Jonas Damborg

Jonas Damborg
Personal information
Full name Jonas Brix-Damborg
Date of birth (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Skørping, Denmark[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vorup FB (player-assistant)
Hobro (board member)
Youth career
1990–1999 Frem Skørping
1999–2003 Støvring IF
2003–2005 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Randers 124 (1)
2011–2021 Hobro 276 (1)
2021– Vorup FB
Total 400 (2)
International career
2007–2008 Denmark U21 7 (1)
Managerial career
2021– Vorup FB (player-assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonas Brix-Damborg (born 17 April 1986) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently functioning as a player and assistant coach at Vorup FB and is also a member of Hobro IK's board.

Career

Randers

Damborg was 18 years old when he moved to Randers FC.[2] Before, he had played youth football for Frem Skørping and Støvring IF.[1] He made his professional debut on 10 April 2005 in a 1–1 home draw against OB. He came on as a substitute in the 38th minute for the injured John Sandberg.[3] During the first half year, he made eight Superliga appearances. He scored a single goal for Randers – in a 4–0 away win over AaB on 22 October 2006.[4]

Hobro

On 4 July 2011, it was announced that Damborg signed with Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK.[5]

Damborg was part of the team that sensationally reached promotion to the Danish Superliga in 2014, with a team consisting of semi-professionals.[6]

On 6 August 2020, Damsborg – who had grown into team captain – signed a contract extension until the summer of 2021.[7]

Retirement

At the end of his contract, 35-year-old Damsborg announced his retirement from football and revealed, that he would continue at Hobro as a board member.[8] Beside that, he was also hired as a insurance broker at Willis Towers Watson.[9]

On 2 September 2021, Damborg confirmed that he would function as a player and assistant coach for Danish amateur club Vorup FB who was playing in the Jutland Series.[9]

Honours

Randers

Hobro IK

References

  1. ^ a b "Skørpingdrengen, som blev superligaspiller". rebildnetavis.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Johansen, Carsten (6 October 2004). "Randers FC beholder Kasper Rynkeby". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. ^ "Superligakamp Randers FC-OB, 10.04.2005 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Superligakamp AaB-Randers FC, 22.10.2006 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ Helmin, Jesper (4 July 2011). "Damborg skifter til Hobro". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ Sauermilch, Jonas (11 June 2017). "Sensationelle amatører har vist vejen for ny Superligaklub - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  7. ^ Schmidt, Martin (6 August 2020). "Bekræftet: Hobro forlænger med kaptajnen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  8. ^ Hobro-ikon stopper: Fortsætter i bestyrelsen, bold.dk, 29 June 2021
  9. ^ a b Tidligere Superliga-anfører skifter til JS-klub, bold.dk, 2 September 2021
  10. ^ "Kampforløb Pokalfinale: Esbjerg fB - Randers FC". efbhistorik.dk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  11. ^ Madsen, Nicolai Margon (27 May 2017). "Hobro sikrer sig oprykning til Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).