- Thomas Rytter
Football player infobox
playername= Thomas Rytter
fullname = Thomas Rytter Jakobsen
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1974|1|6|mf=y
cityofbirth =Copenhagen
countryofbirth =Denmark
height =
currentclub = retired
position = Right defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1992-1996
1996-1998
1998-2001
2001-2005
2005-2008
clubs =Lyngby FC Sevilla FC F.C. Copenhagen VfL Wolfsburg Brøndby IF
caps(goals) = 129 (1)
34 (1)
95 (3)
87 (1)
25 (0)
nationalyears = 1992-1993
1993-1996
1996-
nationalteam = Denmark u-19
Denmark u-21
Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0)
22 (0)
4 (0)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Thomas Rytter Jakobsen (born
January 6 ,1974 ) is a former Danish professionalfootball (soccer) player, who last played as a defender forBrøndby IF in theDanish Superliga . At the international level, he has played four matches at the right back position for the Danish national team.Biography
Born in
Copenhagen , he started his career atLyngby Boldklub . He made his senior debut for the club in 1992, 18 years old, and immediately secured himself a place in the Lyngby first team squad. Rytter was one of several promising young Lyngby players, including later Danish internationalsDennis Rommedahl andNiclas Jensen , and he was called up for the Danish under-19 national team in October 1992. He went on to play 22 matches for the Danish under-21 national team from 1993 to 1996, and won the 1994 Danish "under-21 Talent of the Year" award.He was called up for Danish national team coach
Bo Johansson 's debut game, and made Rytter got his international debut in the 1-0 win against Sweden on 14 August 1996. After five seasons at Lyngby, Rytter left the club in the winter 1996. He was sold by LyngbyCEO Flemming Østergaard to Spanish clubSevilla FC in theLa Liga championship. Rytter debuted for Sevilla in December 1996. In his first year at the club, they wererelegated to theSegunda División . He started the next season for Sevilla, before moving back to Denmark in January 1998.He was bought by
F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) CEO Flemming Østergaard, and Rytter made his FCK debut in March 1998. At FCK, he was reunited with former Lyngby teammate Niclas Jensen, and the two formed a wingback duo that was known as the best in the Superliga. Rytter was a part of the FCK team which won the 2001 Superliga trophy, and was once again called up for the Danish national team, by new national coachMorten Olsen . He played his second second national team game in November 2001. His contract with FCK was set to run out in the summer 2002, and in the winter 2001, Rytter and FCK failed to agree on a contract extension. He was initially benched, but was eventually sold toGerman Bundesliga clubVfL Wolfsburg in December 2001.He played 3½ seasons at Wolfsburg, and was twice called up for the Danish national team, by Morten Olsen. In July 2005, he moved back to Denmark to
Brøndby IF , the main rivals of his former club FCK. This caused controversy in FCK, where CEO Flemming Østergaard concluded that all footballers areegoist s and Thomas was like a son to him. Thomas Rytter replied "I already have a father, and his name is Frank". In his first season at Brøndby, injuries reduced his playing time. On 25 August 2008 he retired from professional football.Honours
*1994 Danish "under-21 Talent of the Year"
*Danish Superliga : 2001, withFC København External links
* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2321 Danish national team profile]
*da icon [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=131&id=33 Brøndby IF profile]
*da icon [http://www.fck.dk/saesonen/statistik/spillerstatistik/?search=1&play_playerid_fk=137 F.C. Copenhagen statistics]
* [http://resol.dr.dk/sportservice_person.aspx?personid=41742 Career statistics] byDanmarks Radio
* [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/rytterthomas/ FussballDaten career statistics]
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