Anders Rasmussen is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for AGF of the Danish Superliga

Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

. He has good reaction skills, but is insecure in the air.

In AGF was he hedge for the first keeper Steffen Rasmussen

Steffen Rasmussen

Steffen Bjørnebo Rasmussen , known as Steffen Rasmussen, is a Danish professional football player in the goalkeeper position, who currently plays for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus...

 and only got four matches. Anders Rasmussen ended his football career in June 2011 to become deputy manager of the store. Since shortly after Steffen Rasmussen

Steffen Rasmussen

Steffen Bjørnebo Rasmussen , known as Steffen Rasmussen, is a Danish professional football player in the goalkeeper position, who currently plays for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus...

 was injured, said the club ask Anders Rasmussen if he would help AGF i some months as a reserve goalkeeper for the newly purchased Emil Ousager

Emil Ousager

Emil Bekker Ousager , known as Emil Ousager, is a Danish professional football player in the goalkeeper position, who currently plays for Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus.-External links:...

, which he chose to go along with.

Rasmussen started his career in the Danish club Aarhus Gymnastik Forening

Aarhus Gymnastik Forening

Aarhus Gymnastikforening is one of the oldest sport clubs in Denmark. AGF participates in a variety of activities in both individual and team sports. AGF is best known for its football team which has the longest streak in the Danish top division and also holds the record for most number of cup wins...

 (AGF) in 1997, playing in the secondary Danish 1st Division

Danish 1st Division

The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...

. He stayed two years with AGF, but did not get on the pitch for the club. He moved on to league rivals AC Horsens

AC Horsens

AC Horsens is a professional Danish football team, playing in the Danish Superliga championship. They play on Forum Horsens Stadion in Horsens. The club was founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS and the merger of Dagnæs IF and B 1940; FC Horsens.-History:When the new team started in...

 in 1999. In 2001, Rasmussen was brought to FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland

FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...

 (FCM) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He was initially a reserve for Danish international

Denmark national football team

The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...

 goalkeeper Peter Skov-Jensen

Peter Skov-Jensen

Peter Skov-Jensen is a Danish former professional football player who was a goalkeeper. He among others played for the German club VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga championship. He is now training the goalkeepers at BK Avarta...

. Rasmussen did not get a chance for an extended run in the team, before FCM sold Peter Skov-Jensen in January 2005.

After the sale, Rasmussen became the first choice goalkeeper, and helped FCM win bronze medals in the 2004–05 Superliga season

Danish Superliga 2004-05

The 2004-05 Danish Superliga season was the 15th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 24, 2004 to the final match on June 19, 2005....

. For the 2005–06 season

Danish Superliga 2005-06

The 2005-06 Danish Superliga season was the 16th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2005 to the final match on May 14, 2006....

, Rasmussen was in contention with Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 goalkeeper Ola Tidman

Ola Tidman

Ola Tidman is a Swedish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.-Club career:Tidman's past clubs have included BK Kick, Malmö FF, KAA Gent, RAA La Louvière, Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday and FC Midtjylland...

, and Rasmussen eventually won a place in the starting line-up. In the first half of the 2006–07 season

Danish Superliga 2006-07

The 2006–07 Danish Superliga season was the 17th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, which determined the winners of the Danish football championship. It was governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 19, 2006 to the final match on May...

, Rasmussen played 13 of FCM's first 18 games. In January 2007, FCM bought Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 goalkeeper Martin Raška

Martin Raška

Martin Raška is a Czech football goalkeeper who currently plays for FC Spartak Trnava. He is the vicecaptain of the team and first-choice keeper.-Honours:With FC Baník Ostrava:* Gambrinus liga: 2003-2004...

, to be the new first choice keeper. Rasmussen wanted to secure a move away from FCM, and tried to get a contract with the Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 club Fredrikstad FK. He did not succeed, and returned to FCM, where he found himself surpassed by Martin Raška and the ten years younger Lasse Heinze

Lasse Heinze

Lasse Heinze is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played one game for the Danish under-21 national team....

.

External links

• AGF profile
• Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
  Danmarks Radio
  DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...