Jesper Hjorth
Personal information
Full name Jesper Hjorth[1]
Date of birth (1975-04-03) April 3, 1975[1]
Place of birth Odense,[1] Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Odense BK 61 (9)
1999 Herning Fremad
1999–2001 Darlington 45 (6)
2001–2003 B1909
International career
1992–1993 Denmark U19 6 (1)
1995–1996 Denmark U21 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesper Hjorth (born April 3, 1975) is a Danish former professional association footballer, who predominantly played in the striker position. He played 10 games and scored one goal for the Denmark under-21 national team.[3]

Born in Odense, Hjorth started his senior career at Odense BK in the Danish Superliga championship, making his league debut in November 1994.[4] The highlight of his career came in December 1994, at the age of just 19. In the 1994-95 UEFA Cup, Hjorth played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium against Real Madrid to help Odense BK knock Real Madrid out of the tournament.[5] He also scored against Madrid in the first leg at home.[6] Having scored nine goals in 61 league games,[4] Hjorth left Odense BK in January 1999, and joined Herning Fremad in the Danish 1st Division.[7]

In November 1999, Hjorth moved abroad to play for English team Darlington in the Football League Two tournament. Having scored 6 goals in 45 first team appearances for Darlington,[8] Hjorth moved back to Danish football to play for B1909 in June 2001. In July 2003, Hjorth went on to play amateur football in Næsby.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jesper Hjorth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001. Headline. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7472-6620-4.
  3. ↑ Jesper Hjort at dbu.dk
  4. 1 2 Jesper Hjorth at danskfodbold.com
  5. ↑ January 2000 Archived February 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at wsc.co.uk
  6. ↑ "Odense BK and the Miracle in Madrid". punditfeed.com. June 12, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. ↑ Thomas Sørensen, "Ørgaard til Herning", Herning Folkeblad, January 16, 1999.
  8. ↑ Jesper Hjorth at Soccerbase. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Hjorth springer over til Næsby", Fyens Stiftstidende, July 31, 2003.


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