Henrik Kildentoft (born 18 March 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right back.[1] He amassed a total 47 youth caps for Denmark under four different age groups.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Kildentoft | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SBK 75 | |||
| BK Frem | |||
| Rosenhøj | |||
| –2004 | Brøndby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Brøndby IF | 37 | (1) |
| 2007–2013 | FC Nordsjælland | 122 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | FK Haugesund | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Hønefoss BK | 25 | (1) |
| 2015 | Vendsyssel FF | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Næstved BK | 40 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Denmark U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Denmark U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2004 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life edit
Henrik Kildentoft was born in Hvidovre, Denmark. He began playing football at the young age of 3 and went on to play in the youth teams for SBK 75, Frem and Rosenhøj, before moving on to Brøndby.[2]
Club career edit
Brøndby IF edit
Kildentoft started his professional career at Brøndby, signing his first contract in October 2003, keeping him at the club till the summer of 2005.[3] He was given his senior debut in the Superliga by then head coach Michael Laudrup, in a match against Viborg on 16 April 2005, which Brøndby won 2–0. Making a total of four appearances in his first season during the 2004–05 campaign, where Brøndby won the league, but failed to make enough appearances to qualify for a winner's medal.
F.C. Nordsjælland edit
On 4 July 2007, Kildentoft joined Farum-based club F.C. Nordsjælland for a fee of 500,000 Danish kroner, signing a three-year contract, filling a large gap in the defense left by the departure of Heath Pearce.[4][5] He made his debut on 18 July, in a surprising 1–0 win over F.C. Copenhagen and scored his first goal in his following match, in a 2–2 draw against his former club Brøndby.[6] Kildentoft went on to miss a dozen games after starting well for his new club, after injuring his knee from a bad tackle in a match against F.C. Midtjylland.[7] He went on to make 21 appearances and score three goals in his first season with FCN.
Kildentoft was club captain in the 2008–09 season, FC Nordsjaelland had qualified for a UEFA Cup run against TVMK Tallinn, Scottish club Queen of the South[8] from Dumfries and Greek side Olympiacos.
FK Haugesund edit
Kildentoft signed for Norwegian club FK Haugesund on a three-year contract in January 2013,[9] and played 17 matches for his new club in the debut season. He scored his only goal for the club in the 2–1 defeat against Tromsø on 28 April 2013.[10] In 2014, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Hønefoss BK for the first half of the season. After his return to Haugesund, he sat on the bench for one Tippeliga match before he was released from the club.[11]
Hønefoss BK edit
Kildentoft signed for Hønefoss on free transfer on 1 August 2014, in effect making his loan spell permanent.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 September 2014, in the 4–1 win against HamKam.[10]
International career edit
On 9 May 2006, Kildentoft was selected for the Denmark U21 national team squad for UEFA U-21 Championship 2006 in Portugal.[12]
Personal life edit
Henrik Kildentoft has stated that his favorite football player is defender Alessandro Nesta, and that he is a fan of A.C. Milan, whom he wishes to one day play for.[2]
Honours edit
Brøndby IF
F.C. Nordsjælland
References edit
- ^ Henrik Kildentoft indstiller karrieren‚ bold.dk, 18 August 2018
- ^ a b "Om Kilde" (in Danish). Henrik-Kildentoft.dk (Henrik Kildentoft). Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Brøndby skriver kontrakt med to talenter" (in Danish). Bold.dk. 7 October 2003. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (4 July 2007). "Brøndby-forsvarer skifter til FCN" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Houlind, Søren (5 July 2007). "Kildentoft kostede 500.000 kr" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Skriver, Martin (21 July 2007). "FC Nordsjælland kom flot tilbage" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ Nielsen, Kasper (13 August 2007). "Kildentoft-diagnose ikke klar" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ny danske til Haugesund". vg.no (in Norwegian). VG. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Player profile". altomfotball.no/. TV2 (Norway). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Enkelt valg da han ble fristilt" (in Norwegian). Ringblad. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "18-årig overraskende udtaget til U/21-EM" (in Danish). Bold.dk. 9 May 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
External links edit
- Official site at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 April 2012)
- Henrik Kildentoft national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Henrik Kildentoft official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)