John Faxe Jensen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John "Faxe" Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brøndby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Brøndby IF | ||
| 1988–1990 | Hamburger SV | 47 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | Brøndby IF | 44 | (4) |
| 1992–1996 | Arsenal | 99 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Brøndby IF | 90 | (3) |
| 1999–2001 | Herfølge BK | 40 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1995 | Denmark | 69 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2002 | Herfølge BK | ||
| 2002–2006 | Brøndby IF (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Getafe CF (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | Randers FC | ||
| 2011 | Blackburn Rovers (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Brøndby IF (consultant) | ||
| 2014– | Fremad Amager | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Jensen (born 3 May 1965), nicknamed Faxe, is the head coach of the Danish club Fremad Amager in the second tier of the Danish league. His playing career lasted over a decade, including a stint for Arsenal F.C. in England and three stints for Brøndby IF in Denmark. He scored four goals in 69 caps for the Danish 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.
He started his career at Brøndby IF, and was an important part of the team which won several Danish championships in the late 1980s, crowned by a call-up to the Denmark national team and the Danish Player of the Year award in 1987. Following a short stay with German team Hamburger SV in 1988, he was back with Brøndby in 1990 where he took part in the club's successful 1991 UEFA Cup campaign which reached the semi-final of the tournament.
After scoring in Denmark's 2–0 1992 European Championship final win over Germany, Jensen was signed by George Graham for Arsenal to succeed Leeds United bound David Rocastle in central midfield, after a bid to sign Geoff Thomas from Crystal Palace failed.
He was part of the 1992–93 side that won the FA Cup, the 1993–94 side that won the European Cup Winners Cup (although he missed the final through injury) and the 1994–95 side that lost in the Cup-Winners Cup final. He was one of only 12 foreign players to play on the opening weekend of the FA Premier League.
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