Christian Poulsen
Poulsen while at Schalke 04
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Asnæs, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1995 | Asnæs BK | ||
| 1995–1997 | Holbæk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Holbæk | 82 | (13) |
| 2000–2002 | Copenhagen | 45 | (10) |
| 2002–2006 | Schalke 04 | 111 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Sevilla | 62 | (4) |
| 2008–2010 | Juventus | 48 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Liverpool | 12 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Evian | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Ajax | 54 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Copenhagen | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 454 | (33) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–1999 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | Denmark U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2012 | Denmark | 92 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2015. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2015.
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs as a defensive midfielder, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen, the German DFB-Ligapokal trophy with FC Schalke 04, and the European UEFA Cup with Spanish team Sevilla FC, later also playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus, as well as Premier League side, Liverpool, French side Evian, and Dutch side Ajax.
He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has played 92 matches, scoring six goals for his country. He represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship international tournaments. Poulsen was named 2001 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and won the 2005 and 2006 Danish Player of the Year awards; the first to win two years in a row.
Born in Asnæs, Poulsen started playing youth football in the local club Asnæs BK. However, he moved to amateur club Holbæk at the age of 15, where he made his senior debut at 17 years of age, captaining the side on several occasions. He was called up for the Danish under-19 football team in September 1998, and played four games for the team.
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