Full name Dennis Rommedahl Playing position 1995–1997 Lyngby Role Footballer Weight 73 kg | Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark Years Team Name Dennis Rommedahl Height 1.79 m Spouse Wendy Rommedahl (m. 2004) | |
Date of birth (1978-07-22) 22 July 1978 (age 37) Current team RKC Waalwijk (#19 / Forward) Children Niklas Rommedahl, Emma Rommedahl, Emilie Rommedahl, Cas Rommedahl Similar People Morten Olsen, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Christian Poulsen, Thomas Sorensen, Jakob Poulsen | ||
Dennis rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl (born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former footballer, who played as a right winger. He played 126 matches and scored 21 goals for Denmark, currently his country's second most capped national player. Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. He was nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007, though he later won the award in 2010.
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- Dennis rommedahl
- Dennis rommedahl touches his balls
- Club career
- PSV Eindhoven and RKC Waalwijk
- Charlton Athletic
- Ajax and NEC
- Olympiakos
- Brondby
- RKC Waalwijk
- International career
- International goals
- Honours
- References
Dennis rommedahl touches his balls
Club career
Rommedahl was born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen went on to play youth football for a number of clubs, including B 93 and Lyngby. He got his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga championship.
PSV Eindhoven and RKC Waalwijk
In 1997, he was brought to the PSV Eindhoven, where he made his debut on 22 March in a 1–0 home loss against Heerenveen. After playing another match, PSV subsequently loaned him out to RKC Waalwijk for the 1997–98 season. He returned to PSV in 1998 and became a success by outrunning rival defenders with his fast wing-runs and excellent crossing ability. In total, he won four Eredivisie championships with PSV as well as four times the Johan Cruijff Shield. He was linked with a big-money move to Italy, which never happened despite the reported interest.
Charlton Athletic
Rommedahl made the switch from Dutch to English football in the summer 2004, with Charlton Athletic beating Tottenham Hotspur to his signature, signing a four-year contract at The Valley. His first season was spent settling in, with a notable length of time spent on the bench and on the physio's table, but his second season saw him flourish as he took a leading role in helping Charlton up towards the top of the Premier League.
Rommedahl had been linked with several moves away from Charlton. In the summer of 2006, he was nearly sold to Zenit St. Petersburg. In December 2006, he was linked with a £1 million move to Copenhagen. This link was resurrected as Charlton edged closer to relegation, this time with Rommedahl being discussed as a replacement for Michael Silberbauer, who was expected to leave Denmark to join a foreign club. In the summer of 2007, Galatasaray and Getafe were interested in signing him. Eventually, he and Charlton agreed to sell him to Ajax on 20 July 2007 for fee of £680,000.
Ajax and NEC
With Ajax, Rommedahl immediately won his fifth career Johan Cruijff Shield in a 1–0 win over his former team PSV Eindhoven. He was also one of five players nominated Danish Football Player of the Year for 2007. For the second half of the 2008–09 season, he went out on loan to NEC. He ended his Ajax-career at the end of the season 2009–10.
Olympiakos
In July 2010, Rommedahl signed a two-year contract with Olympiakos F.C.. On August, 30th 2011, Olympiakos released Rommedahl to find another club.
Brondby
Rommedahl joined Brondby on 30 August 2011 on a free transfer, signing a 2-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt.
RKC Waalwijk
He signed with RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2013. Because of injuries he had never played an official match before he dissolved his contract with the club in January 2015.
International career
Rommedahl was selected to play for the Danish under-19 national youth team in July 1996. In all, he went on to play a combined 19 matches and score 5 goals for the under-19 and under-21 national youth teams.
After the appointment of Morten Olsen, Rommedahl was immediately called up for his Denmark debut in August 2000. Rommedahl went on to play the next 38 Danish national team matches in a row, the first 32 games in the starting line-up. The 38 games included Denmark's four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal against defending world champions France in Denmark's 2–0 victory. His unbroken run of national team games was stopped in February 2004 when he missed the friendly against Turkey. He also played all four Danish matches at the Euro 2004.
On 28 May 2010, Olsen announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the 2010 World Cup. He scored the winning goal, and assisted Bendtner on 19 June 2010, in a group stage game against Cameroon. Rommedahl was also inducted in the final squad for Euro 2012, where he once again participated in all of the Danish group matches.
On 9 October 2014, after a long-term injury, Rommedahl announced that he would officially resign from the national team. He was given a farewell-ceremony before Denmarks match against Portugal on 14 October 2014.