Thomas Kortegaard

Thomas Kortegaard

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Kortegaard
Date of birth	(1984-07-02) 2 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–2000	Thisted FC
2001–200?	AaB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	AaB	72	(2)
2003–2004	→ FC Nordjylland (loan)
2007–2019	AC Horsens	281	(14)
International career
2001	Denmark U–17	2	(0)
2002–2003	Denmark U–19	9	(0)
2003–2004	Denmark U–20	4	(0)
Managerial career
2019–2020	AC Horsens (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Kortegaard (born 2 July 1984) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He played most of his career for AC Horsens.

Club career

AaB

On 14 July 2003, Kortegaard was loaned out to FC Nordjylland.[1] Kortegaard was moved up to the first team in the summer 2004. He played a big role on the team though his young age, and the club extended his contract in May 2006 until the summer 2007.[2] However in 2007, the club didn't wanted to extend his contract further and he left the club.[3]

AC Horsens

Just few hours after leaving AaB, it was announced, that Kortegaard had signed a two-year contract with AC Horsens.[4] He got a new contract in May 2008.[5]

Coaching career

Kortegaard announced his retirement on 16 August 2019 because he was struggling with aftermaths from a cancer operation and thus stopped his career.[6] He became a part of Bo Henriksen's first team staff at AC Horsens instead.[7] He left the position on 29 June 2020 because he was going to be a teacher at a sports school.[8]

References

1. FC Nord lejer i AaB‚ bold.dk, 14 July 2003
2. AaB forlænger med kantspiller, bold.dk, 15 May 2006
3. Thomas Kortegaard stopper i AaB‚ bold.dk, 15 May 2007
4. Thomas Kortegaard til Horsens‚ bold.dk, 15 May 2007
5. Kortegaard forlænger med Horsens, bold.dk, 28 May 2008
6. Klubmand siger stop: Kortegaard indstiller karrieren, achorsens.dk, 16 August 2019
7. Kortegaard savner spillet: Det er selvpineri, bold.dk, 12 October 2019
8. AC Horsens siger farvel til ikonet Kortegaard, bold.dk, 29 June 2020

External links

• AC Horsens profile
• Thomas Kortegaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Thomas Kortegaard at DR (in Danish) (archived)