Jonas Troest (born 4 March 1985) is a retired Danish professional

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, who played as a

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. He played 25 matches for the Denmark under-21 national team. He is the older brother of footballer Magnus Troest.

Career

Troest started his senior career in 2002, with B 93 in the secondary

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league. In 2004, he moved to

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in the top-flight

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championship. While at Silkeborg, he made his debut for the Denmark under-21 national team in September 2004. He moved abroad to play for

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club

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in January 2006. In May 2006, he was selected to compete for the Denmark under-21 national squad at the 2006 European Under-21 Championship, where he played in all Denmark's three matches. He signed with

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club

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in summer 2010. He left AB in 2016.

Honours

OB *

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: 2006–07

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* 1985 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players Boldklubben af 1893 players Silkeborg IF players Hannover 96 players Odense Boldklub players Konyaspor footballers Sønderjyske Fodbold players Akademisk Boldklub players AB Tårnby players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Footballers from Copenhagen 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub