- Morten Olsen
Morten Per Olsen (born August 14 1949) is a Danish former football (soccer) player and current football manager. He has been the head coach of the Danish national team since 2000, where he is under contract through 2010. As a player, he most notably played professionally for Belgian club RSC Anderlecht, with whom he won the 1983 UEFA Cup. He was the first Dane to reach 100 national team matches, …
- Peter Schmeichel
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He experienced his most successful years in English club Manchester United, with whom he won the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92) tournament.
- Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup is a former Danish professional football player, who won the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 1992) with the Denmark national team, and he was a vital part of the Rangers F.C. team which dominated the Scottish Premier League in the 1990s. Brian Laudrup was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at the FIFA 100 ceremony in March 2004, alongside his equally famous older brother Michael Laudrup.
- Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for Spanish side Villarreal CF in the Spanish La Liga championship. Playing either as a striker or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his years at Dutch club Feyenoord Rotterdam, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup, and Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League.
- Michael Laudrup
Michael Laudrup (born June 15, 1964) is a Danish former professional football player and manager. He is now manager of Spanish club Getafe CF. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he won four straight "La Liga" championships, as well as the 1992 European Cup. He most famously moved to arch rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth "La Liga" title in a row.
- Bo Johansson
Bo Johansson, nicknamed "Bosse" is a Swedish former football player and current football coach. Johansson was a player for fourteen years with Kalmar FF and Lindsdals IF, though he did not win any trophies as a player. In 1977 he was appointed coach in his former club of Kalmar FF, a job he held for two years before switching to local rivals Öster IF. Here he would remain for three years, …
- Ebbe Sand
Ebbe Sand (born July 19, 1972) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the German Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and he won the German Cup in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke. On the international stage, he represented the Denmark national football team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, …
- Christian Poulsen
Christian Bager Poulsen (born February 28, 1980) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who currently plays for Sevilla FC. He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has played more than 40 matches, scoring two goals. He represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments. He was named 2005 and 2006 Danish "Player of the Year".
- Jesper Grønkjær
Jesper Grønkjær is a Danish professional football player who currently plays for F.C. Copenhagen. A pacey winger, earlier in his career he was told that he could have been a sprinter, Grønkjær is able to play both right or left wing, but he is also able to play in the hole as supporting striker. Grønkjær has been capped more than 60 times for the Denmark national football team, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the 2002 World Cup, …
- Thomas Helveg
Thomas Lund Helveg (born June 24, 1971) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, a defensive midfielder and defender who plays for Odense Boldklub (OB) in the Danish Superliga. The most prominent period of his career was his five years with AC Milan, with whom he won the Serie A and the UEFA Champions League. A rock in the defense of the Denmark national football team since his debut in April 1994, Helveg was named 1994 Danish "Player of the Year".
- Sepp Piontek
Sepp (Josef) Piontek is a German football manager and former player. His full name is Josef Emanuel Hubertus Piontek. He started his career with "VfL Germania Leer". Between 1963 and 1972, the full-back Piontek played 203 Bundesliga matches with 15 goals for SV Werder Bremen and 6 matches (0 goals) for the West German national team. After retiring he became manager for SV Werder Bremen, and later Fortuna Düsseldorf and FC St. Pauli.
- Martin Jørgensen
Lars Martin Jørgensen is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for Italian club ACF Fiorentina in the Serie A championship. Jørgensen has played 80 matches and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He has played for his country at two FIFA World Cups and two European Championship tournaments. He is the older brother of Danish football player Mads Jørgensen.
- Daniel Agger
Daniel Munthe Agger is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a central defender for English club Liverpool. He started his senior career at Danish club Brøndby IF in July 2004, with whom he won the 2005 Danish Superliga championship. Since his debut in June 2005, he has been capped fourteen times and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team. He is renowned for his powerful long-range shots.
- Niclas Jensen
Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen (born August 17, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a left back for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He has played more than 50 games for the Danish national team, and he played for Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship. He is the older brother of fellow Danish national team player Daniel Jensen.
- Jesper Christiansen
Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen (born April 24, 1978) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a goalkeeper for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. He has played seven games for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup as an unused substitute. With F.C. Copenhagen, he has won the 2005-06 and 2006-07 Superliga championship, and Christiansen was named the 2005 and 2006 Danish "Goalkeeper of the Year".
- Allan Simonsen
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a former Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He most prominently played for German team Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for FC Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Allan Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals, and he was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year.
- Michael Gravgaard
Michael Gravgaard (born April 3, 1978) is a Danish professional footballer, who is currently playing for F.C. Copenhagen. He normally plays the centre back position, but he can also play as a striker. He has played more than 10 games and scored five goals for the Danish national team.
- Dennis Rommedahl
Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22, 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger for Charlton Athletic in the English Premier League. He has represented the Danish national football team in more than 60 matches, scoring 15 goals, and Rommedahl was selected for the Danish squads at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments.
- Peter Møller
Peter Møller Nielsen, is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player who became a sports journalist after ending his football career in December 2005. He won three Danish Superliga championships for the rival clubs Brøndby IF and F.C. Copenhagen, and became the most scoring Superliga player ever in 2005. He scored five goals in 20 matches for the Denmark national football team, and took part in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
- Thomas Gravesen
Thomas Gravesen (born March 11, 1976) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premier League club Celtic. For the Denmark national football team, Gravesen was capped 66 times and scored 5 goals, from his debut in August 1998 until he ended his national team career in September 2006. He represented Denmark at the international Euro 2000, 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments.
- Lars Jacobsen
Lars Christian Jacobsen, is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for 1. FC Nürnberg. He is the first choice on the right full back position for country, and Jacobsen has played more than ten games for the Danish national team.
- Bent Hansen
Bent Hansen (September 13 1933 - March 8 2001) was a Danish football (soccer) player who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played a total of 58 national team matches from 1958 to 1965, in which he scored a single goal. On the club level, Bent Hansen played for Copenhagen club B 1903.
- Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former football player and current sporting director of English football club Chelsea F.C.. As a player, he most notably played with Dutch clubs Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, winning the 1988 European Cup with PSV. Arnesen was capped 52 times and scored 14 goals for the Danish national team, and participated in the Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments.
- Harald Nielsen
Harald Ingemann Nielsen (born October 26, 1941) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who most notably played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league top scorer ("capocannonieri") in Bologna's 1964 Serie A championship winning season. Harald Nielsen played 14 games for the Denmark national football team in 1959 and 1960, scoring 15 goals, and he was known as "Guld-Harald" (Gold-Harald).
- Leon Andreasen
Leon Hougaard Andreasen (born 23 April 1983) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a defender for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga. He has played two matches for the Denmark national football team.
- Lars Olsen
Lars Christian Olsen is a Danish former professional football defender and current football manager of Danish Superliga club Randers FC. In his active career, he most prominently played for Brøndby IF, with whom he won 7 Danish championships. He was elected the 1988 Danish "Player of the Year", and Olsen played 84 matches and scored 4 goals for the Denmark national football team.
- Martin Laursen
Martin Laursen is a Danish professional football player who plays as a defender for Aston Villa. Laursen has been capped 41 times and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, whom he has represented in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two European Championship tournaments.
- Jesper Olsen
Jesper Olsen (born March 20, 1961 in Fakse) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player who most notably played for Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. Jesper Olsen was a regular left-winger for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
- Claus Jensen
Claus William Jensen (born April 29, 1977) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder. He has recently left Fulham F.C. of the English FA Premier League. Jensen has played more than 40 games and has scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.
- Allan Nielsen
Allan Nielsen (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player whose most notable period of football was four years at English club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup. He was also an integral part of the Denmark national football team from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring 7 goals. He competed for Denmark in the international 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), …
- Arne Sørensen
Arne Sørensen was a Danish football (soccer) player and manager. He played 30 games and scored four goals as a midfielder for the Denmark national football team, before moving abroad to play professionally in France. He managed the Danish squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics, guiding the team to silver medals. Born in Copenhagen, Sørensen began playing football with local club B 1903. He made his debut for the Danish national team in September 1937, …
- Thomas Kahlenberg
Thomas Kahlenberg (born March 20, 1983) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for French club AJ Auxerre. He has played more than 10 matches and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and was the youngest member of the Denmark squad for the 2004 European Championship.
- Peter Madsen
Peter Planch Madsen is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a forward for Danish club Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. He has played 13 games and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and Madsen was part of the Danish squad at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship tournaments.
- Morten Nordstrand
Morten Nordstrand Nielsen (born June 8 1983) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for the Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen. He has played one match for the Denmark national football team.
- Per Nielsen
Per Lundgren Nielsen is a Danish professional football (soccer) player who has played in the central defense of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga his entire club career. With Brøndby, he has won five Danish championships and three Danish Cups since his senior debut in 1993. Since 2002, Nielsen has been the team captain of Brøndby. As of October 2005, he has played 9 matches for the Denmark national football team, …
- Jan Heintze
Jan Heintze (born August 17, 1963) is a retired Danish professional football (soccer) player, a left-sided defensive midfielder and defender who started and ended his career in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he was a part of the PSV team which won the 1988 European Cup. He played 86 matches for the Denmark national football team in the course of 15 years, playing four international tournaments with the team, …
- Nicklas Bendtner
Nicklas Bendtner (born January 16, 1988) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a striker for English club Arsenal in the Premier League. He has played eight games and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team. At 6' 3", Bendtner towers over many defenders of his age and poses a major aerial threat. His main talents are his technical prowess, and the way he sees the game; making him able to score as well as assist. His weight is 84kg/13.2 stone.
- Mogens Krogh
Mogens Krogh is a Danish retired professional football (soccer) player who is currently the goalkeeper coach for the youth teams of Brøndby IF. In his active career, Krogh was the first choice goalkeeper of Brøndby from 1991 to his retirement in December 2001, playing 464 first team matches, and Mogens Krogh also played 10 matches for the Denmark national football team.
- Daniel Jensen
Daniel Monberg Jensen (born June 25, 1979) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for SV Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He has played more than 20 matches and scored two goals for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 2004 European Championship. He is the younger brother of fellow national team player Niclas Jensen.
- Rasmus Würtz
Rasmus Østergaard Würtz is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. Würtz has played six matches for the Denmark national football team, as well as 52 matches for various youth national teams.