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Nicolai Boilesen
Nicolai Møller Boilesen (born 16 February 1992) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left back for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Club career Ajax Boilesen started playing football in local amateur clubs Lille Hema IF and Skovlunde IF in Ballerup and Skovlunde, before joining top-flight club Brøndby IF in 2004. As a left-footed central defender, Boilesen saw Danish senior international and former Brøndby player Daniel Agger as his role-model. Boilesen made his debut for the Denmark national under-17 football team, Denmark U17 national team in July 2007, and played a total 38 games for various Danish youth teams in his time at Brøndby. Having had various trial periods with clubs such as Manchester United FC, Manchester United, ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina and Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, and with his Brøndby contract expiring in December 2009, Boilesen agreed a move to the Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballerup
Ballerup is a Danish town, seat of the Ballerup Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. There are approximately 25 schools in Ballerup Municipality. Ballerup has its own educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music. It is twinned with East Kilbride in Scotland. Geography The town is situated in the north-western suburbs of Copenhagen and is part of Copenhagen's urban area. Sport Track cycling Ballerup Super Arena is the velodrome of Ballerup. It hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2002, 2010 and 2024 as well as many rounds of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics. Notable people * Paul Høm (1905 in Ballerup – 1994), a Danish artist of religious paintings and brightly coloured stained glass windows Sport * Karin Deleurand (born 1959 in Ballerup), a Danish former swimmer, competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics * Dennis Otzen Jensen (born 1974 in Ballerup), a Danish former freestyle and butterfly swimmer, compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester United FC
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Domestically, Manchester United have won a joint-record twenty top-flight league titles, thirteen FA Cups, six League Cups and a record twenty-one FA Community Shields. Additionally, in international football, they have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, and the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup once each. Appointed as manager in 1945, Matt Busby b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dico Koppers
Dico Koppers (born 31 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sportlust '46 in the Derde Divisie. Club career Ajax Koppers began his footballing career in Utrecht, playing for the local amateur side SCH'44 in the town of Harmelen as a striker, before getting recruited by Ajax to join their youth ranks. Under coach Sonny Silooy it was quickly noticed that Koppers strengths lied in defending, after which he was moved back to a more defensive position on the pitch. Currently serving as a left back for the Ajax A1 youth selection, Koppers appeared in his first match for the senior squad on 23 October 2011, in the 'Klassieker' derby against arch-rivals Feyenoord, starting in the left back position and playing the full ninety minutes in the 1–1 draw at home. On 31 January 2013, it was announced that Koppers would complete the 2012–13 season with ADO Den Haag on a six-month loan spell. While in The Hague, Koppers made 14 league appearances, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vurnon Anita
Vurnon San Benito Anita (born 4 April 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back (association football), full-back for club FC Volendam, Volendam. Born in Curaçao and raised in the Netherlands, Anita played for the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands national team in 2010 before switching to play for the Curaçao national football team, Curaçao national team in 2021. Anita releases rap music under the moniker "JR (Vurnon Anita)". Club career Early career In his youth years on Curaçao, Anita started to play football at local team CVV Willemstad. After he and his family moved to the Netherlands in 1997, he started playing for amateur side VV Maarssen. Later he was scouted by AFC Ajax, Ajax and he joined their world-famous AFC Ajax#Youth program, youth program in 1999. Ajax As of the 2005–06 season he was promoted to the first team of Ajax and on 19 March 2006 he made his Eredivisie debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremain Lens
Jeremain Marciano Lens (born 24 November 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was a versatile attacking player, known for his pace and stamina, primarily being used as a winger or a striker, but he could also successfully play as a second striker. Lens began his career at AZ, and after a loan at NEC, played a part in their 2008–09 Eredivisie triumph. In 2010, he moved to PSV, where he won the 2011–12 KNVB Cup, and in 2013 was signed by Dynamo Kyiv. He won the Ukrainian Cup in his first season, the double in his second, and signed for Sunderland in July 2015. Lens was a full international for the Netherlands, and has earned 34 caps. In August 2010, he received his first international cap against Ukraine and scored a debut goal. He was part of the Dutch squad which came third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Club career AZ Lens made his debut into professional football in the 2005–06 season. He played two matches for AZ that season. Before that, he play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has played in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football, since its inception in 1956. Along with AFC Ajax, Ajax and Feyenoord, PSV is one of the country's "Big Three (Netherlands), big three" clubs that have dominated the Eredivisie. The club was founded in 1913 as a team for Philips employees. PSV's history contains two golden eras revolving around the 1977–78 UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup victory in 1978 and the 1987–88 European Cup victory as part of the Treble (association football), seasonal treble in 1987–88 PSV Eindhoven season, 1988. The team has won the Eredivisie 26 times, the KNVB Cup 11 times and the Johan Cruyff Shield a record of 14 times. Currently (as of May 2025), PSV is ranked 27th on the UEFA club coefficients ranking. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank De Boer
Franciscus de Boer (; born 15 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager. A former defender, De Boer spent most of his playing career with Ajax, winning five Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Cups, three Super Cups, one UEFA Super Cup, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Champions League, and one Intercontinental Cup. He later spent five years at Barcelona, where he won the 1998–99 La Liga title, followed by short spells at Galatasaray, Rangers, Al-Rayyan and Al-Shamal before retiring. De Boer is the third-most capped outfield player in the history of the Netherlands national team, with 112 caps. He captained ''Oranje'' to the semi-finals of both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He is the twin brother of Ronald de Boer, with whom he was a teammate at Ajax, Barcelona, Rangers, Al-Rayyan, Al-Shamal and the Netherlands national team. After retiring from playing, De Boer went into management with the Ajax youth team and as assistant to Bert van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daley Blind
Daley Blind (; born 9 March 1990) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona. He has been deployed in a variety of defensive roles – as a left-back, centre-back, and defensive midfielder. He is the son of former Ajax defender and former Netherlands national team manager Danny Blind. Blind rose through the youth ranks at Ajax, becoming a regular after a loan to Groningen, and won four consecutive Eredivisie titles with the club. In September 2014, he transferred to Manchester United for £13.8 million, where he was part of the team that won four trophies including the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the summer of 2018, Blind returned to Ajax, where he won his fifth Eredivisie title and a first-ever KNVB Cup in his first season back at the club. He won two more Eredivisie titles before moving to Bayern Munich, where he won the Bundesliga during a six-month spell. Blind signed for Spanish club Girona in 2023. A full Netherlands international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heracles Almelo
Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to the Eredivisie for the first time in 28 years. The club remained in the top division for 17 seasons before suffering relegation at the end of the 2021–22 season. In 2012, they reached the KNVB Cup final for the first time in the club's history, losing to PSV in the final. The club's main rival is Twente. History The club was founded on 3 May 1903 as Heracles, after the demigod son of Zeus. They changed their name on 1 July 1974 to SC Heracles '74 and finally settled on the current name in 1998. Heracles finished sixth in the Eredivisie during the 2015–16 season, qualifying for the end of season European play-offs. The club first defeated Groningen and then Utrecht and thus qualified for the first time in club history for European f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolai Boilesen
Nicolai Møller Boilesen (born 16 February 1992) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a left back for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. Club career Ajax Boilesen started playing football in local amateur clubs Lille Hema IF and Skovlunde IF in Ballerup and Skovlunde, before joining top-flight club Brøndby IF in 2004. As a left-footed central defender, Boilesen saw Danish senior international and former Brøndby player Daniel Agger as his role-model. Boilesen made his debut for the Denmark national under-17 football team, Denmark U17 national team in July 2007, and played a total 38 games for various Danish youth teams in his time at Brøndby. Having had various trial periods with clubs such as Manchester United FC, Manchester United, ACF Fiorentina, Fiorentina and Chelsea F.C., Chelsea, and with his Brøndby contract expiring in December 2009, Boilesen agreed a move to the Nethe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Eriksen
Christian Dannemann Eriksen (; born 14 February 1992) is a Danish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team. He will become a free agent on 1 July 2025. Eriksen began his senior club career at age 18 in 2010, playing for AFC Ajax, Ajax, where he won three Eredivisie titles and the KNVB Cup. In 2013, Eriksen signed for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur in a Transfer (association football), transfer worth £11 million (€12.45 million), where he was twice named the club's Player of the Year, was voted into the PFA Team of the Year (2010s)#Premier League 9, 2017–18 PFA Team of the Year, and later also reached the 2019 UEFA Champions League final. In 2020, Eriksen joined Inter Milan in a transfer worth €19.7 million (£16.9 million), and won a Serie A title. During a UEFA Euro 2020 match on 12 June 2021, UEFA Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish Krone
The krone (; plural: ''kroner''; sign: kr.; code: DKK) is the official currency of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands, introduced on 1 January 1875. Both the ISO code "DKK" and currency sign "kr." are in common use; the former precedes the value, the latter in some contexts follows it. The currency is sometimes referred to as the Danish crown in English, since ''krone'' literally means crown. Krone coins have been minted in Denmark since the 17th century. One krone is subdivided into 100 ''øre'' (; singular and plural), the name ''øre'' is probably derived from the Latin word for gold. Altogether there are ten denominations of the krone, with the smallest being the 50 øre coin (one half of a krone). Formerly there were more øre coins, but those were discontinued due to inflation. The krone is pegged to the euro via the ERM II, the European Union's exchange rate mechanism. Adoption of the euro is favoured by some of the major political parties; however, a 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
