Peter Skov-Jensen
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Peter Skov-Jensen is a Danish
former professional football
player who was a goalkeeper. He among others played for the German
club VfL Bochum
in the Bundesliga
championship. He is now training the goalkeepers at BK Avarta
. Skov-Jensen has played four games for the Danish national football team
, and was part of the Danish squad at the 2004 European Championship
.
in the Danish 2nd Division
. He was a part of an Esbjerg team that eventually settled in the Danish 1st Division
, before he moved to league rivals Herning Fremad in 1997. He continued in the club as Herning Fremad merged with Ikast fS
to form FC Midtjylland
(FCM) in 1999. Skov-Jensen helped FCM gain promotion
for the top-flight Danish Superliga
championship in 2001. He played all 33 games of the 2001-02 Superliga
season, as FCM conceded the second lowest amount of goals in the league, and won bronze medal
s.
He was a part of the Danish national team, as an understudy for starting goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen
. When Sørensen suffered an injury in the fall 2002, Skov-Jensen made his national team debut in a 2004 European Championship qualifying
game against Luxembourg
on October 12, 2002. Skov-Jensen also played the following national team game, a friendly match against Poland
, before Sørensen recovered and Skov-Jensen lost his place as starting goalkeeper.
He suffered a broken toe in March 2004, but returned to play the 2004 Danish Cup
final, which FC Midtjylland lost, in May 2004. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, but spent the tournament as an unused substitute for Thomas Sørensen. When Sørensen was injured in October 2004, Skov-Jensen was once more called upon to tend the goal, in the two 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
games against Albania
and Turkey
. In January 2005, Skov-Jensen moved abroad to play for VfL Bochum
in the German 1st Bundesliga
, alongside compatriots Peter Madsen
, Tommy Bechmann
and Søren Colding
.
His first year at Bochum was no success, as he only played two games in a season that saw Bochum relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga
. He became a part of the starting line-up in November 2005, but suffered an injury in a December 2005 game against SpVgg Unterhaching
. He returned to the team in March 2006, and played 10 of the last 11 games of the season, as Bochum won promotion back to the 1st Bundesliga. He was Bochum's starting goalkeeper of the 2006-07 1st Bundesliga
season, but following a 0-6 defeat to Werder Bremen in October, he was demoted to the substitutes' bench. He returned to the starting line-up in November, but following the signing of Czech
goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobný
in December, he was Bochum's second choice goalkeeper once more. He left Bochum for the Norwegian
side Sandefjord Fotball
at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In January 2008 he moved to Køge Boldklub on an amateur contract. After 6 months at Køge he stopped his career and got a new job as goalkeeper coach at BK Avarta
.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who was a goalkeeper. He among others played for the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
club VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
in the Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
championship. He is now training the goalkeepers at BK Avarta
BK Avarta
Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East which ranks as the third best league in Denmark. The team was relegated from the Danish 2nd Division East following the 2005-06 season, but spent only two seasons in the Denmark Series Pool 1 before...
. Skov-Jensen has played four games for the Danish national football team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, and was part of the Danish squad at the 2004 European Championship
2004 UEFA European Football Championship
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, better known as Euro 2004, was the 12th European Football Championship, a quadrennial football tournament for European national teams. It was hosted in Portugal, for the first time, between 12 June and 4 July 2004, following its selection by UEFA, in...
.
Biography
Peter Skov-Jensen started his career in 1990, with Esbjerg fBEsbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
in the Danish 2nd Division
Danish 2nd Division
The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...
. He was a part of an Esbjerg team that eventually settled in the Danish 1st Division
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...
, before he moved to league rivals Herning Fremad in 1997. He continued in the club as Herning Fremad merged with Ikast fS
Ikast FS
Ikast FS is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division West. In 1999, their first team merged with Herning Fremad, to found FC Midtjylland and Ikast now operates as FCM's reserve team....
to form FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...
(FCM) in 1999. Skov-Jensen helped FCM gain promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
for the top-flight Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
championship in 2001. He played all 33 games of the 2001-02 Superliga
Danish Superliga 2001-02
The 2001–02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association...
season, as FCM conceded the second lowest amount of goals in the league, and won bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
s.
He was a part of the Danish national team, as an understudy for starting goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Sørensen
Thomas Løvendahl Sørensen is a Danish professional football goalkeeper, who plays for Premier League club Stoke City. He has previously represented Premiership teams Sunderland and Aston Villa....
. When Sørensen suffered an injury in the fall 2002, Skov-Jensen made his national team debut in a 2004 European Championship qualifying
2004 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying
Qualification for the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship took place between September 2002 and November 2003.Fifty teams were divided into ten groups, with each team playing the others in their group twice, once at home and once away...
game against Luxembourg
Luxembourg national football team
The Luxembourg national football team is the national football team of Luxembourg, and is controlled by the Luxembourg Football Federation. The team play most of their home matches at the Stade Josy Barthel, in Luxembourg.- History :...
on October 12, 2002. Skov-Jensen also played the following national team game, a friendly match against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, before Sørensen recovered and Skov-Jensen lost his place as starting goalkeeper.
He suffered a broken toe in March 2004, but returned to play the 2004 Danish Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
final, which FC Midtjylland lost, in May 2004. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 2004 European Championship, but spent the tournament as an unused substitute for Thomas Sørensen. When Sørensen was injured in October 2004, Skov-Jensen was once more called upon to tend the goal, in the two 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for UEFA teams. A total of 51 teams took part, divided in 8 Groups - five groups of 6 teams each and three groups of 7 teams each - competing for 13 places in the World Cup...
games against Albania
Albania national football team
The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania...
and Turkey
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
. In January 2005, Skov-Jensen moved abroad to play for VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum, is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia.-Founding to World War II:...
in the German 1st Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
, alongside compatriots Peter Madsen
Peter Madsen
Peter Planch Madsen is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lyngby Boldklub on loan from Brøndby IF...
, Tommy Bechmann
Tommy Bechmann
Tommy Bechmann is a Danish football forward who plays for SønderjyskE.Bechmann started his professional career for Esbjerg fB. In 2003–04 he became top scorer of the Danish Superliga....
and Søren Colding
Søren Colding
Søren Colding is a Danish former professional football player, who most prominently captained Danish club Brøndby IF and VfL Bochum in Germany from his position of right back. He represented the Denmark national football team in 27 matches, and he was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and...
.
His first year at Bochum was no success, as he only played two games in a season that saw Bochum relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
. He became a part of the starting line-up in November 2005, but suffered an injury in a December 2005 game against SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
. He returned to the team in March 2006, and played 10 of the last 11 games of the season, as Bochum won promotion back to the 1st Bundesliga. He was Bochum's starting goalkeeper of the 2006-07 1st Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga 2006/07
Fußball-Bundesliga 2006–07 was the 44th season of the Fußball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 11 August 2006 and ended on 19 May 2007...
season, but following a 0-6 defeat to Werder Bremen in October, he was demoted to the substitutes' bench. He returned to the starting line-up in November, but following the signing of Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobný
Jaroslav Drobný (footballer)
Jaroslav Drobný is a Czech international football goalkeeper who currently plays for German Bundesliga football club Hamburger SV. He has played for the Hamburg based club since Summer 2010. Drobný has previously played for České Budějovice, Panionios, ADO Den Haag, VfL Bochum and Hertha...
in December, he was Bochum's second choice goalkeeper once more. He left Bochum for the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
side Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball
Sandefjord Fotball is a Norwegian professional football club, founded on September 10, 1998. The club plays in the Adeccoligaen. Their home ground is the Komplett.no Arena, located in Sandefjord, Vestfold....
at the end of the 2006-07 season.
In January 2008 he moved to Køge Boldklub on an amateur contract. After 6 months at Køge he stopped his career and got a new job as goalkeeper coach at BK Avarta
BK Avarta
Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East which ranks as the third best league in Denmark. The team was relegated from the Danish 2nd Division East following the 2005-06 season, but spent only two seasons in the Denmark Series Pool 1 before...
.