Cheikh Tidiane Sarr (born 15 March 1987), commonly known as Cheikh Sarr, is a Danish former professional

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ese descent. He last worked as a coach of Landskrona BoIS U19.

Playing career

Sarr progressed through the youth teams of Lyngby before joining

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club

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in 2003. He returned to Lyngby after two years, where he made his professional debut in a 6–2 win in the Danish Cup over

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on 9 August 2005. On 28 November 2005, Sarr signed a four-year contract with

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club AGF. He made his debut in the top tier on 11 March 2006, starting in a 1–1 home draw against

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. Sarr terminated his contract with AGF by mutual consent on 8 January 2009, after losing his spot in the first team. He returned to his former club Lyngby the same day, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club. He signed a short-term contract with the

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-based club

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, on 22 August 2011, after his release from Lyngby. He made his debut for the club on 4 September, coming off the bench for David Lidholm in the 63rd minute in a 3–2 away loss in

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. After less than a season with Hammarby, Sarr returned to Denmark where he played for

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in the spring of 2012. In August 2012, Sarr joined FK Jerv, debuting in the

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on 1 September in a 1–1 home draw against

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. He played for Jerv for the remainder of 2012, where he left the club as a free agent. After nine months without a club, and trials in Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands, Sarr returned to Brønshøj on 26 September 2013. In February 2014, Sarr joined Landskrona BoIS on a six-month deal. He played two years for the club, before moving to

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in December 2015 in Division 2, the fourth tier of

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Coaching career

On 1 November 2017, Sarr was appointed coach of the under-19 team of Landskrona BoIS.

References

External links

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Cheikh Sarr
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statistics at danskfodbold.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarr, Cheikh 1987 births Living people Danish people of Senegalese descent Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Lyngby Boldklub players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Hammarby Fotboll players Brønshøj Boldklub players FK Jerv players Landskrona BoIS players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Norwegian Second Division players Superettan players Ettan Fotboll players Division 2 (Swedish football) players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Men's association football defenders Footballers from Copenhagen