Christopher Poulsen
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Christopher Poulsen
| fullname = Christopher Fangel Poulsen
| image = Christopher Poulsen.jpg
| image_size = 180
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hjørring, Denmark
| currentclub = Lemming IF (Manager)
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs1 = Bindslev-Tversted
| youthclubs2 = Hjørring
| youthclubs3 = Silkeborg
| years1 = 2002–2005
| years2 = 2005–2007
| years3 = 2007–2009
| years4 = 2010–2013
| years5 = 2013–2016
| years6 = 2016–2018
| years7 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = Silkeborg
| clubs2 = Viborg
| clubs3 = Midtjylland
| clubs4 = Silkeborg
| clubs5 = Viborg
| clubs6 = Silkeborg KFUM
| clubs7 = Bording IF
| caps1 = 86
| caps2 = 56
| caps3 = 60
| caps4 = 95
| caps5 = 72
| caps6 =
| goals1 = 5
| goals2 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 3
| goals5 = 2
| goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalyears2 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U-21
| nationalteam2 = Denmark
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs1 = Silkeborg KFUM (player-assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs2 = Højslev St. IF
| manageryears3 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs3 = Bording IF (player-assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2022–
| managerclubs4 = Lemming IF
| club-update =
| ntupdate =
}}
Christopher Poulsen (born 11 September 1981) is a retired Danish professional football player who plays as defender and current manager of Lemming IF. He previously played for Superliga clubs Silkeborg IF and FC Midtjylland.
Player career
Poulsen played one game for the Denmark national under-21 football team in November 2002. He was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team by national team manager Morten Olsen in January 2007, and took part in two unofficial national team games during the team's tour of the United States, El Salvador, and Honduras. He made his senior Denmark national football team debut in an August 2008 friendly match against Spain, coming on as a substitute. He started his second national team game in September 2008, and played the entire game as Denmark drew Hungary 0–0 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.
On April 16, 2013 Silkeborg IF announced that they had terminated Christopher Poulsen's contract one year early due to "disagreements over nonsporting issues" {{cite web|last=Lund Krogsøe|first=Peter|title=Christopher Poulsen stopper i SIF|url=http://www.silkeborgif.com/nyheder/2013/4/16/christopher-poulsen-stopper-i-sif.aspx|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630080358/http://www.silkeborgif.com/nyheder/2013/4/16/christopher-poulsen-stopper-i-sif.aspx|archivedate=2013-06-30|accessdate=2013-04-16|website=Silkeborg IF|language=da}} In June 2013, he rejoined his former club Viborg FF.
In July 2016, Poulsen retired from professional football, instead opting to continue as a player-assistant coach for Silkeborg KFUM competing in the Series 1, the sixth highest level of Danish football.{{Cite web|last=Blond|first=Mikael|date=3 May 2016|title=Christopher P. stopper i Viborg|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/viborg/nyheder/christopher-p-stopper-i-viborg|access-date=4 August 2023|website=bold.dk|language=da}}{{cite web|last1=Blond|first1=Mikael|date=11 July 2016|title=Christopher P. spillende assistent i Serie 1|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/christopher-p-spillende-assistent-i-serie-1/|accessdate=24 May 2020|website=bold.dk|language=da}}
Managerial career
On 22 November 2018, Højslev St. IF, competing in the sixth highest division, announced that Poulsen had been appointed as their new head coach.{{cite web|last1=Jensen|first1=Kenneth|date=22 November 2018|title=Tidligere Superliga-spillere bliver serietrænere|url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/tidligere-superliga-spillere-bliver-serietraenere|accessdate=24 May 2020|website=Tipsbladet|language=da}} He was sacked in January 2020.{{cite web|date=30 January 2020|title=Vigtig information|url=https://www.facebook.com/HojslevStIf/posts/1476008859215251?__xts__[0]=68.ARCaoShvQID3hGaDxB8QrFSDTXsPYzDXDl_r80P1FJHgDUsi8qF77LtHKTaK7NsouzicZ1EmURo9ES006z2QHGLCJ69W5cTAFs9n5Xrm-qDFSjAcfAqcHQiV6ZLnCk4Hci27QafUw6g6Cmqbt6FyxUI8kKfCLHQidOSlUmw83kVH2UIlhg0aVPzWx-GUev4YGi4NBK1l0u3mKyRAKBP37ze-wCyc_FONjG3V8KDQ6DNwltC2XSt12IFVN1u5zTO7Rz-4POn7YT-erIUyVJrGhdrsgRu2yA_f-vFk5eryPhR_eIpOsCMimV5oKiARQnCtgOMuJyH3Kfa-L_2dfAW_uQ&__tn__=-R|accessdate=24 May 2020|website=Facebook|publisher=Højslev St. IF.|language=da}}{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable (WP:NOTRS).|date=August 2023}}
In July 2020 it was confirmed, that Poulsen had signed as a playing assistant coach with Danish amateur club Bording IF, under his former Silkeborg KFUM-manager, Lars Dahl.{{Cite web|date=24 July 2020|title=Christopher Poulsen til Bording IF som spillende assistenttræner|url=https://www.bordingif.dk/nyheder/herre/2020/senior-1/superliga-og-landsholdserfaring-til-foersteholdet/|access-date=2023-08-04|website=Bording IF|language=da}} In March 2022, Poulsen was appointed manager of Jutland Series club Lemming IF.{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Anders|date=8 March 2022|title=Scoop: JS-klub lander Christopher Poulsen|url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/scoop-js-klub-lander-christopher-poulsen|access-date=2023-08-04|website=bold.dk|language=da}}
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|4345}}
- [https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10059 Christopher Poulsen] official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
- {{drdkstat|441729|archive=20070310080240}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013070307/http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/pouchr02.asp |date=dmy |title=Christopher Poulsen at haslund.info {{in lang|da}} }}
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Category:Denmark men's international footballers
Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Vendsyssel FF players
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Danish football managers
Category:Sportspeople from Hjørring