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Martin Jørgensen
Danish footballer (born 1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lars Martin Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjɶɐ̯ˀnsn̩]; born 6 October 1975) is a Danish former professional footballer who currently works as a scout for AGF. Starting his career as a full-back, he eventually spent most of it in midfield. In his 20-year playing career, he played for AGF in his homeland, as well as Italian clubs Udinese and Fiorentina.
![]() Jorgensen with Fiorentina in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lars Martin Jørgensen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-10-06) 6 October 1975 (age 48) | ||
Place of birth | Ryomgård, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AGF (scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
1979–1988 | IF Midtdjurs | ||
1989–1993 | AGF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1997 | AGF | 82 | (13) |
1997–2004 | Udinese | 185 | (30) |
2004–2010 | Fiorentina | 151 | (14) |
2010–2014 | AGF | 102 | (14) |
Total | 530 | (66) | |
International career | |||
1991 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
1991–1992 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (1) |
1992–1994 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (3) |
1994–1997 | Denmark U21 | 31 | (9) |
1998–2011 | Denmark | 102 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 | AGF (assistant)[2] | ||
2015 | AGF U14[3] | ||
2015– | AGF (scout)[4] | ||
2015–2016 | Denmark (assistant)[5] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jørgensen amassed 102 caps and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national team. He has represented Denmark at three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. After Denmark's elimination from the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, he announced his international retirement.[6] His farewell match was played in November 2010.[7] However, Jørgensen returned to play a Euro 2012 qualifier against Norway on 6 September 2011.[8]
He is the older brother of retired Danish football player Mads Jørgensen.