John Jensen
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Jensen in 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 May 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Brøndby | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Brøndby | 158 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Hamburger SV | 47 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Brøndby | 44 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Arsenal | 99 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Brøndby | 90 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Herfølge | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 478 | (23) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1995 | Denmark | 69 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Herfølge | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Randers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Fremad Amager | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Denmark (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
John Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjʌn ˈjensn̩]; born 3 May 1965), nicknamed Faxe (pronounced [ˈfɑksə]), is a Danish professional football manager and former player.
A former midfielder, his playing career lasted almost two entire decades, including a stint with Arsenal in England and three stints with Brøndby in Denmark. He scored four goals in 69 caps for the Denmark national team, entering Danish footballing folklore during the 1992 European Championship tournament, when he scored the opening goal in Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany in the final.