Lasse Lindbjerg (born 15 April 1992) is a retired Danish footballer, who played as a

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. Lindbjerg has played for

FC Vestsjælland Football Club Vestsjælland (), commonly referred to as FC Vestsjælland or simply FCV, was a Danish association football, football club formed in Slagelse, Denmark on 1 July 2008. Nicknamed “Vikingerne” (the Vikings), the club enjoyed some s ...

BK Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team and its youth academy. Since its foundatio ...

, F.C. Copenhagen, AB Tårnby and Greve IF.

Privat life

Lindbjerg was born in

Roskilde Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

Hospital. He has studied

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Club career

FC Vestsjælland

After Lindbjergs contract expired in January 2014, he joined

in February 2014. Lindbjerg reasoned his transfer to FCV with, that it was difficult to be an youth player in

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklu ...

, because he didn't get the chance on the first team, to show his qualities. After 5 months and only 2 league games for FCV, he left the club.

BK Frem

Lindbjerg joined

in the summer 2012. His first match for BK Frem was 12 August 2012 against Svebølle B&I, were Lindbjerg and BK Frem won 3-0.

FC Copenhagen

In August 2014, Lindbjerg returned to FC Copenhagen, after playing a few friendly matches for FC Copenhagens reserve team. The agreement between FC Copenhagen and Lindbjerg was, that he could train with the first team squad, but he would be playing for the reserves, and playing the cup matches for the first team. Lindbjerg got extended his contract until the summer 2015, and got moved permanently into the first team squad.

AB Tårnby

After Lindbjerg didn't get his contract with

extended, he signed a contract with new-promoted

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club AB Tårnby· He wanted to play on a lower level, so he also could do his job as physiotherapist/physical trainer at the academy of FC Copenhagen.

BK Frem

Lindbjerg joined

Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team and its youth academy. Since its foundation ...

in February 2017, where he was supposed to play for their second team alongside his job at F.C. Copenhagen as a physical coach for the youth teams.

Greve IF

During 2020, Lindbjerg played a few games for his former childhood club Greve IF. He made one official appearance in the

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, the rest of his appearances was in friendly games. He left the club again at the end of the year.

Football physiotherapist

In June 2015, Lindbjerg started working as physiotherapist at the academy of FC Copenhagen, School of Excellence. He later also functioned as a physical coach and assistant coach in the youth sector. In the 2018-19 season, he worked as a physiotherapist for the

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team of

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

, before returning to FC Copenhagen in the summer 2019.

Honours

Club

;Copenhagen *

: 2014–15

References

External links

Lasse Lindbjerg
on bkfrem.dk * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lindbjerg, Lasse 1992 births Living people Danish men's footballers Footballers from Roskilde Danish Superliga players F.C. Copenhagen players FC Vestsjælland players Boldklubben Frem players Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders AB Tårnby players 21st-century Danish sportsmen