]] - Quarterfinals
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1988|1988]] to [[UEFA U-21 Championship 1990|1990]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1992|1992]] - Semifinals
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 1994|1994]] to [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2004|2004]] - ''Did not qualify''
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 2006|2006]] - Group stage
*[[UEFA U-21 Championship 2007|2007]] - ''Did not qualify''
===Summer Olympics===
Until and including the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], Olympic games counted as regular senior national team matches. Since the [[1992 Summer Olympics]], Olympic games have counted as under-21 national games.
*[[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] - Group stage
*[[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] to [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] - ''Did not qualify''
==Current squad==
:''Updated after the [[2008-05-28]] match against [[Germany national under-21 football team|Germany]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=1210 |title=U/21 National Team |accessdate=2008-05-29 |publisher=[[Danish Football Association]] }}</ref>
{{Denmark football squad start}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=GK|name=[[Kasper Schmeichel]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|11|5}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=GK|name=[[Lasse Heinze]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|4|3}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[FC Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Anders Randrup]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|7|16}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Frederik Krabbe]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|3|10}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Jens Gjesing]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|1|13}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Magnus Troest]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|6|5}}|caps=13|goals=1|club=[[Parma F.C.]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Simon Kjær]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|3|26}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[U.S. Città di Palermo]]|clubnat=ITA}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Ken Ilsø]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|12|2}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[SønderjyskE]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Lasse Schøne]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|5|27}}|caps=5|goals=1|club=[[NEC (football club)|NEC Nijmegen]]|clubnat=NED}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Lumb]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|1|9}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Søren Christensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|29}}|caps=11|goals=2|club=[[FC Nordsjælland]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Søren Rieks]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|4|7}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Esbjerg fB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Thomas Enevoldsen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|27}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Bo Storm]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|2|3}}|caps=7|goals=2|club=[[FC Nordsjælland]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Brian Nielsen (footballer)|Brian Nielsen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|2|25}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Vejle Boldklub]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Jesper Lange]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|1|11}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Esbjerg fB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Nicolaj Agger]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|10|23}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Patrick Kristensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|4|28}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{nat fs end}}
===Recent call-up===
{{Denmark football squad start}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=GK|name=[[Kenneth Stenild]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|9|11}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=GK|name=[[Michael Tørnes]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|1|8}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Anders Qvist]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|31}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[FC Amager]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Casper Abildgaard]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Herfølge Boldklub]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Leon Jessen]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|6|11}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[FC Midtjylland]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Mathias Jørgensen|Mathias "Zanka" Jørgensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|4|23}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Copenhagen]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Jakobsen]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|1|2}}|caps=26|goals=3|club=[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=DF|name=[[Nikolaj Hansen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|4|7}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Copenhagen]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Janus Drachmann]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|5|11}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[AC Horsens]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Jens-Kristian Sørensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|21}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Jonas Damborg]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|4|17}}|caps=7|goals=1|club=[[Randers FC]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Martin Spelmann]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|3|21}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Mike Jensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|2|19}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=MF|name=[[Timmi Johansen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|5|6}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Odense Boldklub|OB]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Lasse Qvist]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|1|17}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Lyngby Boldklub]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Martin Christensen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|12|23}}|caps=11|goals=2|club=[[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Nicklas Pedersen]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|10|10}}|caps=7|goals=2|club=[[FC Nordsjælland]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Søren Ulrik Vestergaard]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|5|4}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Viborg FF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
{{Denmark football squad player|pos=FW|name=[[Tobias Mikkelsen]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|18}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Brøndby IF]]|clubnat=DNK}}
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== Most appearances ==
Because of the age restriction, a player can't be in the team for very long and the most promising young players spend little time with the under-21 team before making their senior national team debut.
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=5
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!colspan="1"|Rank
!rowspan="1"|Player
!rowspan="1"|Club(s)
!colspan="1"|U-21 Caps
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''1'''|| 'NAME|[[Jonas Kamper]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]]||align=center 'CAPS|39
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''2'''|| 'NAME|[[Martin Jørgensen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus GF]], [[Udinese Calcio]]||align=center 'CAPS|31
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''3'''|| 'NAME|[[Rasmus Würtz]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Skive IK]], [[Aalborg BK]]||align=center 'CAPS|29
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''4'''|| 'NAME|[[Martin Pedersen (footballer)|Martin Pedersen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aalborg BK]], [[SønderjyskE]]||align=center 'CAPS|28
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=5'''|| 'NAME|[[Thomas Kahlenberg]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]], [[AJ Auxerre]]||align=center 'CAPS|26
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=5'''|| 'NAME|[[Lars Jacobsen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Odense BK]]||align=center 'CAPS|26
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=5'''|| 'NAME|[[Michael Jakobsen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aalborg BK]]||align=center 'CAPS|26
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=8'''|| 'NAME|[[Peter Madsen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]]||align=center 'CAPS|25
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=8'''|| 'NAME|[[Peter Degn]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus GF]], [[Everton F.C.|Everton FC]]||align=center 'CAPS|25
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=8'''|| 'NAME|[[Christian Magleby]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]], [[Lyngby FC]]||align=center 'CAPS|25
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=8'''|| 'NAME|[[Jonas Troest]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Silkeborg IF]], [[Hannover 96]]||align=center 'CAPS|25
|}
'''Note:''' ''Club(s)'' represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the under-21 national team. Those players in '''bold''' are eligible to play for the team.
== Most goals ==
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding=5
|-
!colspan="1"|Rank
!rowspan="1"|Player
!rowspan="1"|Club(s)
!colspan="1"|U-21 Goals
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''1'''|| 'NAME|[[Peter Møller]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aalborg BK]]||align=center 'GLS|16
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''2'''|| 'NAME|[[Tommy Bechmann]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Esbjerg fB]]||align=center 'GLS|11
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''3'''|| 'NAME|[[Thomas Kahlenberg]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]], [[AJ Auxerre]]||align=center 'GLS|10
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=4'''|| 'NAME|[[Preben Elkjær]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Vanløse IF]], [[1. FC Köln]], [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|KSC Lokeren]]||align=center 'GLS|9
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=4'''|| 'NAME|[[Morten Rasmussen (football striker)|Morten Rasmussen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus GF]]||align=center 'GLS|9
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=4'''|| 'NAME|[[Martin Jørgensen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Aarhus GF]], [[Udinese Calcio]]||align=center 'GLS|9
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=7'''|| 'NAME|[[Per Frandsen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[B 1903]], [[OSC Lille]]||align=center 'GLS|8
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=7'''|| 'NAME|[[Bent Jensen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[B 1913]]||align=center 'GLS|8
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=7'''|| 'NAME|[[Miklos Molnar]]|| 'CLUBS|[[BK Frem]], [[Standard Liège]], [[Lyngby Boldklub]]||align=center 'GLS|8
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=10'''|| 'NAME|[[Peter Madsen]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Brøndby IF]]||align=center 'GLS|7
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=10'''|| 'NAME|[[Peter Løvenkrands]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers FC]]||align=center 'GLS|7
|-
|align=center 'COMMENTS ADDED FOR EASIER EDITING ---- POS|'''=10'''|| 'NAME|[[Steffen Højer]]|| 'CLUBS|[[Viborg FF]]||align=center 'GLS|7
|}
'''Note:''' ''Club(s)'' represents the permanent clubs represented in the games in which the player's scored for the under-21 national team. Those players in '''bold''' are eligible to play.
== Managers ==
* 1976-1980: [[Tommy Troelsen]]
* 1980-1989: [[Richard Møller Nielsen]]
* 1989-1992: [[Viggo Jensen (football)|Viggo Jensen]]
* 1992-1999: [[Jan B. Poulsen]]
* 2000-2006: [[Flemming Serritslev]]
* 2006-:{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{0}} [[Keld Bordinggaard]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==See also==
* [[European Under-21 Football Championship]] [[UEFA U-21 Championship 2006|2006]]
* [[Denmark national football team]]
==External links==
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/Under21 UEFA Under-21 website]
* [http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=1210 DBU Under-21 website] (in [[English language|English]])
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