Henrik Jensen (footballer born 1978)
Encyclopedia
Henrik Jensen is a Danish
former professional footballer who played as a defender
in Denmark, England and the United States.
, Jensen started his career with Fredericia KFUM, before moving to Eastbourne United in England. He returned to Denmark to play for Vejle Boldklub
in 2003, before joining United States team Charleston Battery
in 2004. He signed for Danish club FC Fredericia
in February 2005. When his contract expired in December 2006, he moved to Norwegian club Kristiansund BK in January 2007. He ended his career with lower-league Danish club Vinding SF.
He returned to Gauerslund in 2009, in order to coach the local lower-league team.
and Fredericia
.
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...
former professional footballer who played as a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
in Denmark, England and the United States.
Career
Born in VejleVejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
, Jensen started his career with Fredericia KFUM, before moving to Eastbourne United in England. He returned to Denmark to play for Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....
in 2003, before joining United States team Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is an American professional soccer team based in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the American Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in 2004. He signed for Danish club FC Fredericia
FC Fredericia
FC Fredericia is a Danish professional football club, from the town of Fredericia. The club is currently playing in the Danish 1st Division.-History:...
in February 2005. When his contract expired in December 2006, he moved to Norwegian club Kristiansund BK in January 2007. He ended his career with lower-league Danish club Vinding SF.
He returned to Gauerslund in 2009, in order to coach the local lower-league team.
Personal life
Jensen got his nickname of "Gauer" from his childhood hometown of Gauerslund halfway between VejleVejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
and Fredericia
Fredericia
Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as Trekanten, or The Triangle...
.