Mia Brogaard
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mia Brogaard
| image =
| fullname = Mia Birkehøj Brogaard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|10|15}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Defender
| height = {{height|m=1.65}}
| youthyears1= 1986–1993
| youthclubs1= Hellas
| youthyears2= 1994–1995
| youthclubs2= Vanløse IF
| years1 = 1996–1999
| years2 = 1999–2013
| clubs1 = Hvidovre IF
| clubs2 = Brøndby IF
| caps1=
| goals1 =
| caps2 = 253+
| goals2 = 74+
| nationalyears1= 2002–2013
| nationalteam1= Denmark
| nationalcaps1= 76
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| pcupdate = 17:03, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17:03, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
}}
Mia Birkehøj Brogaard (née Olsen, born 15 October 1981) is a Danish former football defender. She played for the Denmark national team and Elitedivisionen club Brøndby.
Club career
As of September 2012, Brogaard held the all-time appearance record for Brøndby with 327 across all competitions. Malene Olsen is in second place with 247. Having begun her career as a forward, before moving back into defense, Brogaard had scored 74 goals for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=42159 |title=Kampstatistik på spillere |publisher=Brøndby IF |language=da |access-date=19 July 2013 |date=9 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204125351/http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=42159 |archive-date=4 December 2014 }}
Brogaard took time out to have her son Villads in 2010. She returned to Brøndby in spring 2012 after playing some games with FC Damsø in 2011 to build up her fitness.{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.dk/Temaer/kvindelandsholdet/Moed_spillerne/14_Mia_Brogaard.aspx|title=Mia Brogaard|publisher=Danish Football Association|language=da|access-date=19 July 2013|archive-date=27 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427071658/http://www.dbu.dk/Temaer/kvindelandsholdet/Moed_spillerne/14_Mia_Brogaard.aspx|url-status=dead}} In November 2013 Brogaard announced that she had retired from football.{{cite web|last1=Schou Nielsen|first1=Pia|title=En ny kamp, en ny trup|url=http://www.dbufyn.dk/Nyheder/2013/November/KvindeA-Malta_DK_trup|publisher=Danish Football Association|access-date=28 August 2014|language=da|date=5 November 2013}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194749/http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=42159 Statistics on Brøndby site]
- 253 games, 74 goals in National championships (Elitedivisionen) until September 9, 2012
- 37 games, 3 goals in Danish Cup until September 9, 2012
- 41 games, 4 goals in UEFA competitions{{cite web|title=Statistik UEFA|url=https://it.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=66178/profile/index.html|access-date=25 April 2020|language=en|date=25 April 2020}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- 327 games, 81 goals in all competitions until September 9, 2012
International career
Brogaard made her debut for the senior Denmark national team on 15 August 2002, as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 friendly win over North Korea in Copenhagen. Eight days later she made her first competitive appearance in a 2–0 World Cup qualifying defeat to France at Stade Félix-Bollaert.
She did not play again until returning to the team in April 2005, but was then named in the squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005.{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=66178/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719205148/http://en.archive.dr.infra.uefa.com/competitions/woco/players/Player=66178/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2013|title=Mia Brogaard|access-date=19 July 2013|work=UEFA}} Brogaard kept her place for the 2007 FIFA World Cup in China and UEFA European Championship 2009 in Finland, as Denmark exited both competitions in the first round.
After the latter tournament Brogaard announced her retirement from international football, but she relented and returned for the 2010 Algarve Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.dbu.dk/Nyheder/2010/Februar/mia_brogaard_tilbage_paa_landsholdet.aspx|title=Mia Brogaard tilbage på landsholdet|publisher=Danish Football Association|language=da|access-date=19 July 2013|date=4 February 2010|first2=Pia|last2=Schou Nielsen|first1=Helle|last1=Møller Riis}}
Ahead of UEFA European Championship 2013, Brogaard secured a place in the team at left back.{{cite web|url=http://tema.3f.dk/article/20130712/FODBOLD/130719972/3623/fodboldportal&template=fodboldportal|title=Mamma-Mia er tilbage i startopstillingen|publisher=Fagligt Fælles Forbund|first=Helle|last=Møller Riis|language=da|access-date=19 July 2013|date=13 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719205117/http://tema.3f.dk/article/20130712/FODBOLD/130719972/3623/fodboldportal&template=fodboldportal|archive-date=19 July 2013}} She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament in Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1416d60e73-ef0048a5dc34-1000--upbeat-heiner-moller-confirms-denmark-squad/|title=Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad|date=21 June 2013|access-date=19 July 2013|work=UEFA|first=Peter|last=Bruun}} She scored Denmark's goal in their second group match, a 2–1 defeat to Italy. Denmark's goal in their final group match, a 1–1 draw with Finland, was also attributed to Brogaard after her shot was deflected in off Nora Heroum.
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|4376}}
- [https://archive.today/20130221085327/http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=17590 Profile at the Brøndby IF site]
{{Danish Women's Football Player of the Year}}
{{Denmark Squad 2005 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{Denmark Squad 2007 Women's World Cup}}
{{Denmark Squad 2009 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{Denmark squad 2013 UEFA Women's European Championship}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brogaard, Mia}}
Category:Danish women's footballers
Category:Denmark women's international footballers
Category:Brøndby IF (women) players
Category:2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Women's association football defenders