For the Danish chess master, see Christian Poulsen (chess player). For the Danish cyclist, see Christian Poulsen (cyclist).
Christian Poulsen
Poulsen while at Schalke 04
Personal information
Full name
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen[1]
Date of birth
(1980-02-28) 28 February 1980 (age 44)[2]
Place of birth
Asnæs, Denmark
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s)
Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Denmark (assistant)
Youth career
1985–1995
Asnæs BK
1995–1997
Holbæk
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1997–2000
Holbæk
82
(13)
2000–2002
Copenhagen
45
(10)
2002–2006
Schalke 04
111
(3)
2006–2008
Sevilla
62
(4)
2008–2010
Juventus
48
(1)
2010–2011
Liverpool
12
(0)
2011–2012
Evian
24
(0)
2012–2014
Ajax
54
(1)
2014–2015
Copenhagen
16
(1)
Total
454
(33)
International career
1998–1999
Denmark U19
4
(0)
2001
Denmark U21
8
(0)
2001–2012
Denmark
92
(6)
Managerial career
2019–2021
Ajax (assistant)
2021–
Denmark (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs as a defensive midfielder, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C. Copenhagen, the German DFB-Ligapokal trophy with FC Schalke 04, and the European UEFA Cup with Spanish team Sevilla FC, later also playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus, as well as Premier League side, Liverpool, French side Evian, and Dutch side Ajax.
He has been a regular member of the Denmark national football team since his debut in 2001, and has played 92 matches, scoring six goals for his country. He represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship international tournaments. Poulsen was named 2001 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and won the 2005 and 2006 Danish Player of the Year awards; the first to win two years in a row.
^"List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
^"Christian Poulsen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
^"Christian Poulsen". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010.
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European...
manager, Dani Alves and Seydou Keita were both sold to Barcelona, while ChristianPoulsen left for Juventus. Sevilla finished third in La Liga with a club record-equalling...
first marriage, he was the father of the geologist Christian Henrik Otto Poulsen. Poulsen. Poulsen died on 6 August 1942 in Gentofte. He is buried in...
Ulla Poulsen Skou (née Iversen; 5 February 1905 – 21 April 2001), formerly Baroness Ulla Rosenørn-Lehn, was a Danish ballerina and actress. She was a...
was seen seeking out and taunting Schalke's midfielder ChristianPoulsen as a reaction to Poulsen's fierce marking of Kaká in the first leg. Gattuso insisted...
Denmark in Group C v Sweden Group C v Bulgaria Francesco Totti Spat on ChristianPoulsen in Group C v Denmark Group C v Sweden Group C v Bulgaria World Cup...
Yussuf Poulsen goal in the second half secured three points for the Danes. However, they struggled against Australia in their second tie, as Christian Eriksen's...
Calvin Christiansen (development) 3 Daniel Fajardo (fundamentals) 12 ChristianPoulsen (hitting) 21 Andy Sadoski (pitching) 60-day injured list -- Hugo Beltran...
Yussuf Yurary Poulsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjusuf ˈpʰʌwlsn̩]; born 15 June 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga...
Carl ChristianPoulsen, born on 21 November 1843, as a result of his relationship with Else Maria Guldborg Pedersen (also referred to as Marie Poulsen),...
is Pernille Harder, who has seven honours; the record male holder is Christian Eriksen, with five. Brøndby IF is the football club with most players...
measure of infamy at Euro 2004 after he spat at Danish midfielder ChristianPoulsen in a goalless draw in Italy's opening group match of the tournament...
Brad Jones, defenders Danny Wilson and Paul Konchesky, midfielders ChristianPoulsen and Raul Meireles, as well as re-signing full-back Fábio Aurélio,...
3 René Henriksen (c) LB 5 Niclas Jensen CM 15 Daniel Jensen CM 17 ChristianPoulsen 76' RW 19 Dennis Rommedahl AM 9 Jon Dahl Tomasson 29' LW 10 Martin...
advance and increased their attacks accordingly. Late in the second half, Christian Eriksen put his shot over the goal and Søren Larsen hit the goalpost....
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