Christian Magleby

Christian Magleby

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-06-08) 8 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Kastrup, Denmark
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Kastrup Boldklub
	Fremad Amager
	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Brøndby	0	(0)
1997–2001	Lyngby	90	(8)
2001–2003	Midtjylland	38	(2)
2004–2006	Viborg	34	(3)
Total		162	(13)
International career
1992–1993	Denmark U17	8	(2)
1994–1995	Denmark U19	14	(0)
1996–1998	Denmark U21	25	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Magleby (born 8 June 1977) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Magleby progressed through the Brøndby youth academy under the tutelage of Tom Køhlert,[2] and made his senior debut for the club on 3 October 1995 in a 5–1 away win over Næstved Boldklub's reserves in the Danish League Cup.[3] He was offered a four-year contract with the club in December 1996, but left for Lyngby in January 1997, as they were willing to offer him a deal which harmonised with his wish to finish his studies.[2] His stay in Lyngby was highly successful, and he claimed in an interview that Premier League club Liverpool had shown interest in him in 2000.[4]

On 27 December 2001, Magleby joined Midtjylland on a three-year deal after Lyngby's bankruptcy.[5] He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2002 in a 1–0 victory against local rivals Silkeborg.[6]

Magleby signed a three-year contract with Viborg on 1 September 2003, arriving at the club alongside Stefan Bidstrup from AaB.[7]

He played a combined 162 games and scored 13 goals in the Danish Superliga from 1997 to 2005.[1]

International career

Magleby played 25 games and scored four goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team from 1996 to 1999, and was named 1999 Danish under-21 Player of the Year.

References

1. "Christian Magleby, statistik fra superligaen, all-time – SuperStats". SuperStats. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
2. Ankerdal, Steen (31 July 1999). "Hele mennesker er også et mål". Berlingske (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
3. "Kamp mod Næstved 2 den 03.10-1995 18.00 – BrondbyStats". Brøndbystats (in Danish). Retrieved 11 September 2022.
4. "Liverpool ude efter Magleby". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 June 2006. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
5. "Magleby skal til Midtjylland". Berlingske (in Danish). 27 December 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
6. "Superligakamp FC Midtjylland-Silkeborg IF, 10.03.2002 – SuperStats". SuperStats. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
7. "Viborg køber Magleby og Bidstrup". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 1 September 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

• Christian Magleby national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Christian Magleby official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)