Michael Stensgaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Stensgaard | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Hvidovre | ||
| 1994–1996 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Hvidovre | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Copenhagen | 17 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Copenhagen | 19 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–1994 | Denmark u21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michael Stensgaard (born 1 September 1974) is a Danish former footballer and business conflict mediator. Playing in the goalkeeper position, he represented Danish clubs Hvidovre IF and FC Copenhagen, as well as Liverpool and Southampton in England. He played eight games for the Denmark national under-21 football team. After ending his footballing career in 2001 due to injuries, he studied Cand.jur. with a degree in business conflict mediation.
Stensgaard got his national breakthrough with Hvidovre IF, and was touted the successor of former Hvidovre and Danish international goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel. He made his Denmark national under-21 football team debut in October 1993. In May 1994, he was bought by English team Liverpool for a transfer fee of £400,000.
He arrived at Liverpool to succeed Bruce Grobbelaar as understudy to David James, and was issued the number 13 shirt during his time at the club. He became known for a bizarre injury which ended his chances of breaking into the Liverpool first team, as he dislocated his shoulder when setting up an ironing board soon after joining the club. The injury evolved into a recurring shoulder ailment requiring surgery, and he never played a first team game for the club. His lack of success in Liverpool later earned him a selection in the Liverpool Echo's Merseyside Lost 11, a selection of players which the newspaper considered the biggest fiascos in the history of Liverpool and local rivals Everton.
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