Squad No: 1
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 33
Birth Date: Jun 12, 1976
Birth Place: Odense, Denmark
Height: 6' 4" (1.93m)
Weight: 196 lbs (89 kg)
Club: Stoke City (England)
International Caps: 86
Club History
Stoke City (ENG): 2008-
Aston Villa (ENG): 2003-2008
Sunderland (ENG): 1998-2003
Svendborg fB (DEN): 1997-1998
OB (DEN): 1996-1997
Vejle Boldklub (DEN): 1995-1996
OB (DEN): 1994-1995
from Wikipedia (full wiki)
Sørensen debuted for the Danish under-21 national team in September 1993, 17 years old. Sørensen made his debut for the Danish national team in November 1999, coming on to replace an injured Peter Schmeichel. Sørensen was a reserve keeper for Denmark at Euro 2000, when Peter Schmeichel was at the end of his career.
For the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign in 2001, he took over the job as goalkeeper and helped Denmark qualify. Sørensen was then instrumental, as Denmark won their first round group ahead of Senegal, Uruguay and defending World Cup champions France to book a second round clash against England. However, in the pouring rain at Niigata, Sørensen conceded three goals, one of them an embarrassing blunder,[2] as he bundled the ball into his own goal from a Rio Ferdinand header in the fifth minute. England went on to win the match 3–0.
Once again representing his country in an international tournament, Sørensen played in all his country's games at 2004 European Championship (Euro 2004), gathering the official man of the match award after both the 0–0 draw with Italy and the 2–0 victory against Bulgaria. Despite his efforts, Denmark was once more eliminated in a 3–0 loss, this time to the Czech Republic in the quarter finals.
During the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Denmark got off to a flying start with 4 victories and a draw in the first 5 games. In the sixth game of the tournament, Denmark faced Sweden, in Stockholm. Sweden was awarded a penalty in the tenth minute. Sørensen saved the penalty, and Denmark went on to win the game 1–0. The qualification ended with Denmark qualifying for the 2010 World Cup with 1 match to go. This is the first time the Danish national football team has achieved this feat. This could be Sørensen's second World Cup, but he might miss the tournament after injuring himself on 25th April 2010, 7 weeks before the World Cup starts. However, there are encouraging signs that he will be able to make it to South Africa.
from ESPN SoccerNet
Denmark coach Morten Olsen was rocked by the injury suffered by his reliable first choice stopper in a Premier League game against Chelsea at the back end of April, with Sorensen's elbow dislocation throwing his participation in the World Cup finals into serious doubt.
The stopper who performed so well in seven of the Danes' 2010 World Cup qualifiers has vowed to return in time to take up his position between the sticks in South Africa and it is vital that Sorensen wins his fitness race. He suffered with a similar elbow problem in the past and that experience may help him recover a little quicker this time.
Sorensen has been in fine form for Stoke this season as he helped to keep the Potters in the English top flight with something to spare. Agile, dependable and a fine leader of his defensive ranks, he lists Sunderland and Aston Villa among his former clubs in a career that has seen him establish a fine reputation for himself in England. He made his full Danish international debut back in 1999.
from FIFA.com
If asked which player had collected the most yellow cards in a qualifying campaign, you would tend to nominate a defender or midfielder. Not so in the case of Denmark, where the dubious honour goes to keeper Thomas Sorensen, albeit with a relatively modest total of two bookings.
Sorensen took over in goal for the national team at the start of the decade, and the task was a daunting one, as he emerged as the successor to no less a great than Peter Schmeichel. The 1992 and 1993 World Goalkeeper of the Year was one of the outstanding players in Denmark’s stunning European championship triumph back in 1992 and spent long years starring on the European stage for Manchester United.
It was a special moment for Sorensen when he chalked up a first full cap in November 1999 as a sub for the injured Schmeichel. Sorensen has been a consistent performer since then, contesting more than 80 international matches. His wealth of experience encompasses three FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaigns (2002, 2006, 2010), and a taste of the finals in 2002. That familiarity with the big stage should stand him in good stead for the showdown in South Africa.
Sorensen kept goal seven times as the Danes progressed to the finals, clocking up an excellent personal record of five victories, one draw, and one defeat, conceding just two goals in the process. Furthermore, the solitary loss, a 1-0 defeat to Hungary in the final fixture, was in any case a dead rubber. At that stage, the Danes had already booked their place at the finals, the first time the 'Dynamite' have achieved this with any games to spare.
Nor is the keeper ever likely to forget the trip to face bitter rivals Sweden, when he beat out Kim Källstrom’s 12th-minute penalty to pave the way for a famous 1-0 triumph in Solna.
In terms of club football, Sorenson started out with Odense and Svendborg before switching to the English Premier League in 1998 with Sunderland. He had a successful spell at Aston Villa before joining Stoke City, where he plays today.
International World Cup Track Jackets -- Denmark Soccer Jacket (Red) (Adult X-Large)
Denmark - World Cup South Africa 2010 FIFA Keychain (2"x1")
Denmark National Country Flag 3' x 5'
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