Morten Roald Petersen (born 27 May 1978) is a Danish retired

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who spent most of his career with

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 ...

. He has played several games for the Danish Under-21 and Under-19 national teams. Petersen began his professional career in Lyngby in 1994, but left the club following its

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in December 2001. Since then he has played for

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and AGF, before returning to

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

, whom he has captained since the spring of 2005.

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1978 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Scottish Premier League players Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Livingston F.C. players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Lyngby Boldklub players Men's association football defenders People from Gribskov Municipality Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub