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Mads (given Name)
Mads is a male given name, a Scandinavian form of Matthew (see also: Mats). Notable people with the name include: Music * Mads Arp, Danish composer, producer and electronic music pioneer * Mads Christian (born 2000), Danish singer * Mads Eriksen (born 1962), Norwegian guitarist and composer * Mads Langer (born 1984), Danish composer, singer-songwriter and pop musician born Langer Clausen * Mads Tolling (born 1980), Danish-American violinist and composer * Mads Tunebjerg, Danish bass player in the Danish rock band Kashmir * Mads Vinding, Danish jazz double-bassist Sports * Mads Albæk (born 1990), Danish footballer * Mads Andersen (rower) (born 1978), Danish rower * Mads Juel Andersen (born 1997), Danish footballer * Mads Glæsner (born 1988), Danish swimmer * Mads Jørgensen (born 1979), Danish retired footballer * Mads Jørgensen (footballer, born 1998), Danish footballer * Mads Junker (born 1981), Danish pundit and retired footballer * Mads Kaggestad (born 1977), Norwegian re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew (name)
Matthew is an English language male given name. It ultimately derives from the Hebrew name "" (''Matityahu'') which means "Gift of Yahweh". Etymology The Hebrew name "" (Matityahu) was transliterated into Greek to "Ματταθίας" (''Mattathias''). It was subsequently shortened to Greek "Ματθαῖος" (''Matthaios''); this was Latinised as ''Matthaeus'', which became ''Matthew'' in English. The popularity of the name is due to Matthew the Apostle who, in Christian tradition, is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus and the author of the Gospel of Matthew. Maiú and Maidiú were both a borrowing of the name Matthew among the Anglo-Normans settlers in Ireland. Maitiú is the most common Irish form of the name. Matthew is also used as an anglicisation of the Irish name '' Mathúin'' (meaning "bear"). Popularity The name Matthew became popular during the Middle Ages in Northwest Europe, and has been very common throughout the English-speaking world. In Ireland, Matthew was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Junker
Mads Junker (born 21 April 1981) is a Danish football pundit and former footballer who played as a striker. He played seven matches for the Danish national team. During his career, and increasingly after his retirement in 2015, Junker worked as a pundit and commentator for DR and TV 2. Club career Born in Copenhagen, Junker had his debut in the Danish Superliga in 2000, playing for Lyngby BK while attending High School on the side. Although attracting attention from abroad, he signed with Brøndby IF in December 2001 on a four-year contract. Due to financial difficulties in Lyngby BK he was allowed to leave on a free transfer. Junker was never a great success and was allowed to go on loan to First Division side Ølstykke FC. Junker did not fit into the 4–2–3–1 system favoured by Brøndby manager Michael Laudrup and in 2004 he was sold to FC Nordsjælland. Nordsjælland At FC Nordsjælland Junker got off to a flying start, scoring 11 goals in the first half of the seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Andersen (poker Player)
Mads Andersen (born 1970) is a poker and backgammon player from Copenhagen, Denmark. As of June 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,225,000. and Heroscore ranks him as the 16th most influent Danish poker player. Before making his mark in the poker world, Andersen won the 2002 World Backgammon Championships. Andersen won the European Poker Tour (EPT) second season Scandinavian Open where he outlasted the field to take home DKr 2,548,040. In the final hand, his defeated Edgar Skjervold Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...'s on a board of . References 1970 births Living people Danish backgammon players Sportspeople from Copenhagen Danish poker players European Poker Tour winners {{Poker-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Andersen (chess Player)
Mads Andersen (born 1 March 1995) is a Danish chess grandmaster. He is a three-time Danish Chess Champion. Chess career Born in 1995, Andersen earned his international master title in 2011 and his grandmaster title in 2016. He won the Danish Chess Championship in 2016 and 2017. In March 2018, he competed in the European Individual Chess Championship. He finished in one-hundredth place, scoring 6/11 (+3–2=5). Andersen's first tournament win was in the 5th Open Amateur in Calvia in which he tied first place with Francisco Lopez Colon, Ehsan Ali, and Pedro Jose Barcelo Pujadas. He won the GM Visma Chess Tournament in 2014 in Växjö, Sweden ahead of GM Tiger Hillarp Perssonbr> Andersen competed in the 2009 World U14 championship, scoring 8/11 and placing 5th along with Pouya Idani. He placed 4th- 9th in the 2010 World U16 Youth Championship along with Benjamin Bok, Marcin Krzyzanowski, Sergey Savitskiy, Maxime Lagarde Maxime Lagarde (born 16 March 1994) is a French ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Alstrup
Mads Alstrup (1808-1876) was the first Danish portrait photographer with his own studio. For 16 years, he produced an enormous number of daguerreotypes, in Copenhagen and the provinces, before his business suffered from the financial crisis of 1857. He moved to Sweden in 1858 and continued to take portraits there for the remainder of his life. He is considered to be one of Denmark's pioneers in the practice of photography. Daguerreotype portraits in Denmark Born in Viborg and trained as a goldsmith, Alstrup initially had a business in Randers in Jutland. In the summer of 1842, he moved to Copenhagen and set up a daguerreotype studio behind the Hercules Pavilion in the Rosenborg Gardens. In this popular area of the city, he had no difficulty in finding clients interested in having their portraits taken. From 1843 to 1848, he travelled around Denmark, spending a few days or weeks in different towns where he set up temporary studios. In 1849, he finally settled in Copenhagen, open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Valentin
Mads Giersing Valentin Pedersen (born 1 September 1996), usually known as Mads Mini or Mads Valentin, is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg. Club career FC Nordsjælland Valentin was promoted to the first team squad in the summer of 2015, at the age of 19 and got his contract extended. On 27 September 2015, Valentin got his Superliga debut in a game against AGF, who FCN won 2–0, where he came on the pitch in the 93rd minute, replacing Oliver Thychosen. During the 2016–17 season, Valentin became a key player for FCN and the U21 national team. Valentin's contract got extended in the summer of 2017, and besides that, he also revealed that he dreamed of a foreign adventure. In September 2017, Valentin suffered from a horrible ligament injury in his knee, that would keep him out for at least eight weeks. In November 2018, Mads changed his shirt name from his nickname "Mini" to his middle name "Valentin" to honor his family. FC Augsburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Timm
Mads Timm (born 31 October 1984) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Serie 1 club Kerteminde Boldklub. Playing career Spending his youth years at Odense, Timm joined English club Manchester United in the Premier League in 2000. He made his first team debut in a Champions League group stage defeat against Maccabi Haifa in October 2002. He was not able to secure a place in the first team at United, and he spent some time on loan at Norwegian club Viking, scoring the first ever goal at their new Viking Stadion, as well as at English Football League club Walsall, where he scored once against Chesterfield. In March 2005, Timm was sentenced to 12 months in a young offenders' institute for dangerous driving, after teammate Callum Flanagan's car hit another vehicle while he and Timm were racing each other on a public road. Although United sacked Flanagan after the incident, Timm was allowed to remain with the club. On 24 May 2006, Manchester United released a stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Rasmussen
Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen (born 24 November 1981 in Idestrup on Falster) is a Danish rower and double World Champion and Olympic Gold winner in the lightweight double sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist Hansen. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, third in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and first in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... References * * 1981 births Living people Danish male rowers Olympic rowers of Denmark Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Denmark Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Pedersen (footballer, Born 1993)
Mads Pedersen (born 17 January 1993) is a Danish footballer who last played for Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a city and the most populous municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. The municipality of Sandefjord was established on 1 January 1838. The municipality of Sandar was merged into Sandefjord on 1 January 1969. On 1 .... He is in the team since 2011 and plays as a central midfielder. References External links *Mads Pedersen træner med i Vejle bold.dk, 6 January 2016 1993 births Living people Danish men's footballers FC Midtjylland players Skive IK players Lyngby Boldklub players Sandefjord Fotball players Danish Superliga players Eliteserien players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Norway Association football midfielders People from Nakskov {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Pedersen (cyclist)
Mads Pedersen (born 18 December 1995) is a Danish professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In September 2019, he won the men's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire, England, and became the first Danish cyclist to win the men's World Championship road race title. Career In 2013, Pedersen won the Paris–Roubaix Juniors and went on to claim the silver medal in the World Championships junior road race. Pedersen won Ghent–Wevelgem U23, the U23 Tour of Norway, and a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir prior to turning professional. Trek–Segafredo (2017–present) In August 2016 announced that they had signed Pedersen through to 2018. In his neo-pro season, he was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He also become national champion of Denmark, and took overall victory in the Tour du Poitou Charentes after winning the time trial. In September 2017, Pedersen took overall victory at the Danmark Rundt. In April 2018, he fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Pedersen (badminton)
Mads Pedersen (born 14 February 1990) is a Danish badminton player. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * * 1990 births Living people Danish male badminton players {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg (born 11 October 1987) is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Torstein Eriksen. Career Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC 2003. In the 2006 season, he competed in two more WRC rallies; retiring at the Rally Finland and finishing 23rd at the Wales Rally GB. In the 2007 season, Østberg continued with an Impreza WRC 2005 and competed in six world rallies for the Prodrive-supported Adapta team. He took his first stage win on a super special stage of the 2007 Swedish Rally, and later achieved his first WRC point by finishing eighth at the 2007 Rally Finland. Østberg also contested the Norwegian Rally Championship and won the national title. In 2008, Østberg continued to race with Adapta Motorsport in the WRC, using a Subaru Impreza WRC 2007. He did not score any championship points in his seven events. In the 2009 season, Øs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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