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Mathias Jørgensen 
Personal information Full name Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen Date of birth April 23, 1990 Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club F.C. Copenhagen Number 25 Youth career 1994–2006 B.93 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007– F.C. Copenhagen 89 (6) National team‡ 2006 Denmark U16 1 (0) 2006–2007 Denmark U17 3 (0) 2007 Denmark U18 1 (0) 2008– Denmark U21 9 (2) 2008– Denmark 5 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011
Zanka celebrates scoring a goal for Copenhagen with Martin Vingaard
Mathias Jattah-Njie "Zanka" Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [maˈtˢiæs ˈsɑŋka jɶːɐ̯nsn̩]; born 23 April 1990 in Copenhagen) is a Danish footballer who plays as a central defender for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He was recently named as captain for F.C. Copenhagen.[1]
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Biography
Jørgensen moved to F.C. Copenhagen from neighbouring club B.93, where he had played in first team matches even at the young age of 16. He signed a three year contract with FCK on June 26, 2007.[2] Before signing with the Danish champions, he had visited Arsenal for a one week trial.[3]
On July 21, 2007, Jørgensen strained the inner ligament in the left knee in a reserve team match – less than a month after he moved to the club.[4] On September 9, he played again for the reserve team.[5] His first team debut came on September 26, 2007 in a cup match against FC Fredericia. He substituted Oscar Wendt 5 minutes before full time, in the match FCK won 3–1.[6] Three days later he got his Superliga debut, this time replacing Hjalte Nørregaard about 15 minutes before full time.[7]
Only 8 days after his first team debut, Zanka was thrown on pitch in the extra time of the UEFA Cup first round second leg at Parken Stadium against RC Lens, after captain Michael Gravgaard had received a red card. He was substituted for Marcus Allbäck and played in the central defence together with Brede Hangeland, and they prevented any more goals for Lens, when they were 10 against 11.[8]
On November 19, 2008, he made his debut for the Danish national football team in a friendly against Wales.[9]
After Roland Nilsson became manager for FC Copenhagen he became captain for "The Lions".
Nickname
He received his nickname from the movie Cool Runnings, where one of the main characters is named Zanka.[10]
Honours
Club
- Danish Superliga: 2008–09, 2009–10 & 2010-11
- Danish Cup: 2008–09
Individual
- Players' Talent of the Year: 2008[11]
- Arla Talent of the Year: 2008[12]
- Arla U-19 National Team Talent of the Year: 2008[13]
References
- ^ "Zanka bliver ny anfører" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2011-07-14. http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=11556. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- ^ "Stortalent til F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-06-26. http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=754&newsid=6907. Retrieved 2007-06-26.
- ^ "Lørdagstræning i PARKEN" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 2008-11-25. http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/sas-liga/%C2%BBzanka%C2%AB-kastede-haandtegn-med-thierry-henry. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Lørdagstræning i PARKEN" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-08-18. http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=7075. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Christiansen: – Bedre dag for dag" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-09-11. http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=7164. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "26.09. FC Fredericia – F.C. København (Kampreferat)" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-09-26. http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=1791&msa=summary. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "29.09. F.C. København – Lyngby Boldklub (Kampreferat)" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-09-29. http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=1680&msa=summary. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "04.10. F.C. København – RC Lens (Kampreferat)" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 2007-10-04. http://fck.dk/index.php?pageid=1798&msa=summary. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ "Bellamy matchvinder i Brøndby" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2008-11-19. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Bellamy-matchvinder-i-Broendby. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Fra A til Z som Zanka" (in Danish). sporten.dk. 2010-02-10. http://www.sporten.dk/fodbold/fra-til-z-som-zanka-8. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ^ "Årets Talent 2008" (in Danish). Spillerforeningen. 2008-11-11. http://www.spillerforeningen.dk/viewnewsitem.jsp?id=729. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
- ^ Nielsen, Pia Schou (2008-11-17). "Martin Laursen Årets Spiller" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=249913. Retrieved 2008-11-18.
- ^ Berendt, Lars (2008-12-05). "Lumb og Eriksen nyeste Arla Landsholdstalenter" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=250290. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
External links
Sporting positions Preceded by
William KvistF.C. Copenhagen captain
2011–Succeeded by
IncumbentDenmark squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Lössl • 2 Randrup • 3 Zanka • 4 Bjelland • 5 Boilesen • 6 Albæk • 7 Wass • 8 Jensen • 9 N.Jørgensen • 10 Eriksen • 11 Agger • 12 Fenger • 13 Nielsen • 14 Bille • 15 Juelsgård • 16 Andersen • 17 Delaney • 18 Povlsen • 19 F.Sørensen • 20 Lund • 21 Dalsgaard • 22 Kadrii • 23 Højlund • Coach: Bordinggaard
F.C. Copenhagen – current squad 1 K. Christensen · 2 Jacobsen · 3 Bengtsson · 5 Ottesen · 6 Claudemir · 7 Bergvold · 8 Grindheim · 9 Nordstrand · 11 Santin · 12 Larsson · 13 Diouf · 14 N'Doye · 15 Thomsen · 16 T. Kristensen · 17 Sigurðsson · 18 Zohore · 19 Oviedo · 20 Vingaard · 21 Wiland · 22 Absalonsen · 23 Frederiksen · 24 Toutouh · 25 Zanka · 26 Gamboa · 27 Delaney · 28 Özdogan · 30 Bolaños · Manager: Nilsson
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Danish people of Gambian descent
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Danish Superliga players
- Association football central defenders
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