Thomas Gravesen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vejle Boldklub | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Vejle Boldklub | 58 | (10) |
| 1997–2000 | Hamburger SV | 51 | (4) |
| 2000–2005 | Everton | 141 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Real Madrid | 34 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Celtic | 22 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | → Everton (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 314 | (32) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Denmark U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 1998–2006 | Denmark | 66 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Thomas Gravesen (born 11 March 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Gravesen played as a professional in Denmark, Germany, England, Spain and Scotland for Vejle Boldklub, Hamburger SV, Everton, Real Madrid and Celtic.
For the Denmark national team, Gravesen was capped 66 times and scored five goals, from his debut in August 1998 until he ended his national team career in September 2006. He represented Denmark at the international Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments.
He is the older brother of footballer Peter Gravesen.
Born in Vejle, Gravesen began his career in 1995 with hometown club Vejle Boldklub (VB) in the Danish Superliga, alongside a handful of youths making it through the VB youth scheme, including good friend Kaspar Dalgas. At VB he played as sweeper and defensive midfielder, and after he won silver medals in the 1996–97 Superliga season he moved to German team Hamburger SV in 1997.
Gravesen made a total of 94 appearances and six goals in three years with HSV.
Following the Euro 2000 tournament, Gravesen went to English club Everton and quickly became a favourite amongst the fans.
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