Thomas Guldborg Christensen (born 20 January 1984) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a defender.

Career

Until the age of 20, Guldborg Christensen played for the local team

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, where he in 2001 made his senior debut in the

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. During this tenure he won several caps for the Danish younger national teams. Three years later, in 2004, he signed a contract with

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. On 1 July 2006, Guldborg Christensen joined

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on a two-year contract. But only a half year later, in January 2007, he went on loan to

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, where he later signed permanently. The club rebranded itself as HB Køge in 2009 where he continuously played as a regular. He was appointed as the new team

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in 2010. In 2012, Guldborg Christensen moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for Hammarby IF in the Swedish

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. He linked up with his former teammate Mikael Rynell at the

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-based outfit. He soon established himself as a regular starter at the

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position, whilst being a part of a successful promotion campaign to Allsvenskan in 2014. Guldborg Christensen signed a new one-year contract with the club in November said year. Guldborg Christensen left the club by mutual consent in May 2015, failing to make a single appearance for "Bajen" in

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. He immediately signed a short time-deal with the Icelandic club Valur, competing in the

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. Guldborg Christensen returned to his native country in August 2015, signing a two-year contract with Lyngby BK in the Danish second tier. On 7 December 2017, he announced his retirement to instead work for the

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as a coordinator for the youth national teams.Lyngby-stopper stiller støvlerne på hylden
�� bold.dk, 7 December 2017

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* * 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Gladsaxe Municipality Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Allsvenskan players Superettan players Viborg FF players Vejle Boldklub players Herfølge Boldklub players HB Køge players Hammarby Fotboll players Valur (men's football) players Lyngby Boldklub players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub