Brian Jensen (footballer, born 1975)
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Jensen in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Paldan Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shrewsbury Town (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | B.93 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | B.93 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–2000 | AZ | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | → Hvidovre (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | Burnley | 271 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Bury | 36 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Crawley Town | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Mansfield Town | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Crusaders | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 435 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Paldan Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʁiːæn ˈjensn̩]; born 8 June 1975) is a Danish retired professional footballer and current first team goalkeeping coach at Shrewsbury Town. He played more than 300 English league games as a goalkeeper for Burnley and West Bromwich Albion.
Jensen started his career with Danish lower-league club B.93, before joining Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar in 1997. He made his senior breakthrough with West Bromwich Albion, playing a total of 50 games for the club. He joined Burnley in 2003 and played more than 300 games in all competitions, helping the club win promotion to the top-flight Premier League in 2009.