List of Denmark international footballers
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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.
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Tournament medalists at the:
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Bold | Currently available for selection. Correct as of November 15, 2012. |
Pos | Positions |
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GK | Goalkeeper |
DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
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 times by the Danish Football Association. 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.
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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.
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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 |
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1 | Peter Schmeichel | GK | 1987 | 2001 | 129 | 1 | 1992 EC ![]() |
2 | Dennis Rommedahl | FW | 2000 | 2013 | 126 | 21 | |
3 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | FW | 1997 | 2010 | 112 | 52 | |
4 | Thomas Helveg | DF | 1994 | 2007 | 108 | 2 | |
5 | Michael Laudrup | MF | 1982 | 1998 | 104 | 37 | 1995 CC ![]() |
6 | Morten Olsen | DF | 1970 | 1989 | 102 | 4 | |
6 | Martin Jørgensen | MF | 1998 | 2011 | 102 | 12 | |
8 | Thomas Sørensen | GK | 1999 | 2012 | 101 | 0 | |
9 | Christian Poulsen | MF | 2001 | 2012 | 92 | 6 | |
10 | John Sivebæk | DF | 1982 | 1992 | 87 | 1 | 1992 EC ![]() |
11 | Jan Heintze | DF | 1987 | 2002 | 86 | 4 | |
12 | Lars Olsen | DF | 1986 | 1996 | 84 | 4 | 1992 EC ![]() |
13 | Brian Laudrup | FW | 1987 | 1998 | 82 | 21 | 1992 EC ![]() 1995 CC ![]() |
14 | Jesper Grønkjær | FW | 1999 | 2010 | 80 | 5 | |
15 | Kim Vilfort | MF | 1983 | 1996 | 77 | 14 | 1992 EC ![]() |
15 | Lars Jacobsen | DF | 2006 | 2014 | 77 | 1 | |
17 | Per Røntved | DF | 1970 | 1982 | 75 | 11 | |
18 | Nicklas Bendtner | FW | 2006 | 2014 | 70 | 29 | |
19 | Daniel Agger | DF | 2005 | 2014 | 69 | 12 | |
19 | Jens Jørn Bertelsen | MF | 1976 | 1987 | 69 | 2 | |
19 | Preben Elkjær | FW | 1977 | 1988 | 69 | 38 | |
19 | John "Faxe" Jensen | MF | 1986 | 1995 | 69 | 4 | 1992 EC ![]() |
23 | Søren Lerby | MF | 1978 | 1989 | 67 | 10 | |
24 | Thomas Gravesen | MF | 1998 | 2006 | 66 | 5 | |
24 | René Henriksen | DF | 1998 | 2004 | 66 | 0 | |
24 | Brian Steen Nielsen | MF | 1990 | 2002 | 66 | 3 | 1995 CC ![]() |
24 | Ebbe Sand | FW | 1998 | 2004 | 66 | 22 | |
28 | Henning Munk Jensen | DF | 1966 | 1978 | 62 | 1 | |
28 | Niclas Jensen | DF | 1998 | 2008 | 62 | 0 | |
28 | Flemming Povlsen | FW | 1987 | 1994 | 62 | 21 | 1992 EC ![]() |
31 | Søren Busk | DF | 1979 | 1988 | 61 | 2 | |
31 | Marc Rieper | DF | 1990 | 1998 | 61 | 2 | 1995 CC ![]() |
33 | Bent Hansen | MF | 1958 | 1965 | 58 | 1 | 1960 OG ![]() |
33 | William Kvist | MF | 2007 | 2014 | 58 | 2 | |
35 | Jes Høgh | DF | 1991 | 2000 | 57 | 1 | 1995 CC ![]() |
36 | Allan Simonsen | FW | 1972 | 1986 | 55 | 20 | |
37 | Henning Enoksen | FW | 1958 | 1966 | 54 | 29 | 1960 OG ![]() |
38 | Kent Nielsen | DF | 1983 | 1992 | 54 | 3 | 1992 EC ![]() |
39 | Christian Eriksen | MF | 2010 | 2014 | 53 | 6 | |
39 | Michael Krohn-Dehli | MF | 2006 | 2014 | 53 | 6 | |
39 | Martin Laursen | DF | 2000 | 2008 | 53 | 2 | |
42 | Frank Arnesen | MF | 1977 | 1987 | 52 | 14 | |
42 | Daniel Jensen | MF | 2002 | 2010 | 52 | 3 | |
42 | Simon Kjær | DF | 2009 | 2014 | 52 | 2 | |
45 | Ivan Nielsen | DF | 1980 | 1989 | 51 | 0 | |
46 | Ole Madsen | FW | 1958 | 1969 | 50 | 42 | |
46 | Poul Pedersen | FW | 1953 | 1964 | 50 | 17 | 1960 OG ![]() |
48 | Claus Jensen | MF | 2000 | 2007 | 47 | 8 | |
48 | Pauli Jørgensen | FW | 1925 | 1939 | 47 | 44 | |
50 | Klaus Berggreen | MF | 1979 | 1988 | 46 | 5 | |
50 | Thomas Kahlenberg | MF | 2003 | 2014 | 46 | 5 | |
52 | Johnny Hansen | DF | 1965 | 1978 | 45 | 3 | |
53 | Valdemar Laursen | MF | 1918 | 1934 | 44 | 1 | |
53 | Allan Nielsen | MF | 1995 | 2002 | 44 | 7 | |
53 | Michael Schjønberg | DF | 1995 | 2000 | 44 | 3 | 1995 CC ![]() |
53 | Fritz Tarp | DF | 1918 | 1934 | 44 | 0 | |
57 | Jesper Olsen | MF | 1980 | 1990 | 43 | 5 | |
59 | Jørgen Olesen | MF | 1951 | 1962 | 42 | 2 | |
59 | Svend Jensen | GK | 1927 | 1939 | 41 | 0 | |
59 | Ole Rasmussen | MF | 1975 | 1984 | 41 | 1 | |
59 | Stig Tøfting | MF | 1993 | 2002 | 41 | 2 | |
62 | Ernst Nilsson | FW | 1920 | 1937 | 40 | 8 | |
62 | Michael Rohde | FW | 1915 | 1931 | 40 | 22 | |
64 | Henrik Larsen | MF | 1989 | 1996 | 39 | 5 | 1992 EC ![]() |
64 | Knud Lundberg | FW | 1943 | 1956 | 39 | 10 | 1948 OG ![]() |
64 | Jens Jørgen Hansen | DF | 1962 | 1971 | 39 | 0 | |
64 | John Helt | MF | 1982 | 1990 | 39 | 0 | |
64 | Ole Qvist | GK | 1979 | 1986 | 39 | 0 | |
69 | Henry Hansen | FW | 1922 | 1934 | 38 | 10 | |
69 | Jens Peter Hansen | FW | 1949 | 1961 | 38 | 18 | |
69 | Poul "Tist" Nielsen | FW | 1910 | 1925 | 38 | 52 | 1912 OG ![]() |
72 | Kaj Uldaler | FW | 1927 | 1939 | 38 | 15 | |
73 | Ulrik Le Fevre | FW | 1965 | 1976 | 37 | 7 | |
74 | Kristen Nygaard | FW | 1970 | 1979 | 36 | 11 | |
75 | Troels Rasmussen | GK | 1982 | 1991 | 35 | 0 | |
76 | Lars Elstrup | FW | 1988 | 1993 | 34 | 13 | 1992 EC ![]() |
76 | Jakob Poulsen | MF | 2009 | 2012 | 34 | 2 | |
76 | Poul Petersen | DF | 1946 | 1952 | 34 | 0 | 1948 OG ![]() |
79 | Flemming Ahlberg | DF | 1972 | 1978 | 33 | 0 | |
79 | Per Krøldrup | MF | 2004 | 2010 | 33 | 0 | |
81 | Jan Mølby | MF | 1982 | 1990 | 33 | 2 | |
82 | Jan Bartram | MF | 1985 | 1991 | 32 | 5 | |
82 | Poul Jensen | DF | 1959 | 1962 | 32 | 0 | 1960 OG ![]() |
84 | Henry From | GK | 1957 | 1961 | 31 | 0 | 1960 OG ![]() |
84 | Christian Grøthan | DF | 1915 | 1923 | 31 | 3 | |
84 | Heino Hansen | MF | 1972 | 1978 | 31 | 5 | |
84 | Simon Poulsen | DF | 2007 | 2014 | 31 | 0 | |
84 | Sophus Hansen | GK | 1911 | 1920 | 31 | 0 | 1912 OG ![]() |
84 | Jørn Sørensen | FW | 1958 | 1961 | 31 | 6 | 1960 OG ![]() |
88 | Henrik Andersen | DF | 1985 | 1994 | 30 | 2 | 1992 EC ![]() |
89 | Lars Bastrup | FW | 1975 | 1983 | 30 | 10 | |
90 | Poul Jensen | DF | 1921 | 1931 | 30 | 0 | |
91 | Aage Rou Jensen | FW | 1945 | 1957 | 30 | 11 | |
92 | Eyolf Kleven | MF | 1930 | 1942 | 30 | 8 | |
93 | Helmuth Søbirk | FW | 1935 | 1945 | 30 | 10 | |
94 | Arne Sørensen | MF | 1937 | 1946 | 30 | 4 | |
95 | Morten Wieghorst | MF | 1994 | 2004 | 30 | 3 | 1995 CC ![]() |
97 | Stephan Andersen | DF | 2007 | 2014 | 30 | 0 | |
97 | Svend Andresen | DF | 1970 | 1975 | 29 | 0 | |
97 | Jan Larsen | DF | 1968 | 1971 | 29 | 0 | |
97 | Jørgen Rasmussen | DF | 1971 | 1975 | 29 | 0 | |
101 | Bjarne Goldbæk | MF | 1987 | 2001 | 28 | 0 | |
101 | Oscar Jørgensen | MF | 1932 | 1945 | 28 | 0 | |
101 | Benny Nielsen | FW | 1970 | 1980 | 28 | 7 | |
101 | Eigil Nielsen | GK | 1940 | 1951 | 28 | 0 | 1948 OG ![]() |
101 | Leif Nielsen | GK | 1964 | 1967 | 28 | 0 | |
106 | Steen Steensen Blicher | DF | 1918 | 1927 | 27 | 5 | |
106 | Søren Colding | DF | 1996 | 2004 | 27 | 0 | |
106 | John Danielsen | FW | 1958 | 1964 | 27 | 7 | 1960 OG ![]() |
106 | Kaj Hansen | FW | 1936 | 1946 | 27 | 12 | |
106 | John Lauridsen | MF | 1981 | 1988 | 27 | 3 | |
106 | Ivar Lykke | DF | 1911 | 1920 | 27 | 0 | 1912 OG ![]() |
113 | Paul Berth | MF | 1911 | 1922 | 26 | 1 | 1912 OG ![]() |
113 | Bent Christensen | FW | 1989 | 1994 | 26 | 8 | 1992 EC ![]() |
113 | Ole Kjær | GK | 1977 | 1984 | 26 | 0 | |
113 | Flemming Nielsen | MF | 1954 | 1960 | 26 | 4 | 1960 OG ![]() |
113 | Torben Nielsen | DF | 1969 | 1972 | 26 | 0 | |
113 | Verner Nielsen | DF | 1955 | 1958 | 26 | 0 | |
113 | Kjeld Thorst | FW | 1963 | 1969 | 26 | 6 | |
120 | Poul L. Hansen | DF | 1935 | 1946 | 25 | 0 | |
120 | Ivan Jensen | MF | 1945 | 1949 | 25 | 2 | 1948 OG ![]() |
120 | Jacob Laursen | DF | 1995 | 1999 | 25 | 0 | 1995 CC ![]() |
120 | Hans Christian Nielsen | DF | 1958 | 1961 | 25 | 0 | 1960 OG ![]() |
120 | Michael Silberbauer | MF | 2002 | 2012 | 25 | 1 | |
120 | Ole Sørensen | FW | 1961 | 1969 | 25 | 7 | |
120 | Sten Ziegler | MF | 1971 | 1981 | 25 | 1 |
See also
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