Jesper Hjorth

Jesper Hjorth

Personal information
Date of birth	April 3, 1975 (1975-04-03) (age 36)
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Striker (retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994-1999	Odense BK	61	(9)
1999	Herning Fremad
1999-2001	Darlington	43	(6)
2001-2003	B1909
National team
1992-1993	Denmark u-19	6	(1)
1995-1996	Denmark u-21	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Jesper Hjorth (born April 3, 1975 in Odense) is a Danish former professional association footballer, who predominantly played in the striker position. He played 10 games and scored one goal for the Denmark under-21 national team.^[1]

Born in Odense, Hjorth started his senior career at Odense BK in the Danish Superliga championship, making his league debut in November 1994.^[2] The highlight of his career came in December 1994, at the age of just 19. In the 1994-95 UEFA Cup, Hjorth scored at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium against Real Madrid to help Odense BK knock Real Madrid out of the tournament.^[3] Having scored nine goals in 61 league games,^[2] Hjorth left Odense BK in January 1999, and joined Herning Fremad in the Danish 1st Division.^[4]

In November 1999, Hjorth moved abroad to play for English team Darlington in the Football League Two tournament. Having scored 6 goals in 43 first team appearances for Darlington,^[5] Hjorth moved back to Danish football to play for B1909 in June 2001. In July 2003, Hjorth went on to play amateur football in Næsby.^[6]

References

1. ^ Jesper Hjort at dbu.dk
2. ^ ^{a b} Jesper Hjorth at danskfodbold.com
3. ^ January 2000 at wsc.co.uk
4. ^ Thomas Sørensen, "Ørgaard til Herning", Herning Folkeblad, January 16, 1999.
5. ^ Jesper Hjorth career stats at Soccerbase
6. ^ "Hjorth springer over til Næsby", Fyens Stiftstidende, July 31, 2003.

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Name	Hjorth, Jesper
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Date of birth	April 3, 1975
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
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