Dennis Rommedahl

Dennis Rommedahl (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʁʌməˌtɛˀl]; born 22 July 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right winger. The second-most capped national player for Denmark, he appeared in 126 matches and scored 21 goals for his country, and was a member of the Danish squads at the 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. He was nominated for Danish Footballer of the Year in 2007, but did not win the award until 2010.

Dennis Rommedahl
Personal information
Full name Dennis Rommedahl
Date of birth (1978-07-22) 22 July 1978
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Lyngby 26 (4)
1997–2004 PSV Eindhoven 160 (29)
1997–1998 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 34 (5)
2004–2007 Charlton Athletic 75 (4)
2007–2010 Ajax 61 (9)
2008–2009 → NEC (loan) 14 (0)
2010–2011 Olympiacos 18 (1)
2011–2013 Brøndby 48 (6)
2013–2014 RKC Waalwijk 0 (0)
Total 436 (58)
National team
1996–1997 Denmark U19 4 (1)
1996–1999 Denmark U21 15 (4)
2000–2013 Denmark 126 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rommedahl was born in the Bispebjerg borough of Copenhagen. He played youth football for a number of clubs, including B. 93 and Lyngby. He made his senior debut in 1995 for Lyngby, playing in the Danish Superliga.

PSV Eindhoven and RKC Waalwijk

In 1997, he was acquired by PSV Eindhoven, where he made his debut on 22 March in a 1–0 home loss against Heerenveen. After his second match, PSV loaned him to RKC Waalwijk for the 1997–98 season. He returned to PSV in 1998 where he became a success by outrunning defenders and providing dangerous crosses from the wing. He was a member of the PSV squad that won four Eredivisie championships and four Johan Cruijff Shields.

Charlton Athletic

Rommedahl moved from Dutch to English football in the summer 2004 when he signed a four-year contract for Premier League side Charlton Athletic. His first season was spent settling in at The Valley, with a notable length of time spent on the substitute's bench and on the physiotherapist's table. During his second season, he took a leading role in helping Charlton climb the ladder in the Premier League.

Rommedahl was linked with several moves away from Charlton. In the summer of 2006, he was nearly sold to Zenit St. Petersburg. In December 2006, he was linked with a £1 million move to F.C. Copenhagen.[2] This link was resurrected as Charlton edged closer to relegation, with Rommedahl being discussed as a replacement for Michael Silberbauer, who was expected to leave Denmark to join a foreign club. In the summer of 2007, Galatasaray and Getafe expressed interest in signing him.[3] However, he finally left Charlton on 20 July 2007, moving to Ajax for fee of £680,000.

Ajax and NEC

With Ajax, Rommedahl immediately won his fifth career Johan Cruijff Shield in a 1–0 win over his former team, PSV Eindhoven. He was also one of five players nominated for the Danish Football Player of the Year in 2007. For the second half of the 2008–09 season, he went out on loan to NEC.[4] He finished his Ajax-career at the end of the season 2009–10.

Olympiacos

In July 2010, Rommedahl signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece club Olympiacos.[5][6] On 30 August 2011, Olympiacos released Rommedahl to find another club.[7]

Brøndby

Rommedahl joined Brøndby on 30 August 2011 on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract and was given the number 11 shirt.

RKC Waalwijk

Rommedahl signed with RKC Waalwijk in the summer of 2013.[8] Because of injuries he had never played an official match before he dissolved his contract with the club in January 2015.[9]

International career
Rommedahl playing against the Netherlands at the Euro 2012 tournament.

Rommedahl was selected to play for the Danish under-19 national youth team in July 1996. He went on to play a combined 19 matches and score five goals for the under-19 and under-21 national youth teams.

After the appointment of Morten Olsen, Rommedahl was immediately called up for his Denmark senior national team debut in August 2000. He played the next 38 Danish national team matches in a row, the first 32 games in the starting line-up. The 38 games included Denmark's four games at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored against defending world champions France in Denmark's 2–0 victory. He also played all four Danish matches at the Euro 2004. His unbroken run of national team games ended in February 2004 when he missed the friendly against Turkey.

On 28 May 2010, Olsen announced that Rommedhal would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the 2010 World Cup.[10] He assisted Nicklas Bendtner's goal, and scored the winner himself, in a group stage game against Cameroon on 19 June 2010. Rommedahl was also inducted in the final squad for Euro 2012, where he once again participated in all of the Danish group matches.

On 9 October 2014, after a long-term injury, Rommedahl announced that he would officially retire from the national team.[11] He was given a farewell ceremony before Denmark's match against Portugal on 14 October 2014.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby 1995–96 Danish Superliga 90––90
1996–97 Danish Superliga 174–40–214
Total 26400004000304
PSV Eindhoven 1996–97 Eredivisie 20–00–20
1998–99 Eredivisie 192–72–264
1999–2000 Eredivisie 230–60–290
2000–01 Eredivisie 30510–921[lower-alpha 1]0417
2001–02 Eredivisie 3412–1201[lower-alpha 2]14713
2002–03 Eredivisie 336–611[lower-alpha 3]0407
2003–04 Eredivisie 194–601[lower-alpha 4]0264
Total 1602910004654121135
RKC Waalwijk (loan) 1997–98 Eredivisie 345–––345
Charlton Athletic 2004–05 Premier League 2621000––272
2005–06 Premier League 2123210––254
2006–07 Premier League 2801030––320
Total 75452400000846
Ajax 2007–08 Eredivisie 30331–415[lower-alpha 5]1426
2008–09 Eredivisie 3000–00–30
2009–10 Eredivisie 28661–72–419
Total 6199200113518615
NEC (loan) 2008–09 Eredivisie 14020–––160
Olympiacos 2010–11[13] Super League Greece 18130–21–232
Brøndby IF 2011–12[13] Danish Superliga 20310–00–213
2012–13[13] Danish Superliga 28331–00–314
Total 48641000000527
RKC Waalwijk 2013–14 Eredivisie 0000–––00
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 0000–––00
Total 000000000000
Career total 43658245406399253674
  1. Appearance in 2000 Johan Cruyff Shield
  2. Appearance in 2001 Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. Appearance in 2002 Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. Appearance in 2003 Johan Cruyff Shield
  5. One appearance in 2007 Johan Cruyff Shield; four appearances, one goal in Eredivisie play-offs for the Champions League

International
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rommedahl goal.
List of international goals scored by Dennis Rommedahl
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
17 October 2000Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–11–12002 World Cup qualifier
215 November 2000Copenhagen, Denmark Germany1–02–1Friendly
32–0
41 September 2001Copenhagen, Denmark Northern Ireland1–01–12002 World Cup qualifier
56 October 2001Copenhagen, Denmark Iceland1–06–02002 World Cup qualifier
617 April 2002Copenhagen, Denmark Israel3–03–1Friendly
711 June 2002Incheon, South Korea France1–02–02002 World Cup
829 March 2003Bucharest, Romania Romania1–15–2Euro 2004 qualifier
95–2
109 February 2005Athens, Greece Greece1–21–22006 World Cup qualifier
1117 August 2005Copenhagen, Denmark England1–04–1Friendly
1216 August 2006Odense, Denmark Poland2–02–0Friendly
136 September 2006Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland1–02–0Euro 2008 qualifier
146 June 2007Riga, Latvia Latvia1–02–0Euro 2008 qualifier
152–0
1617 October 2007Copenhagen, Denmark Latvia3–13–1Euro 2008 qualifier
1719 June 2010Pretoria, South Africa Cameroon2–12–12010 World Cup
1811 August 2010Copenhagen, Denmark Germany1–22–2Friendly
1926 March 2011Oslo, Norway Norway1–01–1Euro 2012 qualifier
207 October 2011Nicosia, Cyprus Cyprus2–04–1Euro 2012 qualifier
213–0

Honours

PSV

  • Eredivisie: 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03
  • Johan Cruijff Shield: 2000, 2001, 2003

Ajax

  • KNVB Cup: 2009–10
  • Johan Cruijff Shield: 2007

Olympiacos

Individual

  • Danish Football Association's award (2): 2007, 2010 [14][15]

See also
  • List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References
  1. "Brondby.com | Dennis Rommedahl". Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. Copenhagen to make bid for Charlton's Rommedahl Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine, tribalfootball.com, 31 December 2006
  3. Færch Kvist, Thomas (2007). "Øst eller vest? Eller er hjemme bedst?". Tipsbladet Weekend. No. Week 18. pp. 14–15.
  4. Rommedahl naar NEC , nu.nl, 20 January 2000
  5. "Rommedahl und Holebas gelandet".
  6. Denmark's Rommedahl signs with Olympiakos – Yahoo! Canada News
  7. "BT Sport - Få alle sportsnyheder, stillinger og resultater fra sportens verden - www.bt.dk".
  8. RKC haalt Rommedahl terug naar de Eredivisie Archived 21 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. Rommedahl weg bij RKC Waalwijk (Dutch). 13 January 2015.
  10. "Olsen names final Denmark squad". UEFA. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  11. "Striker Rommedahl retires from Denmark". 9 October 2014.
  12. "Dennis Rommedahl » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  13. Dennis Rommedahl at Soccerway
  14. "Καλύτερος Δανός ο Ρόμενταλ!".
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