Thomas Kahlenberg

Danish footballer

Thomas Zeuthen Kahlenberg (da; born 20 March 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning two Danish Superliga championships, and played abroad at French club Auxerre and German club VfL Wolfsburg. He played 46 games and scored five goals for the Denmark national team.

Thomas Kahlenberg
Kahlenberg training with the Denmark national team in 2014
Personal information
Full name Thomas Zeuthen Kahlenberg[1]
Date of birth (1983-03-20) 20 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Hvidovre, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
1997–1998 Hvidovre
1998–2001 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Brøndby 97 (28)
2005–2009 Auxerre 130 (19)
2009–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 39 (1)
2012Evian (loan) 15 (2)
2013–2017 Brøndby 57 (5)
Total 338 (55)
National team
1999–2000 Denmark U17 9 (1)
2000–2002 Denmark U19 7 (0)
2004 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2002–2006 Denmark U21 26 (10)
2003–2015 Denmark 47 (5)
Teams managed
2018–2020 HIK (youth coach)
2020–2024 Denmark U16 (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In March 2020, Kahlenberg tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during the current pandemic of the disease, after having been infected at a birthday party in Amsterdam.[2]

International career statistics

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Denmark national team
YearAppsGoals
2003 1 0
2004 2 0
2005 3 0
2006 5 1
2007 12 1
2008 2 0
2009 3 1
2010
Total 28 3

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2003 1 0
2004 2 0
2005 3 0
2006 5 1
2007 12 1
2008 2 0
2009 3 1
2010 8 1
2011 0 0
2012 3 0
2013 0 0
2014 7 1
2015 1 0
Total 47 5
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kahlenberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Thomas Kahlenberg
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 September 2006 Brøndby Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark   Portugal 2–1 4–2 Friendly
2 21 November 2007 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Iceland 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification
3 6 June 2009 Råsundastadion, Solna, Sweden   Sweden 1–0 1–0 FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualification
4 7 September 2010 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Iceland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2012 Qualification
5 7 September 2014 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Armenia 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 Qualification

Honours

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Brøndby IF

Individual

References

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  1. "Landsholdsstjerne scorer million på salg af lejlighed". seoghoer.dk. Aller Media. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Coronavirus: Four Danish league players in quarantine after meeting Thomas Kahlenberg". BBC Sport. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Thomas Kahlenberg". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 February 2019.