Christian Offenberg

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| name = Christian Offenberg

| fullname = Christian Offenberg

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| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|11|30}}

| birth_place = Denmark

| position = Forward

| currentclub = VB 1968

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| youthclubs1 = Lyngby

| years1 = 2005–2008

| clubs1 = Køge Boldklub

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| goals1 =

| years2 = 2011–2015

| clubs2 = SC Egedal

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| years3 = 2015

| clubs3 = Avarta

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| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = HIK

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| years5 = 2016–2019

| clubs5 = Avarta

| caps5 = 79

| goals5 = 34

| years6 = 2019–2023

| clubs6 = Ishøj

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| years7 = 2023–

| clubs7 = VB 1968

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| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 18:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 18:03, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

}}

Christian Offenberg (born 30 November 1987) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for VB 1968. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.

Club career

Offenberg retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/landsholdsanfoerer-offenberg-stiller-stoevlerne/ Landsholdsanfører Offenberg stiller støvlerne], bold.dk, 21 June 2019 A week later he announced, that he would not retire fully, but would continue at a club in the lower leagues. The club was Ishøj IF in the Denmark Series.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/offenberg-afviser-karrierestop-fortsaetter-i-ds/ Offenberg afviser karrierestop: Fortsætter i DS], bold.dk, 28 June 2019

International career

In September 2018, the Danish Football Association and players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the Denmark national team prior to a friendly against Slovakia and their opening UEFA Nations League match against Wales.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/04/denmark-futsal-players-squad-contract-negotiatons-dbu-football|title=John Jensen takes charge of Denmark as row over players' rights goes on|publisher=The Guardian|date=4 September 2018|access-date=4 September 2018}} However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20180904/could-denmark-cancel-international-matches-due-to-player-contract-row|title=Could Denmark cancel international matches over player contract row?|publisher=The Local dk|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}} Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach John Jensen to avoid punishment from UEFA for cancelling the matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45382474|title=Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute|publisher=BBC|date=4 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/denmark-to-field-futsal-players-against-wales-due-to-dispute-1.3617938|title=Denmark to field futsal players against Wales due to dispute|publisher=The Irish Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/09/04/futsal-players-amateurs-ex-arsenal-midfielder-temporary-charge/|title=Futsal players, amateurs and an ex-Arsenal midfielder in temporary charge – a bitter contract dispute has decimated Denmark's team to face Wales|author=Wilson, Jeremy|publisher=The Telegraph|date=4 September 2018}} The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with futsal players from the Denmark national futsal team.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45382474|title=Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute|publisher=BBC|date=4 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/04/the-fiver-denmark-football-something-rotten|title=Something is rotten in the state of Danish football|author=Glendenning, Barry|publisher=The Guardian|date=4 September 2018}}

On 4 September 2018, Offenberg was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad.{{cite news |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2018/september/trup_slovakiet |title=Truppen til kampen mod Slovakiet |trans-title=The squad for the match against Slovakia |website=DBU.dk |publisher=Danish Football Association |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018 |language=Danish |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230426/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2018/september/trup_slovakiet |url-status=dead }} The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against Slovakia. He was the captain of the team and played the entire match, which finished as a 0–3 away loss.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2024389--slovakia-vs-denmark/ |title=Friendlies: Slovakia–Denmark |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018}}

Career statistics

=International=

colspan=3\|Denmark
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Year	Apps	Goals
2018	1	0
Total	1	0

References

External links

{{Soccerway|christian-offenberg/39000}}
{{WorldFootball.net|christian-offenberg}}

Category:1987 births

Category:Living people

Category:Danish men's footballers

Category:Denmark men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Køge Boldklub players

Category:Boldklubben Avarta players

Category:Ishøj IF players

Category:Danish 2nd Division players

Category:Denmark Series players

Category:VB 1968 players

Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen