Claus Madsen

Claus Madsen

Personal information
Date of birth	March 11, 1975 (1975-03-11) (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995	Nørre Aaby IK[2]
1996-1998	B 1913[2]
1998-2002	Odense BK[3]	56	(6)
2002-2010	FC Midtjylland[3]	126	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Claus Madsen (born March 11, 1975) is a Danish football coach and former player in the midfielder position. He is the assistant coach of Skive IK. In his active career, Madsen played for Danish Superliga clubs FC Midtjylland and Odense BK, winning the 2002 Danish Cup with Odense.

Madsen made his Superliga debut with Odense BK in July 1999,^[1] and spent three seasons with the club, winning the 2002 Danish Cup. When Odense manager Troels Bech moved to league rivals FC Midtjylland (FCM) in the summer 2002, Madsen joined him, and went on to become a mainstay in the FCM.^[1] Madsen spent seven seasons with FCM, scoring eight goals in 126 Superliga games for the club.^[3] Known for a good technique,^[1] he suffered from an increasing number of injuries, and decided to end his career in January 2010.^[4] He went on to coach second-tier club Skive IK, with former FCM teammate Michael Hansen as manager.^[5]

Honours

• 2002 Danish Cup

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Nr.21 - Claus Madsen at FC Midtjylland
2. ^ ^{a b} Stærkere end i de unge år, FC Midtjylland, April 21, 2007
3. ^ ^{a b c} Claus Madsen at DanskFodbold.com
4. ^ FCM spiller stopper karrieren, Politiken, October 6, 2009.
5. ^ Morten Espersen, Claus Madsen klar som assistenttræner, Onside.dk, December 3, 2009

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kristian Bak Nielsen	F.C. Midtjylland captain 2007-2008	Succeeded by Mikkel Thygesen

Persondata
Name	Madsen, Claus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 11, 1975
Place of birth	Odense, Denmark
Date of death
Place of death