List of Denmark international footballers

Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel (129 caps) is the most capped Danish footballer of all time, and the first Dane to reach 125 caps. He represented Denmark in four European Championships and the 1998 World Cup. He was on the 1992 European Championship winning team and was named World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year in 1992 and 1993.

This list of Denmark international footballers contains football players who have played for the Denmark national football team, listed according to their number of caps. As more than 750 players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1908, only players with 25 or more official caps are included. Goalkeeper Sophus Hansen was the first Dane to reach 25 caps, doing so on June 5, 1919. Since then, more than 120 Danish footballers have reached 25 caps for the Danish national team.

Key

List of players

Forward Jon Dahl Tomasson (112 caps) is the Danish top goalscorer of all time with 52 goals (joint with Poul "Tist" Nielsen). He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship with a combined seven goals in eight games. He played in a total four international tournaments.

Midfielder Michael Laudrup (104 caps) is officially named the best Danish footballer of all time by the Danish Football Association.^[1] He represented Denmark in three European Championships, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and was the first Dane to have played two World Cups. He started his national team career as a forward, but eventually settled as a midfielder.

Defender Morten Olsen (102 caps) is the first Dane to reach 100 caps and set a record of 50 games as team captain. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and two European Championships. He later became national team manager and is the only person in football to reach 100 international caps as both player and manager.

Forward Brian Laudrup (82 caps) was in the winning team at the 1992 European Championship and 1995 Confederations Cup. He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1996 European Championship with three goals in three games and also played at the 1998 World Cup. He won a record four Danish Footballer of the Year awards.

Forward Preben Elkjær (69 caps) was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup with a combined six goals in eight games, and was named the third most outstanding player of that World Cup. He also represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championships.

Midfielder John "Faxe" Jensen (69 caps) was part of the 1992 European Championship winning team, and scored the first goal in the final. He represented Denmark in three European Championships.

Forward Ebbe Sand (66 caps) scored the fastest World Cup goal by a substitute (16 seconds) at the 1998 World Cup. He represented Denmark in two World Cups and two European Championships.

Forward Allan Simonsen (55 caps) is the first (and only) Dane to be named European Footballer of the Year. He played in all three major international tournaments; the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup.

#	Name	Pos	First cap	Last cap	Caps	Goals	Medals
1	Schmeichel, PeterPeter Schmeichel	1 !GK	1987	2001	129	1	1992 EC 01 !
2	Rommedahl, DennisDennis Rommedahl	4 !FW	2000	2013	126	21
3	Tomasson, Jon DahlJon Dahl Tomasson	4 !FW	1997	2010	112	52
4	Helveg, ThomasThomas Helveg	2 !DF	1994	2007	108	2
5	Laudrup, MichaelMichael Laudrup	3 !MF	1982	1998	104	37	1995 CC 01 !
6	Olsen, MortenMorten Olsen	2 !DF	1970	1989	102	4
6	Jørgensen, MartinMartin Jørgensen	4 !MF	1998	2011	102	12
8	Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen	1 !GK	1999	2012	101	0
9	Poulsen, ChristianChristian Poulsen	3 !MF	2001	2012	92	6
10	Sivebæk, JohnJohn Sivebæk	2 !DF	1982	1992	87	1	1992 EC 01 !
11	Heintze, JanJan Heintze	2 !DF	1987	2002	86	4
12	Olsen, LarsLars Olsen	2 !DF	1986	1996	84	4	1992 EC 01 !
13	Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup	4 !FW	1987	1998	82	21	1992 EC 01 ! 1995 CC 01 !
14	Grønkjær, JesperJesper Grønkjær	4 !FW	1999	2010	80	5
15	Vilfort, KimKim Vilfort	3 !MF	1983	1996	77	14	1992 EC 01 !
15	Jacobsen, LarsLars Jacobsen	2 !DF	2006	2015	77	1
17	Agger, DanielDaniel Agger	3 !DF	2005	2016	75	12
17	Røntved, PerPer Røntved	2 !DF	1970	1982	75	11
19	Bendtner, NicklasNicklas Bendtner	4 !FW	2006	2015	74	29
20	Bertelsen, Jens JørnJens Jørn Bertelsen	3 !MF	1976	1987	69	2
20	Elkjær, PrebenPreben Elkjær	4 !FW	1977	1988	69	38
20	Jensen, John "Faxe"John "Faxe" Jensen	3 !MF	1986	1995	69	4	1992 EC 01 !
23	Lerby, SørenSøren Lerby	3 !MF	1978	1989	67	10
24	Gravesen, ThomasThomas Gravesen	3 !MF	1998	2006	66	5
24	Henriksen, RenéRené Henriksen	2 !DF	1998	2004	66	0
24	Nielsen, Brian SteenBrian Steen Nielsen	3 !MF	1990	2002	66	3	1995 CC 01 !
24	Sand, EbbeEbbe Sand	4 !FW	1998	2004	66	22
28	Kvist, WilliamWilliam Kvist	3 !MF	2007	2016	64	2
29	Jensen, Henning MunkHenning Munk Jensen	2 !DF	1966	1978	62	1
29	Jensen, NiclasNiclas Jensen	2 !DF	1998	2008	62	0
29	Povlsen, FlemmingFlemming Povlsen	4 !FW	1987	1994	62	21	1992 EC 01 !
32	Eriksen, ChristianChristian Eriksen	3 !MF	2010	2016	61	9
32	Busk, SørenSøren Busk	2 !DF	1979	1988	61	2
32	Rieper, MarcMarc Rieper	2 !DF	1990	1998	61	2	1995 CC 01 !
35	Kjær, SimonSimon Kjær	2 !DF	2009	2016	60	3
36	Hansen, BentBent Hansen	3 !MF	1958	1965	58	1	1960 OG 02 !
37	Høgh, JesJes Høgh	2 !DF	1991	2000	57	1	1995 CC 01 !
38	Krohn-Dehli, MichaelMichael Krohn-Dehli	3 !MF	2006	2016	56	6
39	Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen	4 !FW	1972	1986	55	20
40	Enoksen, HenningHenning Enoksen	4 !FW	1958	1966	54	29	1960 OG 02 !
40	Nielsen, KentKent Nielsen	2 !DF	1983	1992	54	3	1992 EC 01 !
42	Laursen, MartinMartin Laursen	2 !DF	2000	2008	53	2
43	Arnesen, FrankFrank Arnesen	3 !MF	1977	1987	52	14
43	Jensen, DanielDaniel Jensen	3 !MF	2002	2010	52	3
45	Nielsen, IvanIvan Nielsen	2 !DF	1980	1989	51	0
46	Madsen, OleOle Madsen	4 !FW	1958	1969	50	42
46	Pedersen, PoulPoul Pedersen	4 !FW	1953	1964	50	17	1960 OG 02 !
48	Jensen, ClausClaus Jensen	3 !MF	2000	2007	47	8
48	Jørgensen, PauliPauli Jørgensen	4 !FW	1925	1939	47	44
50	Kahlenberg, ThomasThomas Kahlenberg	3 !MF	2003	2015	47	5
50	Berggreen, KlausKlaus Berggreen	3 !MF	1979	1988	46	5
52	Hansen, JohnnyJohnny Hansen	2 !DF	1965	1978	45	3
53	Laursen, ValdemarValdemar Laursen	3 !MF	1918	1934	44	1
53	Nielsen, AllanAllan Nielsen	3 !MF	1995	2002	44	7
53	Schjønberg, MichaelMichael Schjønberg	2 !DF	1995	2000	44	3	1995 CC 01 !
53	Tarp, FritzFritz Tarp	2 !DF	1918	1934	44	0
57	Olsen, JesperJesper Olsen	3 !MF	1980	1990	43	5
59	Olesen, JørgenJørgen Olesen	3 !MF	1951	1962	42	2
59	Jensen, SvendSvend Jensen	1 !GK	1927	1939	41	0
59	Rasmussen, OleOle Rasmussen	3 !MF	1975	1984	41	1
59	Tøfting, StigStig Tøfting	3 !MF	1993	2002	41	2
62	Nilsson, ErnstErnst Nilsson	4 !FW	1920	1937	40	8
62	Rohde, MichaelMichael Rohde	4 !FW	1915	1931	40	22
64	Larsen, HenrikHenrik Larsen	3 !MF	1989	1996	39	5	1992 EC 01 !
64	Lundberg, KnudKnud Lundberg	4 !FW	1943	1956	39	10	1948 OG 03 !
64	Hansen, Jens JørgenJens Jørgen Hansen	2 !DF	1962	1971	39	0
64	Helt, JohnJohn Helt	3 !MF	1982	1990	39	0
64	Qvist, OleOle Qvist	1 !GK	1979	1986	39	0
69	Hansen, HenryHenry Hansen	4 !FW	1922	1934	38	10
69	Hansen, Jens PeterJens Peter Hansen	4 !FW	1949	1961	38	18
69	Nielsen, Poul "Tist"Poul "Tist" Nielsen	4 !FW	1910	1925	38	52	1912 OG 02 !
72	Uldaler, KajKaj Uldaler	4 !FW	1927	1939	38	15
73	Le Fevre, UlrikUlrik Le Fevre	4 !FW	1965	1976	37	7
74	Nygaard, KristenKristen Nygaard	4 !FW	1970	1979	36	11
75	Rasmussen, TroelsTroels Rasmussen	1 !GK	1982	1991	35	0
76	Poulsen, JakobJakob Poulsen	3 !MF	2009	2015	35	5
76	Elstrup, LarsLars Elstrup	4 !FW	1988	1993	34	13	1992 EC 01 !
76	Petersen, PoulPoul Petersen	2 !DF	1946	1952	34	0	1948 OG 03 !
79	Ahlberg, FlemmingFlemming Ahlberg	2 !DF	1972	1978	33	0
79	Krøldrup, PerPer Krøldrup	3 !MF	2004	2010	33	0
81	Mølby, JanJan Mølby	3 !MF	1982	1990	33	2
82	Bartram, JanJan Bartram	3 !MF	1985	1991	32	5
82	Jensen, PoulPoul Jensen	2 !DF	1959	1962	32	0	1960 OG 02 !
84	From, HenryHenry From	1 !GK	1957	1961	31	0	1960 OG 02 !
84	Grøthan, ChristianChristian Grøthan	2 !DF	1915	1923	31	3
84	Hansen, HeinoHeino Hansen	3 !MF	1972	1978	31	5
84	Poulsen, SimonSimon Poulsen	2 !DF	2007	2014	31	0
84	Hansen, SophusSophus Hansen	1 !GK	1911	1920	31	0	1912 OG 02 !
84	Sørensen, JørnJørn Sørensen	4 !FW	1958	1961	31	6	1960 OG 02 !
88	Andersen, HenrikHenrik Andersen	2 !DF	1985	1994	30	2	1992 EC 01 !
89	Bastrup, LarsLars Bastrup	4 !FW	1975	1983	30	10
90	Jensen, PoulPoul Jensen	2 !DF	1921	1931	30	0
91	Jensen, Aage RouAage Rou Jensen	4 !FW	1945	1957	30	11
92	Kleven, EyolfEyolf Kleven	3 !MF	1930	1942	30	8
93	Søbirk, HelmuthHelmuth Søbirk	4 !FW	1935	1945	30	10
94	Sørensen, ArneArne Sørensen	3 !MF	1937	1946	30	4
95	Wieghorst, MortenMorten Wieghorst	3 !MF	1994	2004	30	3	1995 CC 01 !
97	Andersen, StephanStephan Andersen	2 !DF	2007	2014	30	0
97	Andresen, SvendSvend Andresen	2 !DF	1970	1975	29	0
97	Larsen, JanJan Larsen	2 !DF	1968	1971	29	0
97	Rasmussen, JørgenJørgen Rasmussen	2 !DF	1971	1975	29	0
101	Goldbæk, BjarneBjarne Goldbæk	3 !MF	1987	2001	28	0
101	Jørgensen, OscarOscar Jørgensen	3 !MF	1932	1945	28	0
101	Nielsen, BennyBenny Nielsen	4 !FW	1970	1980	28	7
101	Nielsen, EigilEigil Nielsen	1 !GK	1940	1951	28	0	1948 OG 03 !
101	Nielsen, LeifLeif Nielsen	1 !GK	1964	1967	28	0
106	Blicher, Steen SteensenSteen Steensen Blicher	2 !DF	1918	1927	27	5
106	Colding, SørenSøren Colding	2 !DF	1996	2004	27	0
106	Danielsen, JohnJohn Danielsen	4 !FW	1958	1964	27	7	1960 OG 02 !
106	Hansen, KajKaj Hansen	4 !FW	1936	1946	27	12
106	Lauridsen, JohnJohn Lauridsen	3 !MF	1981	1988	27	3
106	Lykke, IvarIvar Lykke	2 !DF	1911	1920	27	0	1912 OG 02 !
113	Berth, PaulPaul Berth	3 !MF	1911	1922	26	1	1912 OG 02 !
113	Christensen, BentBent Christensen	4 !FW	1989	1994	26	8	1992 EC 01 !
113	Kjær, OleOle Kjær	1 !GK	1977	1984	26	0
113	Nielsen, FlemmingFlemming Nielsen	3 !MF	1954	1960	26	4	1960 OG 02 !
113	Nielsen, TorbenTorben Nielsen	2 !DF	1969	1972	26	0
113	Nielsen, VernerVerner Nielsen	2 !DF	1955	1958	26	0
113	Thorst, KjeldKjeld Thorst	4 !FW	1963	1969	26	6
113	Schöne, LasseLasse Schöne	3 !MF	2002	2016	26	3
120	Hansen, Poul L.Poul L. Hansen	2 !DF	1935	1946	25	0
120	Jensen, IvanIvan Jensen	3 !MF	1945	1949	25	2	1948 OG 03 !
120	Laursen, JacobJacob Laursen	2 !DF	1995	1999	25	0	1995 CC 01 !
120	Nielsen, Hans ChristianHans Christian Nielsen	2 !DF	1958	1961	25	0	1960 OG 02 !
120	Silberbauer, MichaelMichael Silberbauer	3 !MF	2002	2012	25	1
120	Sørensen, OleOle Sørensen	4 !FW	1961	1969	25	7
120	Ziegler, StenSten Ziegler	3 !MF	1971	1981	25	1

See also

• Denmark national football team statistics

References

• (Danish) DBU Club 50
• (Danish) DBU 25–49 games
• (Danish) Palle "Banks" Jørgensen, "Landsholdets 681 profiler fra 1908 til i dag", TIPS-Bladet, 2002, ISBN 87-91264-01-4