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NICKNAME: De Rod Hvide / The Red and White
MANAGER: Kasper Hjulmand
Former Danish footballer and now manager of their national team. He played for some smaller teams in Denmark and after that started his coaching career in the late 90s. He is most known for coaching Nordsjaelland and Mainz. Hjumland won Danish league title in 2012. When Hareide's contract expired, Kasper became manager of Danish national team.
MOST CAPS: Peter Schmeichel- 129 caps from 1987 to 2001
TOP SCORERS: Poul Nielsen- 52 goals from 1910 to 1925
Jon Dahl Tomasson- 52 goals from 1997 to 2010
HOST NATION: -
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD: 9th EURO tournament for Denmark.
BEST RESULT: Denmark surprisingly won the title in 1992. They were invited to the tournament after Yugoslavia got kicked off due to war because they finished behind them in the qualification group. In a strong group with host Sweden, England and France they took second place. Draw against England, lose from Sweden and win against France were enough. In the semi-final phase Denmark faced title defenders Netherlands. In a great match with four goals, penalty kicks were decisive. Legendary van Basten was the only player who missed. The other semi-final winner was Germany. Denmark won the match with goals from John Jensen and Kim Vilfort.
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