Jesper Kristensen

{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1971)}}

{{confused|text=the Danish footballer Jesper M. Kristensen}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jesper Kristensen

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|10|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Esbjerg, Denmark

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1989–1991 | years2 =1991–1995

| clubs1 = Esbjerg fB | clubs2 =Brøndby[http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=9158 Jesper Kristensen] at DanskFodbold.com

| caps1 = 42 | goals1 = 4 | caps2 = 103 | goals2 = 11

| nationalyears1= 1994–1995

| nationalteam1= Denmark[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/2350&allmatch=1#match Jesper Kristensen – Alle hold (Alle kampe)] at Danish Football Association

| nationalcaps1= 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

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{{MedalCompetition|FIFA Confederations Cup}}

{{Medal|W|1995 Saudi Arabia|}}

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Jesper Kristensen (born 9 October 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer, who made 129 appearances for Danish team Brøndby IF in the midfielder position. He played four games for the Denmark national football team, with whom he won the 1995 King Fahd Cup.

Born in Esbjerg, Kristensen started his career with lower league club Esbjerg fB. In the summer 1991, he moved to defending Danish champions Brøndby IF. He was named 1993 "Danish U21 Player of the Year",[http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=318 Arlas talentpriser 2009 – 1987] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212144542/https://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=318 |date=2018-12-12 }} at Danish Football Association and made his Danish national team debut in April 1994. He helped Brøndby win the 1994 Danish Cup trophy, and was a part of the Danish team which won the King Fahd Cup in January 1995. He played a few matches in Brøndby's 1995–96 Superliga winning season, before he had to prematurely end his career in August 1995, due to injuries. He played a total 129 games for Brøndby,[http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=32438 1. holdsspillere i Brøndby IF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204220509/http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=32438 |date=2009-12-04 }} at Brøndby IF including 103 games and 11 goals in the Superliga.