Theis Frydenlund Rasmussen (born 12 July 1984), known as Theis F. Rasmussen, is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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. He has played six games for the Denmark U-21 national team, and helped the team qualify for the

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. He started his career with

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teams

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and

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. He moved to 1st Division rivals

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

in 2005, and helped Vejle win promotion for the

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. When Vejle brought in experienced goalkeeper

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, Rasmussen saw no more playing time, and left the club in the winter 2007. He continued his career as an amateur with

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 ...

, but soon left for Superliga club

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in March 2008. He left Nordsjælland in December 2008 in order to seek more playing time elsewhere. He joined 1st Division team

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in January 2009, but injuries forced him to leave the club in August 2009.

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Theis F. Rasmussen
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statistics at danskfodbold.com
Vejle Boldklub profile
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