Jakob Friis-Hansen (born 6 March 1967) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. At club level, he spent most of his career with French club
Lille OSC
Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional football club based in Lille, Hauts-de-France that competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football. Lille has played i ...
. For the
Denmark national team, he made 19 appearances.
He is an old friend of former
England
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forward
Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham, MBE (born 2 April 1966) is an English football manager and former player. He played as a forward, mostly as a second striker, in a 24-year professional career.
Sheringham began his career at Millwall, where ...
.
He was formerly a scout for
Liverpool F.C.
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, and worked as Director of the European Recruitment for
Southampton
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between 2011 and 2012.
References
External links
Danish national team profile
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1967 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Lyngby Boldklub players
Ligue 1 players
Lille OSC players
FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
Hamburger SV players
Bundesliga players
1995 King Fahd Cup players
FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players
Danish football managers
Fremad Amager managers
Danish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Hellerup IK managers
Footballers from Copenhagen
Danish expatriate sportspeople in France
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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