Jesper Lange (born 11 January 1986) is a Danish former professional

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forward.

Career

Jesper Lange signed with

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in the summer 2006. From 1. Juli he will play for AGF on a 3-year deal. On 1 August 2018, Lange signed with

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club

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as a playing assistant coach. He left the club on 23 January 2019 by mutual termination. He then signed with Middelfart G&BK on 29 January 2019. 33-year old Lange announced on 6 January 2020, that he would retire and that his body had said stop after three surgeries as a result of a cruciate ligament injury he suffered two and a half years ago.

Later career

After retiring from professional football, Lange returned to

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to play for Danish amateur club Sædding/Guldager IF in the

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in March 2020, where former professional

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also was playing. Lange would also function as an individual coach for Sædding/Guldager IF and was also affiliated with

's academy, where he took on a role as an individual coach. On 1 February 2022

confirmed that Lange had been promoted to U19 assistant. Beside that, he would also function as an individual and offensive coach for the academy teams. Esbjerg announces that Lange would join the first team coaching staff of the club, where he would have a special focus on the offensive and some individual training. The former striker would also be assigned as transition coach, where his task would be to make the transition from youth to senior easier for the club's talents. On August 6, 2024, 38-year-old Lange was part of Esbjerg's squad for a

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match against Fredericia fF.Fredericia fF - Esbjerg fB
dbu.dk, 6 August 2024

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