Jesper Kjærulff

Jesper Lyngsø Kjærulff (born 7 October 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Jesper Kjærulff
Kjærulff in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jesper Lyngsø Kjærulff
Date of birth (1983-10-07) 7 October 1983
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Holbæk B&I
2005–2006 Dalum
2006–2007 Fyn 28 (20)
2007–2010 SønderjyskE 92 (18)
2010–2012 Viborg 56 (11)
2012–2013 Fyn 17 (3)
2013–2018 Broby
2018–2019 BBB
2019–2021 Fjordager 20 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Professional

In his early career, Kjærulff played for lower division clubs Holbæk B&I, Dalum and FC Fyn. In the summer of 2007, Kjærulff entered into a two-year agreement with SønderjyskE in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. Before moving to SønderjyskE, he was the top goalscorer for Fyn in the 2nd Division West, where in the 2006–07 season he scored 19 goals in 31 appearances.[1][2] In the first two seasons with SønderjyskE, Kjærulff marked himself as a key player at the club and was a regular in the first team, which in the summer of 2009 was rewarded with a contract extension for another two seasons.[3] After that, his playing time diminished.[4]

In August 2010, Kjærulff was signed by Danish 1st Division club Viborg on a two-year contract.[4][5] There, he played until the expiration of his contract in the summer of 2012, when the club chose not to extend his contract.[6]

After leaving Viborg, Kjærulff moved to newly promoted 1st Division club FC Fyn in July 2012, where he signed a one-year contract, reuniting him with his former club. His contract with the Funen-based club meant that Kjærulff went from being a full-time professional to being part-time, as he worked as a physiotherapist besides playing football.[7]

Lower tiers

He was released along with the rest of FC Fyn's squad when the club suspended its activities on 31 January 2013 due to financial problems.[8] Afterwards, he played on lower level with FC Broby, BBB and Fjordager IF.[9] Kjærulff won the award of best striker in the fall of 2020 in the Funen Series.[10]

Kjærulff retired from football in February 2021 at age 37, instead pursuing a career in coaching. At that point, he worked as assistant manager for Dalum.[11]

References
  1. Houlind, Søren (25 June 2007). "FC Fyn-topscorer skifter til SønderjyskE". bold.dk (in Danish).
  2. Baunsgaard, Casper (28 June 2007). "SønderjyskE bekræfter ny kvartet". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. Horn, Jakob (30 June 2009). "Profil forlænger med SønderjyskE". bold.dk (in Danish).
  4. Kronenberg, Rune. "Viborg henter Kjærulff i SønderjyskE". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. Akbal, Ejder (7 August 2010). "Viborg gafler Jesper Kjærulff". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. Helmin, Jesper (17 April 2012). "Kjærulff forberedt på Viborg-exit". bold.dk (in Danish).
  7. Helmin, Jesper (21 July 2012). "FC Fyn bekræfter Kjærulff-kapring". bold.dk (in Danish).
  8. Pedersen, Kim Damsgaard; Josevski, Aleksandar (31 January 2013). "Officielt: FC Fyn lukker". www.bt.dk (in Danish).
  9. "BBB-træner: Jeg har store forventninger til Kjærulff". Ligabold (in Danish). 2 August 2018.
  10. "Nomineret til Albaniseriens 'Efterårets angriber': Jesper Kjærulff – Fjordager" (in Danish). Ligabold. 30 December 2020.
  11. Jensen, Anders (2 February 2021). "Ex-SE-spids slutter seriekarriere med manér". bold.dk (in Danish).
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