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Christian Sivebæk

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Christian Sivebæk
Personal information
Full name Christian Sivebæk
Date of birth (1988-02-19) 19 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Vejle, Denmark
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2004 Vejle
2004–2008 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Midtjylland 64 (4)
2007–2008Skive (loan) 16 (1)
2012 Seattle Sounders FC 3 (0)
2012–2015 Vejle 65 (11)
2015–2020 Viborg 118 (22)
2016Vejle (loan) 11 (2)
2020 Fjölnir 4 (0)
2022 Bruunshåb/Tapdrup
International career
2005–2006 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2006–2007 Denmark U19 8 (0)
2007 Denmark U20 2 (1)
2009 Denmark U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Sivebæk (born 19 February 1988) is a retired Danish professional footballer.

He is son of the former Denmark international, John Sivebæk.

Career

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Club

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Sivebæk began his youth career with Vejle Boldklub . In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with FC Midtjylland and made his first team debut with the club in 2006. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 6 August 2006, replacing Claus Madsen in a 2-5 victory at the grounds of his former club Vejle.[1] During the 2007 season he was sent on loan to Skive IK to gain more experience. The following season, he returned to Midtjylland and began to display some of his great potential. On 23 March 2008 he scored his first goal for Midtjylland, in 3-2 defeat at Aalborg.[2]

On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Sivebæk would be joining Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.[3] He made his Sounders debut on 17 March 2012 in a 3-1 win in the season opener against Toronto FC.[4]

On 20 June 2012 the Sounders waived Sivebæk after only making three appearances for the club.[5]

On 7 October 2020, 32-year old Sivebæk announced his retirement from football.[6]

International

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Sivebæk has represented Denmark at various youth levels from the Under-18 to the Under-21 side. He represented the Denmark national under-21 football team on five occasions making his debut in 2009.

References

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  1. ^ Sivebæk makes his debut
  2. ^ Sivebæk scores first goal
  3. ^ Sounders add Danish midfielder
  4. ^ "Sounders beat Toronto FC in MLS opener".
  5. ^ "The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest".
  6. ^ Christian Sivebæk indstiller karrieren, bold.dk, 7 October 2020
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