- Bent Christensen Arensøe
Infobox Football biography
playername= Bent Christensen
2004: Bent Christensen as head coach for Værløse Boldklub
fullname = Bent Christensen Arensøe
nickname = "Turbo"
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1967|1|4|mf=y
cityofbirth =Copenhagen
countryofbirth =Denmark
height =
currentclub =Brøndby IF
position = Coach (formerstriker )
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1985
1985-1987
1987
1987-1991
1991-1993
1993-1994
1994-1997
1997-1998
1998-2000
2000
clubs =Brønshøj BK Servette FC Vejle BK (loan)Brøndby IF Schalke 04 Olympiacos SD Compostela Genclerbirligi Brøndby IF Brønshøj BK
caps(goals) = 18 (11)
29 (17)
100 (62)
49 (8)
26 (9)
110 (35)
13 (3)
50 (20)
nationalyears = 1989-1994
nationalteam = Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 26 (8)
manageryears = 2003-2005
2005-
managerclubs =Værløse BK Brøndby IF (youth)Bent Christensen Arensøe, formerly known as Bent René Christensen, (born
January 4 ,1967 ) is a Danish former professionalfootball (soccer) player, nicknamed "Turbo" for his tenacity in the attackingstriker position. He played in a string of clubs, most notably Danish clubBrøndby IF , where he scored a combined 106 goals in 208 games and won five Danish championships. He played 26 games and scored 8 goals for theDenmark national football team , and was a part of the Danish 1992 European Championship winning side.He has been a youth coach of Brøndby IF since October 2005.
Biography
Christensen started his career with
Brønshøj BK in 1985, under managerEbbe Skovdahl . He moved abroad in the same year, 17 years old, to play for Swiss clubServette FC . With Servette, he won the 1985Swiss Super League . He wanted away from the club, and was initially loaned out to Danish clubVejle BK in 1987.Jakob Kvist, "Fodbold er hvid slavehandel", "Ekstra Bladet ", October 19, 1993] He moved permantly to Brøndby IF, under Brøndby manager Ebbe Skovdahl, later that year. He was a part of the Brøndby team that won the 1988 and 1989 Danish championships, and he made his debut for the Danish national team in the February 1989friendly match against Malta.In his time for Brøndby, he was Danish league top goalscorer three times, in the 1988 season, 1990 season and 1991 season tournaments. He was part of the Brøndby team who, under manager
Morten Olsen , reached the semi-finals of the European 1991 UEFA Cup tournament, and he was sold to German teamSchalke 04 later that year. Thetransfer deal was a race for Christensen's signature between Schalke andEintracht Frankfurt , and was worthDEM 5 million, which made Turbo the most expensive Danish footballer at the time, with a monthly wage ofDKK 400,000. He did not find playing success at Schalke, where he scored 8 goals in 49 games, and he earned the nickname "Trabi-Bent".Anders Kamper and Kurt Stendal, "»Turbo« bliver træner", "Berlingske Tidende ", September 11, 2002]He was selected to represent the Danish national team at the 1992 European Championship in
Sweden . Turbo played Denmark's first two games in the tournament, but was injured and travelled home while the rest of the squad went on to win the tournament. Christensen didn't take part in the Danish public celebrations of the trophy, and did not really feel a part of the winning team.Ebbe Rossander, "En turbo kommer til byen", "Information ", June 23, 2003]He moved to Greek club
Olympiacos for the 1993 season, where he found playing success. In July 1994, he moved on toSD Compostela inSpain . While at Compostela, Christensen played his last national team match in November 1994, against Spain, and ended his national team career after 26 matches and 8 goals. He remained three seasons at Compostela with good success, before moving toGenclerbirligi inTurkey in 1997. Christensen returned to Brøndby in March 1998, under managerEbbe Skovdahl , and was a part of Brøndby's 1998 Danish Superliga and 1998Danish Cup wins. He also took part in Brøndby's campaign in the European 1998-99 UEFA Champions League tournament. After the 1999-00 season, he ended his professional career, and played his last games with childhood clubBrønshøj BK in 2000.In January 2003, he started as head coach of
Værløse Boldklub , which he led to theDanish 2nd Division . In October 2005 he was hired as head coach of the Brøndby IF youth team. [http://www.brondby.com/article.asp?aid=35831 Turbo vender hjem] , "Brondby.com", October 26, 2005]Honours
*
Swiss Super League : 1985
*Danish Championship: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1997-98
*Danish Cup : 1988-89, 1997-98
*1992 European ChampionshipReferences
External links
* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=3962 Danish national team profile]
*da icon [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=37&id=33 Brøndby IF 1998-2000 profile]
*de icon [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/christensenbent/ German career statistics]
*es icon [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=6008 Spanish career statistics]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=20379 National Football Teams career statistics]
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