Martin Jørgensen
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lars Martin Jørgensen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Attacking midfielder / Right midfielder / Right defender |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AGF (talent coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1988 | Midtdjurs | ||
| 1989–1993 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1997 | AGF | 93 | (14) |
| 1997–2004 | Udinese | 184 | (30) |
| 2004–2010 | Fiorentina | 151 | (14) |
| 2010–2014 | AGF | 102 | (14) |
| Total | 530 | (72) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Denmark U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (3) |
| 1994–1997 | Denmark U21 | 31 | (9) |
| 1998–2011 | Denmark | 102 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | AGF (playing assistant) | ||
| 2015 | AGF U14 | ||
| 2015– | AGF (talent coach) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Denmark (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lars Martin Jørgensen (born 6 October 1975), more commonly known as Martin Jørgensen, is a Danish former professional football player, who last played for Danish club AGF Aarhus as a midfielder or defender. He is currently working as talent manager for AGF.
Jørgensen amassed 102 caps and scored 12 goals for the Denmark national football team. He is the only player that has represented Denmark at three FIFA World Cups. He has also played at two European Championship tournaments. After Denmark's elimination from the 2010 World Cup, Jørgensen announced his retirement from the national team. As he was close to reach his anniversary match no.100 for the national team, the coach Morten Olsen however decided to call him up for one last farewell match, in November 2010. After a brief retirement, he returned to the national team as he was called up for the Euro 2012 qualifying match against Norway on 6 September 2011.
He is the older brother of retired Danish football player Mads Jørgensen.
Born in Ryomgaard at Djursland he began his club career at the local club IF Midtdjurs. Jørgensen moved to AGF Aarhus as a youngster. Jørgensen's footballing talent was recognized as he was chosen to represent various Danish youth national teams from 1991 onward. He made his senior debut for AGF in 1993, and was a part of the GF team that won the 1996 Danish Cup trophy. He was named 1996 Danish under-21 Player of the Year, and eventually set a record of 31 games for the Danish under-21 national team, scoring 9 goals.
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