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The Denmark national football team statistics show the accomplishments of the players and coaches of the Danish men's ever since the controlling organ of the team, the Danish Football Association (DBU), started registering official games at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Key

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Bold Currently available for selection. Correct as of 29 June 2024.
Pos Positions
GK Goalkeeper
DF Defender
MF Midfielder
FW Forward

Most appearances

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Main article: List of Denmark international footballers
As of 18 November 2024

The 25 most capped players for Denmark[1] are:

Rank Player Career Caps Goals
1 Christian Eriksen 2010–present 140 42
2 Simon Kjær 2009–2024 132 5
3 Peter Schmeichel* 1987–2001 121 1
4 Dennis Rommedahl 2000–2013 126 21
5 Jon Dahl Tomasson 1997–2010 112 52
6 Kasper Schmeichel 2013–present 111 0
7 Thomas Helveg 1994–2007 108 2
8 Michael Laudrup 1982–1998 104 37
9 Morten Olsen 1970–1989 102 4
Martin Jørgensen 1998–2011 12
11 Thomas Sørensen 1997–2012 101 0
12 Christian Poulsen 2001–2012 92 6
13 John Sivebæk* 1982–1992 87 1
14 Jan Heintze 1987–2002 86 4
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 2014–present 11
Yussuf Poulsen 2014–present 14
17 Lars Olsen* 1986–1996 84 4
18 Brian Laudrup* 1987–1998 82 21
19 Lars Jacobsen 2006–2015 81 1
Nicklas Bendtner 2006–2018 30
William Kvist 2007–2018 2
Thomas Delaney 2013–2024 8
23 Jesper Grønkjær 1999–2010 80 5
24 Kim Vilfort* 1983–1996 77 14
25 Per Røntved 1970–1982 75 11
Daniel Agger 2005–2016 12
* denotes winners of the 1992 European Championship.

Goalscorers

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Top goalscorers

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Forward Preben Elkjær is the player with the highest goal average, with at least one goal every other match, in the modern era.
As of 8 September 2024

With 52 goals each, Poul "Tist" Nielsen and Jon Dahl Tomasson currently share the record for top goalscorer in Danish football history. The players with 10 goals or more for Denmark are:[2]

# Player Pos. Career Goals Caps Avg.
1 Poul "Tist" Nielsen (list) FW 1910–1925 52 38 1.368
Jon Dahl Tomasson FW 1997–2010 52 112 0.464
3 Pauli Jørgensen FW 1925–1939 44 47 0.936
4 Ole Madsen FW 1958–1969 42 50 0.84
Christian Eriksen MF 2010–present 42 136 0.309
6 Preben Elkjær FW 1977–1988 38 69 0.551
7 Michael Laudrup MF 1982–1998 37 104 0.356
8 Nicklas Bendtner FW 2006–2017 30 81 0.37
9 Henning Enoksen FW 1958–1966 29 54 0.537
10 Michael Rohde FW 1915–1931 22 40 0.55
Ebbe Sand FW 1998–2004 22 66 0.333
12 Flemming Povlsen* FW 1987–1994 21 62 0.339
Brian Laudrup* FW 1987–1998 21 82 0.256
Dennis Rommedahl FW 2000–2013 21 126 0.167
15 Allan Simonsen FW 1972–1986 20 55 0.364
16 Jens Peter Hansen FW 1949–1961 18 38 0.474
17 Karl Aage Hansen FW 1943–1948 17 22 0.773
Karl Aage Præst FW 1945–1949 17 24 0.708
Poul Pedersen FW 1953–1964 17 50 0.34
20 Harald Nielsen FW 1959–1960 15 14 1.071
Kaj Uldaler FW 1927–1939 15 38 0.395
22 Frank Arnesen MF 1977–1987 14 52 0.269
Kim Vilfort* MF 1983–1996 14 77 0.182
Yussuf Poulsen FW 2014–present 14 84 0.167
25 Lars Elstrup* FW 1988–1993 13 34 0.382
26 Kaj Hansen FW 1936–1946 12 27 0.444
Daniel Agger DF 2005–2016 12 75 0.16
Martin Jørgensen MF 1998–2011 12 102 0.118
29 Søren Larsen FW 2005–2010 11 20 0.55
Aage Rou Jensen FW 1945–1957 11 30 0.367
Kristen Nygaard FW 1970–1979 11 36 0.306
Joakim Mæhle DF 2020–present 11 49 0.224
Kasper Dolberg FW 2016–present 11 50 0.22
Per Røntved DF 1970–1982 11 75 0.147
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MF 2014–present 11 83 0.133
36 Lars Bastrup FW 1975–1983 10 30 0.333
Helmuth Søbirk FW 1935–1945 10 30 0.333
Henry Hansen FW 1922–1934 10 38 0.263
Knud Lundberg FW 1943–1956 10 39 0.256
Søren Lerby MF 1978–1989 10 67 0.149
Martin Braithwaite FW 2013–present 10 69 0.145
* denotes winners of the 1992 European Championship.

Highest goal average

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Only people with at least five goals have been included.

Rank Player Career Goals/cap Goals Caps
1 Poul "Tist" Nielsen 1910–1925 1.37 52 38
2 Erik Dyreborg 1967 1.33 8 6
3 John Hansen 1948 1.25 10 8
4 Kaj Christiansen 1943–1948 1.20 6 5
Iver Schriver 1971 1.20 6 5
6 Harald Nielsen 1959–1960 1.07 15 14
7 Pauli Jørgensen 1925–1939 0.94 44 47
8 Anthon Olsen 1912–1927 0.88 14 16
9 Ole Madsen 1958–1969 0.84 42 50
10 Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen 1908–1919 0.80 16 20

Team captains

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As of 29 June 2024

The ten players with the most caps as Danish team captains are:

Rank Player Captain years Caps (total) Percentage
1 Lars Olsen* 1987–1994 69 (84) 82.1%
2 Simon Kjær 2016–2024 67 (132) 50.8%
3 Morten Olsen 1980–1989 50 (102) 49%
4 Per Røntved 1972–1982 38 (75) 50.7%
5 Jon Dahl Tomasson 2004–2010 36 (112) 32.1%
6 Daniel Agger 2010–2016 34 (75) 45.3%
7 Peter Schmeichel* 1996–2001 30 (129) 23.3%
8 Ole Madsen 1962–1969 28 (51) 54.9%
Michael Laudrup 1994–1998 28 (104) 25.7%
10 Knud Lundberg 1947–1956 27 (39) 69.2%

Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.

Cards

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As of 29 March 2015, the caution and sending-off statistics are:

Cautions

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Rank Player Career Caps Cautions
1 Thomas Helveg 1994–2008 108 15
Thomas Gravesen 1998–2006 66 15
3 Preben Elkjær 1977–1988 69 12
4 Stig Tøfting 1993–2002 41 10
Christian Poulsen 2001–2012 92 10
6 John Jensen* 1986–1995 69 9
Søren Lerby 1978–1989 67 9
Peter Schmeichel* 1987–2001 129 9
Daniel Jensen 2002–2010 52 9
10 Jes Høgh 1991–2000 57 7
Jon Dahl Tomasson 1997–2010 112 7

Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.

Sending-offs

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Rank Player Career Caps Sending-offs
1 Morten Wieghorst 1994–2004 30 2
2 Frank Arnesen 1977–1987 52 1
Klaus Berggreen 1979–1988 46 1
Per Frandsen 1990–2003 23 1
Thomas Gravesen 1998–2003 66 1
Miklos Molnar 1990–2000 18 1
Torben Nielsen 1969–1972 26 1
Ernst Nilsson 1920–1937 40 1
Niclas Jensen 1998–2008 62 1
Per Røntved 1970–1982 75 1
Jesper Grønkjær 1999–2010 80 1
Christian Poulsen 2001–2012 92 1

Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.

Managers

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As of 18 November 2024

The management statistics are:

Note that the Denmark national football team has not had a designated team manager for every match.
Manager Years M W D L GF GA Win %
Charles Williams 1908–1910 4 3 0 1 28 4 75.0%
Axel Andersen Byrval 1913–1915
1917–1918		 16 14 1 1 68 12 87.5%
Jack Carr (caretaker) 1920 1 0 0 1 0 1 0.0%
Edward Magner (caretaker) 1939 2 2 0 0 11 3 100.0%
Sophus Nielsen (caretaker) 1940 2 0 2 0 4 4 0.0%
J.D. Butler (caretaker) 1946 2 1 0 1 4 3 50.0%
Axel Bjerregaard & Ove Bøje (caretakers) 1948 3 2 0 1 12 2 66.7%
Robert Mountford (caretaker) 1948 4 3 0 1 15 11 75.0%
Axel Bjerregaard (caretaker) 1952 3 2 0 1 7 6 66.7%
Alf Young (caretaker) 1956 1 0 0 1 1 2 0.0%
Lajos Szendrödi (caretaker) 1956 1 0 1 0 1 1 0.0%
Arne Sørensen 1956–1961 41 20 8 13 94 78 48.8%
Poul Petersen 1962–1966 47 17 8 22 85 94 36.2%
Erik Hansen & Ernst Netuka (caretaker) 1967 8 4 2 2 29 11 50.0%
Erik Hansen & Henry From (caretaker) 1968–1969 11 4 1 6 21 17 36.4%
John Hansen & Henry From (caretaker) 1969 9 5 1 3 20 12 55.6%
Rudi Strittich 1970–1975 61 20 11 30 80 102 32.8%
Kurt "Nikkelaj" Nielsen 1976–1979 31 13 6 12 55 45 41.9%
Sepp Piontek 1979–1990 115 52 24 39 167 123 45.2%
Richard Møller Nielsen 1987–1988[1]
1990–1996		 73 40 18 15 116 55 54.8%
Bo Johansson 1996–2000 40 17 9 14 51 43 42.5%
Morten Olsen 2000–2015 166 80 42 44 258 178 48.2%
Åge Hareide 2016–2020 42 21 18 3 81 26 50.0%
John Jensen (caretaker)[a] 2018 1 0 0 1 0 3 0.0%
Kasper Hjulmand 2020–2024 55 33 8 14 102 46 60.0%
Lars Knudsen (caretaker) 2024 4 2 1 1 6 3 50.0%
Brian Riemer 2024–Present 2 0 1 1 1 2 0.0%
Managers total 1908–present 743 354 162 227 1,315 884 47.6%
no manager various[2] 169 73 25 71 366 331 43.2%
Grand total 1908–present 914 428 187 299 1,683 1,218 46.83%
  1. ^ Caretaker manager for Denmark's replacement squad in a friendly match against Slovakia.

Matches

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Main article: Denmark national football team results

Note that Average points per game is calculated by using 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Up to date as of 18 November 2024.

Decade Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff %Won %Drawn %Lost Average Points
per match
1900s 3 2 0 1 26 3 +23 67% 0% 33% 2.00
1910s 30 23 1 6 108 33 +75 77% 3% 20% 2.33
1920s 40 17 9 14 75 61 +14 43% 23% 35% 1.50
1930s 46 21 5 20 119 99 +20 46% 11% 43% 1.48
1940s 42 21 7 14 105 76 +29 50% 17% 33% 1.67
1950s 72 25 14 33 138 163 −25 35% 19% 46% 1.24
1960s 91 40 13 38 195 160 +35 44% 14% 42% 1.46
1970s 97 35 19 43 140 152 −12 36% 20% 44% 1.28
1980s 115 56 22 37 187 119 +68 49% 19% 32% 1.65
1990s 102 52 27 23 140 83 +57 51% 26% 23% 1.79
2000s 109 54 30 25 171 98 +73 50% 28% 23% 1.76
2010s 106 46 30 30 167 113 +54 44% 28% 28% 1.58
2020s 61 35 10 16 102 44 +58 60% 15% 25% 1.95
Total 914 428 187 299 1,683 1,218 +465 47% 20% 33% 1.61

Footnotes

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  1. ^ GF = Goals for
  2. ^ GA = Goals against
  3. ^ Richard Møller Nielsen coached 8 games in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifications campaign, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 1, with the combined score 25–3.
  4. ^ [3] Last updated 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ In all 169 matches, played through 1911-12 (5 matches), 1916 (4), 1919-20 (6), 1920-38 (77), 1939 (4), 1940-45 (12), 1946-47 (10), 1948-52 (24), 1952-56 (24), 1957 (1), 1959 (1) and 1961 (1).

References

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  1. ^ "Flest kampe" (in Danish). DBU. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ DBU. "Flest mål". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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