List of Denmark international footballers

Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel (129 caps) is the most capped Danish footballer of all time, and the first Dane to reach 125 caps. He represented Denmark in four European Championships and the 1998 World Cup. He was on the 1992 European Championship winning team and was named World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year in 1992 and 1993.

This list of Denmark international footballers contains football players who have played for the Denmark national football team, listed according to their number of caps. As more than 750 players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1908, only players with 25 or more official caps are included. Goalkeeper Sophus Hansen was the first Dane to reach 25 caps, doing so on June 5, 1919. Since then, more than 120 Danish footballers have reached 25 caps for the Danish national team.

Key

	Tournament medalists at the: 1908 OG – 1908 Olympic Games - Runners-up 1912 OG – 1912 Olympic Games - Runners-up 1948 OG – 1948 Olympic Games - Third place 1960 OG – 1960 Olympic Games - Runners-up 1992 EC – 1992 European Championship - Winners 1995 CC – 1995 Confederations Cup - Winners
Bold	Currently available for selection. Correct as of November 15, 2012.
Pos	Positions
GK	Goalkeeper
DF	Defender
MF	Midfielder
FW	Forward

List of players

Forward Jon Dahl Tomasson (112 caps) is the Danish top goalscorer of all time with 52 goals (joint with Poul "Tist" Nielsen). He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship with a combined seven goals in eight games. He played in a total four international tournaments.

Midfielder Michael Laudrup (104 caps) is officially named the best Danish footballer of all times by the Danish Football Association. He represented Denmark in three European Championships, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and was the first Dane to have played two World Cups. He started his national team career as a forward, but eventually settled as a midfielder.

Defender Morten Olsen (102 caps) is the first Dane to reach 100 caps and set a record of 50 games as team captain. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and two European Championships. He later became national team manager and is the only person in football to reach 100 international caps as both player and manager.

Forward Brian Laudrup (82 caps) was in the winning team at the 1992 European Championship and 1995 Confederations Cup. He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1996 European Championship with three goals in three games and also played at the 1998 World Cup. He won a record four Danish Footballer of the Year awards.

Forward Preben Elkjær (69 caps) was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup with a combined six goals in eight games, and was named the third most outstanding player of that World Cup. He also represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championships.

Midfielder John "Faxe" Jensen (69 caps) was part of the 1992 European Championship winning team, and scored the first goal in the final. He represented Denmark in three European Championships.

Forward Ebbe Sand (66 caps) scored the fastest World Cup goal by a substitute (16 seconds) at the 1998 World Cup. He represented Denmark in two World Cups and two European Championships.

Forward Allan Simonsen (55 caps) is the first (and only) Dane to be named European Footballer of the Year. He played in all three major international tournaments; the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup.

#	Name	Pos	First cap	Last cap	Caps	Goals	Medals
1	Schmeichel, PeterPeter Schmeichel	GK	1987	2001	129	1	1992 EC
2	Rommedahl, DennisDennis Rommedahl	FW	2000	2013	126	21
3	Tomasson, Jon DahlJon Dahl Tomasson	FW	1997	2010	112	52
4	Helveg, ThomasThomas Helveg	DF	1994	2007	108	2
5	Laudrup, MichaelMichael Laudrup	MF	1982	1998	104	37	1995 CC
6	Olsen, MortenMorten Olsen	DF	1970	1989	102	4
6	Jørgensen, MartinMartin Jørgensen	MF	1998	2011	102	12
8	Sørensen, ThomasThomas Sørensen	GK	1999	2012	101	0
9	Poulsen, ChristianChristian Poulsen	MF	2001	2012	92	6
10	Sivebæk, JohnJohn Sivebæk	DF	1982	1992	87	1	1992 EC
11	Heintze, JanJan Heintze	DF	1987	2002	86	4
12	Olsen, LarsLars Olsen	DF	1986	1996	84	4	1992 EC
13	Laudrup, BrianBrian Laudrup	FW	1987	1998	82	21	1992 EC 1995 CC
14	Grønkjær, JesperJesper Grønkjær	FW	1999	2010	80	5
15	Vilfort, KimKim Vilfort	MF	1983	1996	77	14	1992 EC
15	Jacobsen, LarsLars Jacobsen	DF	2006	2014	77	1
17	Røntved, PerPer Røntved	DF	1970	1982	75	11
18	Bendtner, NicklasNicklas Bendtner	FW	2006	2014	70	29
19	Agger, DanielDaniel Agger	DF	2005	2014	69	12
19	Bertelsen, Jens JørnJens Jørn Bertelsen	MF	1976	1987	69	2
19	Elkjær, PrebenPreben Elkjær	FW	1977	1988	69	38
19	Jensen, John "Faxe"John "Faxe" Jensen	MF	1986	1995	69	4	1992 EC
23	Lerby, SørenSøren Lerby	MF	1978	1989	67	10
24	Gravesen, ThomasThomas Gravesen	MF	1998	2006	66	5
24	Henriksen, RenéRené Henriksen	DF	1998	2004	66	0
24	Nielsen, Brian SteenBrian Steen Nielsen	MF	1990	2002	66	3	1995 CC
24	Sand, EbbeEbbe Sand	FW	1998	2004	66	22
28	Jensen, Henning MunkHenning Munk Jensen	DF	1966	1978	62	1
28	Jensen, NiclasNiclas Jensen	DF	1998	2008	62	0
28	Povlsen, FlemmingFlemming Povlsen	FW	1987	1994	62	21	1992 EC
31	Busk, SørenSøren Busk	DF	1979	1988	61	2
31	Rieper, MarcMarc Rieper	DF	1990	1998	61	2	1995 CC
33	Hansen, BentBent Hansen	MF	1958	1965	58	1	1960 OG
33	Kvist, WilliamWilliam Kvist	MF	2007	2014	58	2
35	Høgh, JesJes Høgh	DF	1991	2000	57	1	1995 CC
36	Simonsen, AllanAllan Simonsen	FW	1972	1986	55	20
37	Enoksen, HenningHenning Enoksen	FW	1958	1966	54	29	1960 OG
38	Nielsen, KentKent Nielsen	DF	1983	1992	54	3	1992 EC
39	Eriksen, ChristianChristian Eriksen	MF	2010	2014	53	6
39	Krohn-Dehli, MichaelMichael Krohn-Dehli	MF	2006	2014	53	6
39	Laursen, MartinMartin Laursen	DF	2000	2008	53	2
42	Arnesen, FrankFrank Arnesen	MF	1977	1987	52	14
42	Jensen, DanielDaniel Jensen	MF	2002	2010	52	3
42	Kjær, SimonSimon Kjær	DF	2009	2014	52	2
45	Nielsen, IvanIvan Nielsen	DF	1980	1989	51	0
46	Madsen, OleOle Madsen	FW	1958	1969	50	42
46	Pedersen, PoulPoul Pedersen	FW	1953	1964	50	17	1960 OG
48	Jensen, ClausClaus Jensen	MF	2000	2007	47	8
48	Jørgensen, PauliPauli Jørgensen	FW	1925	1939	47	44
50	Berggreen, KlausKlaus Berggreen	MF	1979	1988	46	5
50	Kahlenberg, ThomasThomas Kahlenberg	MF	2003	2014	46	5
52	Hansen, JohnnyJohnny Hansen	DF	1965	1978	45	3
53	Laursen, ValdemarValdemar Laursen	MF	1918	1934	44	1
53	Nielsen, AllanAllan Nielsen	MF	1995	2002	44	7
53	Schjønberg, MichaelMichael Schjønberg	DF	1995	2000	44	3	1995 CC
53	Tarp, FritzFritz Tarp	DF	1918	1934	44	0
57	Olsen, JesperJesper Olsen	MF	1980	1990	43	5
59	Olesen, JørgenJørgen Olesen	MF	1951	1962	42	2
59	Jensen, SvendSvend Jensen	GK	1927	1939	41	0
59	Rasmussen, OleOle Rasmussen	MF	1975	1984	41	1
59	Tøfting, StigStig Tøfting	MF	1993	2002	41	2
62	Nilsson, ErnstErnst Nilsson	FW	1920	1937	40	8
62	Rohde, MichaelMichael Rohde	FW	1915	1931	40	22
64	Larsen, HenrikHenrik Larsen	MF	1989	1996	39	5	1992 EC
64	Lundberg, KnudKnud Lundberg	FW	1943	1956	39	10	1948 OG
64	Hansen, Jens JørgenJens Jørgen Hansen	DF	1962	1971	39	0
64	Helt, JohnJohn Helt	MF	1982	1990	39	0
64	Qvist, OleOle Qvist	GK	1979	1986	39	0
69	Hansen, HenryHenry Hansen	FW	1922	1934	38	10
69	Hansen, Jens PeterJens Peter Hansen	FW	1949	1961	38	18
69	Nielsen, Poul "Tist"Poul "Tist" Nielsen	FW	1910	1925	38	52	1912 OG
72	Uldaler, KajKaj Uldaler	FW	1927	1939	38	15
73	Le Fevre, UlrikUlrik Le Fevre	FW	1965	1976	37	7
74	Nygaard, KristenKristen Nygaard	FW	1970	1979	36	11
75	Rasmussen, TroelsTroels Rasmussen	GK	1982	1991	35	0
76	Elstrup, LarsLars Elstrup	FW	1988	1993	34	13	1992 EC
76	Poulsen, JakobJakob Poulsen	MF	2009	2012	34	2
76	Petersen, PoulPoul Petersen	DF	1946	1952	34	0	1948 OG
79	Ahlberg, FlemmingFlemming Ahlberg	DF	1972	1978	33	0
79	Krøldrup, PerPer Krøldrup	MF	2004	2010	33	0
81	Mølby, JanJan Mølby	MF	1982	1990	33	2
82	Bartram, JanJan Bartram	MF	1985	1991	32	5
82	Jensen, PoulPoul Jensen	DF	1959	1962	32	0	1960 OG
84	From, HenryHenry From	GK	1957	1961	31	0	1960 OG
84	Grøthan, ChristianChristian Grøthan	DF	1915	1923	31	3
84	Hansen, HeinoHeino Hansen	MF	1972	1978	31	5
84	Poulsen, SimonSimon Poulsen	DF	2007	2014	31	0
84	Hansen, SophusSophus Hansen	GK	1911	1920	31	0	1912 OG
84	Sørensen, JørnJørn Sørensen	FW	1958	1961	31	6	1960 OG
88	Andersen, HenrikHenrik Andersen	DF	1985	1994	30	2	1992 EC
89	Bastrup, LarsLars Bastrup	FW	1975	1983	30	10
90	Jensen, PoulPoul Jensen	DF	1921	1931	30	0
91	Jensen, Aage RouAage Rou Jensen	FW	1945	1957	30	11
92	Kleven, EyolfEyolf Kleven	MF	1930	1942	30	8
93	Søbirk, HelmuthHelmuth Søbirk	FW	1935	1945	30	10
94	Sørensen, ArneArne Sørensen	MF	1937	1946	30	4
95	Wieghorst, MortenMorten Wieghorst	MF	1994	2004	30	3	1995 CC
97	Andersen, StephanStephan Andersen	DF	2007	2014	30	0
97	Andresen, SvendSvend Andresen	DF	1970	1975	29	0
97	Larsen, JanJan Larsen	DF	1968	1971	29	0
97	Rasmussen, JørgenJørgen Rasmussen	DF	1971	1975	29	0
101	Goldbæk, BjarneBjarne Goldbæk	MF	1987	2001	28	0
101	Jørgensen, OscarOscar Jørgensen	MF	1932	1945	28	0
101	Nielsen, BennyBenny Nielsen	FW	1970	1980	28	7
101	Nielsen, EigilEigil Nielsen	GK	1940	1951	28	0	1948 OG
101	Nielsen, LeifLeif Nielsen	GK	1964	1967	28	0
106	Blicher, Steen SteensenSteen Steensen Blicher	DF	1918	1927	27	5
106	Colding, SørenSøren Colding	DF	1996	2004	27	0
106	Danielsen, JohnJohn Danielsen	FW	1958	1964	27	7	1960 OG
106	Hansen, KajKaj Hansen	FW	1936	1946	27	12
106	Lauridsen, JohnJohn Lauridsen	MF	1981	1988	27	3
106	Lykke, IvarIvar Lykke	DF	1911	1920	27	0	1912 OG
113	Berth, PaulPaul Berth	MF	1911	1922	26	1	1912 OG
113	Christensen, BentBent Christensen	FW	1989	1994	26	8	1992 EC
113	Kjær, OleOle Kjær	GK	1977	1984	26	0
113	Nielsen, FlemmingFlemming Nielsen	MF	1954	1960	26	4	1960 OG
113	Nielsen, TorbenTorben Nielsen	DF	1969	1972	26	0
113	Nielsen, VernerVerner Nielsen	DF	1955	1958	26	0
113	Thorst, KjeldKjeld Thorst	FW	1963	1969	26	6
120	Hansen, Poul L.Poul L. Hansen	DF	1935	1946	25	0
120	Jensen, IvanIvan Jensen	MF	1945	1949	25	2	1948 OG
120	Laursen, JacobJacob Laursen	DF	1995	1999	25	0	1995 CC
120	Nielsen, Hans ChristianHans Christian Nielsen	DF	1958	1961	25	0	1960 OG
120	Silberbauer, MichaelMichael Silberbauer	MF	2002	2012	25	1
120	Sørensen, OleOle Sørensen	FW	1961	1969	25	7
120	Ziegler, StenSten Ziegler	MF	1971	1981	25	1

See also

• Denmark national football team statistics

References

• (Danish) DBU Club 50
• (Danish) DBU 25–49 games
• (Danish) Palle "Banks" Jørgensen, "Landsholdets 681 profiler fra 1908 til i dag", TIPS-Bladet, 2002, ISBN 87-91264-01-4