René Tengstedt (born 2 January 1976) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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. He later worked as a coach.

Club career

Tengstedt played club football for Aalborg Chang, F.C. Copenhagen,

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and B.93. By April 2005, at the age of 29, he has retired from professional football, and combined playing for amateur club Aalborg Chang (the club he began his career with) with training to be a teacher. By October 2006 he was working as a player-manager of the club, alongside Jari Pedersen.

International career

He represented Denmark at under-19 youth level.

Honours

Copenhagen *

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: 1994–95 *

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: 1995

References

1976 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Aalborg Chang players F.C. Copenhagen players Næstved Boldklub players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Lyngby Boldklub players Fremad Amager players Boldklubben af 1893 players Danish Superliga players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish football managers Aalborg Chang managers {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub