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.
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