Denmark national football team statistics
The Denmark national football team statistics show the accomplishments of the players and coaches of the Danish men's ever since the controlling organ of the team, the Danish Football Association, started registering official games at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Most appearances
As of 20 November 2019, the 25 most capped players for Denmark are:# | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
1 | Peter Schmeichel* | 1987–2001 | 129 | 1 |
2 | Dennis Rommedahl | 2000–2013 | 126 | 21 |
3 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 1997–2010 | 112 | 52 |
4 | Thomas Helveg | 1994–2007 | 108 | 2 |
5 | Michael Laudrup | 1982–1998 | 104 | 37 |
6 | Morten Olsen | 1970–1989 | 102 | 4 |
6 | Martin Jørgensen | 1998–2011 | 102 | 12 |
8 | Thomas Sørensen | 1997–2012 | 101 | 0 |
9 | Christian Eriksen | 2010–present | 95 | 31 |
9 | Simon Kjær | 2009–present | 95 | 3 |
11 | Christian Poulsen | 2001–2012 | 92 | 6 |
12 | John Sivebæk* | 1982–1992 | 87 | 1 |
13 | Jan Heintze | 1987–2002 | 86 | 4 |
14 | Lars Olsen* | 1986–1996 | 84 | 4 |
15 | Brian Laudrup* | 1987–1998 | 82 | 21 |
16 | Nicklas Bendtner | 2006–present | 81 | 30 |
16 | Lars Jacobsen | 2006–2015 | 81 | 1 |
16 | William Kvist | 2007–2018 | 81 | 2 |
19 | Jesper Grønkjær | 1999–2010 | 80 | 5 |
20 | Kim Vilfort* | 1983–1996 | 77 | 14 |
21 | Per Røntved | 1970–1982 | 75 | 11 |
21 | Daniel Agger | 2005–2016 | 75 | 12 |
23 | Jens Jørn Bertelsen | 1976–1987 | 69 | 2 |
23 | Preben Elkjær Larsen | 1977–1988 | 69 | 38 |
23 | John Jensen* | 1987–1995 | 69 | 4 |
Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.
Goalscorers
Most goals
As of 20 November 2019, players with 10 goals or more for Denmark are:# | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Pct. |
1 | Poul "Tist" Nielsen | 1910–1925 | 52 | 38 | |
1 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 1997–2010 | 52 | 112 | |
3 | Pauli Jørgensen | 1925-1939 | 44 | 47 | |
4 | Ole Madsen | 1958-1969 | 42 | 50 | |
5 | Preben Elkjær Larsen | 1977-1988 | 38 | 69 | |
6 | Michael Laudrup | 1982–1998 | 37 | 104 | |
7 | Christian Eriksen | 2010–present | 31 | 95 | |
8 | Nicklas Bendtner | 2006–present | 30 | 81 | |
9 | Henning Enoksen | 1958–1966 | 29 | 54 | |
10 | Michael Rohde | 1915-1931 | 22 | 40 | |
10 | Ebbe Sand | 1998–2004 | 22 | 66 | |
12 | Flemming Povlsen* | 1987–1994 | 21 | 62 | |
12 | Brian Laudrup* | 1987–1998 | 21 | 82 | |
12 | Dennis Rommedahl | 2000–2013 | 21 | 126 | |
15 | Allan Simonsen | 1972–1986 | 20 | 55 | |
16 | Jens Peter Hansen | 1949–1961 | 18 | 38 | |
17 | Karl Aage Hansen | 1943-1948 | 17 | 22 | |
17 | Karl Aage Præst | 1945–1949 | 17 | 24 | |
17 | Poul Pedersen | 1953–1964 | 17 | 50 | |
20 | Harald Nielsen | 1959–1960 | 15 | 14 | |
20 | Kaj Uldaler | 1927–1939 | 15 | 38 | |
22 | Frank Arnesen | 1977-1987 | 14 | 52 | |
22 | Kim Vilfort* | 1983–1996 | 14 | 77 | |
24 | Lars Elstrup* | 1988–1993 | 13 | 34 | |
25 | Kaj Hansen | 1936-1946 | 12 | 27 | |
25 | Martin Jørgensen | 1998-2011 | 12 | 102 | |
25 | Daniel Agger | 2005–2016 | 12 | 75 | |
28 | Aage Rou Jensen | 1945–1957 | 11 | 30 | |
28 | Søren Larsen | 2005–2010 | 11 | 20 | |
28 | Kristen Nygaard | 1970–1979 | 11 | 36 | |
28 | Per Røntved | 1970–1982 | 11 | 75 | |
32 | Lars Bastrup | 1975–1983 | 10 | 30 | |
32 | Henry Hansen | 1922–1934 | 10 | 38 | |
32 | Søren Lerby | 1978–1989 | 10 | 67 | |
32 | Knud Lundberg | 1943–1956 | 10 | 39 | |
32 | Helmuth Søbirk | 1935–1945 | 10 | 30 |
Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.
Highest coefficient
Only people with at least five goals have been included.# | Player | Career | Goals/cap | Goals | Caps |
1 | Poul "Tist" Nielsen | 1910–1925 | 1.37 | 52 | 38 |
2 | Erik Dyreborg | 1967 | 1.33 | 8 | 6 |
3 | John Hansen | 1948 | 1.25 | 10 | 8 |
4 | Kaj Christiansen | 1943–1948 | 1.20 | 6 | 5 |
4 | Iver Schriver | 1971 | 1.20 | 6 | 5 |
6 | Harald Nielsen | 1959–1960 | 1.07 | 15 | 14 |
7 | Pauli Jørgensen | 1925–1939 | 0.94 | 44 | 47 |
8 | Anthon Olsen | 1912–1927 | 0.88 | 14 | 16 |
9 | Ole Madsen | 1958–1969 | 0.84 | 42 | 50 |
10 | Sophus "Krølben" Nielsen | 1908–1919 | 0.80 | 16 | 20 |
Team captains
As of 14 November 2017, the ten players with the most caps as Danish team captains are:# | Player | Captain years | Caps ' | Coefficient |
1 | Lars Olsen* | 1987–1994 | 69 | 82.1% |
2 | Morten Olsen | 1980–1989 | 50 | 49.0% |
3 | Per Røntved | 1972–1982 | 38 | 50.7% |
4 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | 2004–2010 | 36 | 32.1% |
5 | Daniel Agger | 2010–2016 | 34 | 45.3% |
6 | Peter Schmeichel* | 1996–2001 | 30 | 23.3% |
7 | Ole Madsen | 1962–1969 | 28 | 54.9% |
7 | Michael Laudrup | 1994–1998 | 28 | 25.7% |
9 | Knud Lundberg | 1947–1956 | 27 | 69.2% |
10 | Fritz Tarp | 1923–1934 | 26 | 59.1% |
# | Player | Captain years | Caps ' | Coefficient |
1 | Katrine S. Pedersen | 2003–2013 | 124 | 59% |
2 | Lene Terp | 1998–2003 | 63 | 60% |
3 | Pernille Harder | 2016–present | 25 | 26.5% |
4 | Line Røddik Hansen | 2013–2016 | 19 | 14.3% |
5 | Rikke Holm Brink | 1996–1998 | 18 | 30% |
6 | Karina Sefron | 1991 | 14 | 19.7% |
7 | Maren Barsballe | 1975–1979 | 13 | 65% |
8 | Helle Jensen | 1995 | 12 | 15,5% |
8 | Bonny Madsen | 1993–1995 | 12 | 17.1% |
10 | Annette Mogensen | 1987–1988 | 11 | 24.4% |
Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.
Cards
As of 29 March 2015, the caution and sending-off statistics are:Cautions
Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.Sending-offs
Players still playing or available for selection are in bold. * denotes members of the 1992 European Championship-winning team.Managers
As of 19 November 2019, the management statistics are:Note that not all matches played by the Denmark national football team have had a manager assigned.
Name | Years | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | Win % |
Charles Williams | 1908-1910 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 75.0% |
Axel Andersen Byrval | 1913-1915 1917-1918 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 12 | 87.5% |
Jack Carr | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Edward Magner | 1939 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 100.0% |
Sophus Nielsen | 1940 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
J.D. Butler | 1946 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 50.0% |
Axel Bjerregaard & Ove Bøje | 1948 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 66.7% |
Robert Mountford | 1948 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 75.0% |
Axel Bjerregaard | 1952 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 66.7% |
Alf Young | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
Lajos Szendrödi | 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Arne Sørensen | 1956-1961 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 94 | 78 | 48.8% |
Poul Petersen | 1962-1966 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 85 | 94 | 36.2% |
Erik Hansen & Ernst Netuka | 1967 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 50.0% |
Erik Hansen & Henry From | 1968-1969 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 36.4% |
John Hansen & Henry From | 1969 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 55.6% |
Rudi Strittich | 1970-1975 | 61 | 20 | 11 | 30 | 80 | 102 | 32.8% |
Kurt "Nikkelaj" Nielsen | 1976-1979 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 41.9% |
Sepp Piontek | 1979-1990 | 115 | 52 | 24 | 39 | 167 | 123 | 45.2% |
Richard Møller Nielsen | 1987-1988 1990-1996 | 73 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 116 | 55 | 54.8% |
Bo Johansson | 1996-2000 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 43 | 42.5% |
Morten Olsen | 2000–2015 | 166 | 80 | 42 | 44 | 258 | 178 | 48.2% |
Åge Hareide | 2016–2020 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 81 | 26 | 50.0% |
John Jensen | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
Kasper Hjulmand | 2020–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Managers total | 1908–present | 634 | 297 | 139 | 200 | 1205 | 827 | 46.8% |
no manager | various | 169 | 73 | 25 | 71 | 366 | 331 | 43.2% |
Grand total | 1908–present | 803 | 370 | 164 | 271 | 1571 | 1158 | 46.1% |
Matches
Note that Average points per game is calculated by using 3 points for a win and 1 point for a draw. Up to date as of 30 May 2014.Footnotes
- GF = Goals for
- GA = Goals against
- Richard Møller Nielsen coached 8 games in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifications campaign, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 1, with the combined score 25-3.
- Last updated 30 June 2014.
- In all 169 matches, played through 1911-12, 1916, 1919-20, 1920-38, 1939, 1940-45, 1946-47, 1948-52, 1952-56, 1957, 1959 and 1961.