Randers Sportsklub Freja
Full name | Randers Sportsklub Freja | ||
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Nickname(s) | Freja | ||
Founded |
1898 (Year of foundation) | ||
Ground |
Essex Park Randers, Randers | ||
Capacity | 12000 | ||
Chairman | Lars Willemoes Knudsen | ||
Manager | Michael Winter | ||
League | Denmark Series [1] | ||
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Randers Sportsklub Freja (often abbreviated Randers Freja) is a Danish multi-sport club fielding teams in athletics, handball, table tennis and football.
History
Randers Freja was founded in 1898, and was accepted to JBU in 1907.[2]
The football department went by the name Randers Freja FC in a period during the late 1990s. In 2003, the department merged with five other local football clubs and formed Randers FC. The club's football department still exist, but is now considered the reserve team for Randers FC.
In 2003 the club went into a merger, and is one of the 6 founding clubs to Randers FC.[3]
The handball department became part of Randers HK in 1996.
Colours
Randers Freja's colour is light blue as Randers FC's reserves, however original club colours are white and blue.
Stadium
Randers Freja plays their home matches on Essex Park Randers.
Current squad
- As of 20 May 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Full squad is available with selection of Randers FC players.
Achievements
- Danish Cup
- Winner : 3 (1967, 1968, 1973)
- UEFA Cup Winners Cup
- Quarter finalist: 1968-69
Notable former players
- Listed according to when they debuted for Randers Freja (year or decade in parentheses):
- Preben "Busser" Nielsen (50s)
- Jens Peter Reggelsen (50s)
- René Møller (60s)
- Poul Bilde (60s)
- Carsten Brandenborg (70s)
- Leif Raaby (70s)
- Jørgen Rasmussen (70s)
- Helge Vonsyld (70s)
- Erik Sørensen (70s)
- Steen Danielsen (70s)
- Per Røntved (1979)
- Lars Elstrup (1981)
- Morten Bisgaard (1991)
- Jesper Thygesen (youth)
- Thomas Gaardsøe (youth)
- Michael Gravgaard (1996)
External links
- Randers Freja - official site
- Randers FC - official site
References
- ↑ Randers Freja can not gain promotion to 2nd division, as it is a 2nd team of Randers FC
- ↑ http://www.jyskfodboldhistorie.dk/klub.asp?side=klubside0&klubnr=603531 (in Danish)
- ↑ http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=2296 (in Danish)
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