Søren Larsen

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Søren Larsen

Date of birth	September 6, 1981 (1981-09-06) (age 26)
Place of birth	Køge, Denmark
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997–2001 2001–2004 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–present	Køge BK Brøndby IF → BK Frem (loan) BK Frem Djurgårdens IF FC Schalke 04	39 (12) 01 0(0) 08 0(2) 31 (11) 13 (10) 51 (10)
National team²
1997 1998-2001 2003 2005-present	Denmark U-17 Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 Denmark	12 0(6) 11 0(4) 03 0(0) 10 0(6)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 6, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Søren Larsen (born September 6, 1981) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a striker for FC Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga. He has scored six goals in ten games for the Danish national team.

1 Biography
2 Honours
3 International goals
4 Footnotes and references
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Søren Larsen started his professional career at Danish club Køge Boldklub in Køge, Denmark. In 2001, he was sold to multiple Danish championship winners Brøndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga. At Brøndby he did not enjoy much success, and only played a single game in the 2001-02 Superliga season, which Brøndby went on to win, although he became well known for his Bellyflop goal celebration, a result of which he was infamously injured. He was sent on loan to fellow Danish club BK Frem by then-Brøndby manager Michael Laudrup. In 2004, he was sold to Swedish club Djurgårdens IF, playing just two matches before being sidelined for the remainder of 2004 with a groin injury. When Djurgården won 2005 Swedish Cup and the 2005 Allsvenskan Larsen was a key player until he was sold. On 2 June 2005, Søren Larsen was handed his international debut by Denmark manager Morten Olsen, when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win over Finland.

After a two month-long controversy Larsen was sold to German football club FC Schalke 04 on July 31, 2005, signing a four year contract.^[1] At Schalke 04, he earned the nickname "Der Dänische Joker" (The Danish joker) and "Die Waffe" (The weapon), referring to his ability to come on as a substitute and score the game-tying or -winning goal. He continued his good form for the Danish national team, and sensationally scored six goals in his first five national team matches from June to September 2005.

[edit] Honours

Danish Superliga: 2002
Swedish Cup: 2004
Swedish Allsvenskan: 2005

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2005-06-08	Copenhagen, Denmark	Albania	1-0	3-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
2	2005-06-08	Copenhagen, Denmark	Albania	2-0	3-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
3	2005-08-07	Copenhagen, Denmark	England	4-1	4-1	Friendly match
4	2005-09-03	Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	2-2	2-2	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
5	2005-09-07	Copenhagen, Denmark	Georgia	5-1	6-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
6	2005-09-07	Copenhagen, Denmark	Georgia	6-1	6-1	2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.