DENMARK NATIONAL UNDER-21 FOOTBALL TEAM

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 qualifying group to the 2007 Championship, Denmark are in group with Sweden and FYR Macedonia.

Contents

International record

U-21 European Championship

Summer Olympics

Current squad

Most appearances

Most goals

Managers

References

See also

External links

International record

U-21 European Championship

★ 1978 - Quarterfinals

★ 1980 to 1984 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1986 - Quarterfinals

★ 1988 to 1990 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1992 - Semifinals

★ 1994 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2006 - Group stage

★ 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.

★ 1992 - Group stage

★ 1996 to 2008 - ''Did not qualify''

Current squad

:''Updated before the September 12 2007 game against Scotland.''^[1]

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.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Caps
'1'	Jonas Kamper	Brøndby IF	39
'2'	Martin Jørgensen	Aarhus GF, Udinese Calcio	31
'3'	Rasmus Würtz	Skive IK, Aalborg BK	29
'4'	Martin Pedersen	Aalborg BK, SønderjyskE	28
'=5'	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby IF, AJ Auxerre	26
'=5'	Lars Jacobsen	Odense BK	26
'=7'	Peter Madsen	Brøndby IF	25
'=7'	Peter Degn	Aarhus GF, Everton FC	25
'=7'	Christian Magleby	Brøndby IF, Lyngby FC	25
'=7'	Jonas Troest	Silkeborg IF, Hannover 96	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

Rank	Player	Club(s)	U-21 Goals
'1'	Peter Møller	Aalborg BK	16
'2'	Tommy Bechmann	Esbjerg fB	11
'3'	Thomas Kahlenberg	Brøndby IF, AJ Auxerre	10
'=4'	Preben Elkjær	Vanløse IF, 1. FC Köln, KSC Lokeren	9
'=4'	Morten Rasmussen	Aarhus GF	9
'=4'	Martin Jørgensen	Aarhus GF, Udinese Calcio	9
'=7'	Per Frandsen	B 1903, OSC Lille	8
'=7'	Bent Jensen	B 1913	8
'=7'	Miklos Molnar	BK Frem, Standard Liège, Lyngby Boldklub	8
'=10'	Peter Madsen	Brøndby IF	7
'=10'	Peter Løvenkrands	Rangers FC	7
'=10'	Steffen Højer	Viborg FF	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)

★ 1992-1999: Jan B. Poulsen

★ 2000-2006: Flemming Serritslev

★ 2006-: Keld Bordinggaard

References

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See also

★ European Under-21 Football Championship 2006

★ Denmark national football team

External links

★ UEFA Under-21 website

★ DBU Under-21 website (in English)