- Christian Keller (footballer)
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Christian Keller 
Personal information Full name Christian Thielsen Keller Date of birth 17 August 1980 Place of birth Brørup, Denmark Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Right midfielder, Right back Club information Current club Randers Number 3 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2002 Vejle[1] 85 (11) 2002–2005 Viborg[2] 92 (11) 2005 Torino 2005–2006 Lazio 7 (0) 2006–2009 Stabæk 56 (8) 2009–2011 Kasımpaşa S.K. 57 (0) 2011– Randers FC 8 (0) National team‡ 1996 Denmark U-16[3] 4 (0) 1996–1997 Denmark U-17[3] 16 (2) 1997–1998 Denmark U-19[3] 5 (0) 2000 Denmark U-21[3] 2 (0) 2007 Danish League XI[3] 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2007Christian Thielsen Keller (born 17 August, 1980 in Brørup) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, playing in a midfield position. He plays for Danish club Randers, and has represented his country in 27 matches for various Danish youth national teams.
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Biography
Born in Brørup,[4] Keller started playing football in nearby Vejen,[4] before moving to top-flight club Vejle BK. He was called up for the Danish under-17 national team in January 1996,[3] at age 15, before making his under-16 national debut in March 1996.[3] He made his senior debut for Vejle in April 1999.[1] A regular in the Vejle starting line-up, he moved to Viborg FF when Vejle were relegated to the secondary Danish 1st Division at the end of the 2001–02 season. He spent three years at Viborg, playing 92 league games and scoring 11 goals,[2] until his contract ran out in June 2005.
He moved abroad on a free transfer, to play for Italian club Torino F.C., who looked to win promotion for the top-flight Serie A championship. Because of financial irregularities, Torino were not allowed to compete in the Serie A, and were relegated to the secondary Serie B division. After a few games for Torino, Keller was brought to Serie A club S.S. Lazio in August 2005. He played seven Serie A games for the club, before moving to Stabæk Fotball in August 2006.
While at Stabæk, Keller was called up for the league national team by national team manager Morten Olsen in January 2007, to play a number of unofficial national team games in the United States, El Salvador and Honduras. He played in all three games of the tour.[5] Keller was also voted 'Player of the Year' by the Stabæk supporters in 2008, after the club took home the Norwegian Championship.[6]
In June 2009, Keller signed a contract with Turkish club Kasımpaşa S.K..
Honours
Individual
- Stabæk player of the year : 2008 (selected by the fans)[6]
External links
- (Danish) Danish national team profile
- (Danish) Vejle Boldklub profile
- (Turkish) Turkish Football Federation profile
- (Norwegian) Stabæk IF profile
References
- ^ a b (Danish) Christian Keller at Vejle BK
- ^ a b Christian Keller at Danskfodbold.com
- ^ a b c d e f g (Danish) Christian Keller – Alle hold (Alle kampe) at Danish Football Association
- ^ a b (Danish) Superligaspiller køber hus og værksted i Lindknud, JydskeVestkysten, June 1, 2003
- ^ (Danish) Christian Keller – Ligalandshold (Alle uofficielle kampe) at Danish Football Association
- ^ a b (Danish)Stabæk player of the year
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Viborg FF players
- Torino F.C. players
- S.S. Lazio players
- Stabæk Fotball players
- Danish Superliga players
- Serie A footballers
- Norwegian Premier League players
- Süper Lig players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Danish expatriates in Italy
- Danish expatriates in Norway
- Danish expatriates in Turkey
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