Jesper Hjorth

Jesper Hjorth (born April 3, 1975) is a Danish former professional association footballer, who predominantly played in the striker position. He played 10 games and scored one goal for the Denmark under-21 national team.[3]

Jesper Hjorth
Personal information
Full name Jeser Hjorth[1]
Date of birth (1975-04-03) April 3, 1975[1]
Place of birth Odense,[1] Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1999 Odense BK 61 (9)
1999 Herning Fremad
1999–2001 Darlington 45 (6)
2001–2003 B1909
National team
1992–1993 Denmark U19 6 (1)
1995–1996 Denmark U21 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Odense, Hjorth started his senior career at Odense BK in the Danish Superliga championship, making his league debut in November 1994.[4] The highlight of his career came in December 1994, at the age of just 19. In the 1994-95 UEFA Cup, Hjorth played at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium against Real Madrid to help Odense BK knock Real Madrid out of the tournament.[5] He also scored against Madrid in the first leg at home.[6] Having scored nine goals in 61 league games,[4] Hjorth left Odense BK in January 1999, and joined Herning Fremad in the Danish 1st Division.[7]

In November 1999, Hjorth moved abroad to play for English team Darlington in the Football League Two tournament. Having scored 6 goals in 45 first team appearances for Darlington,[8] Hjorth moved back to Danish football to play for B1909 in June 2001. In July 2003, Hjorth went on to play amateur football in Næsby.[9]

References
  1. "Jesper Hjorth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2000). Playfair Football Annual 2000–2001. Headline. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7472-6620-4.
  3. Jesper Hjort at dbu.dk
  4. Jesper Hjorth at danskfodbold.com
  5. January 2000 Archived February 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at wsc.co.uk
  6. "Odense BK and the Miracle in Madrid". punditfeed.com. June 12, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  7. Thomas Sørensen, "Ørgaard til Herning", Herning Folkeblad, January 16, 1999.
  8. Jesper Hjorth at Soccerbase. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. "Hjorth springer over til Næsby", Fyens Stiftstidende, July 31, 2003.


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