Allan Ravn Jensen (born 4 February 1974) is a Danish former professional

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and current director of

Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager ; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2020–21 season, the club's senior men's team ...

. He made 235 appearances and won four

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

championships with

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...

. He also played for

Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap ( en, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, locally referred to as BoIS) is a Swedish professional football club located in Landskrona, Scania, which currently plays in Superettan, the second league tier of fo ...

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. He played 15 games and scored one goal for the Danish under-21 national team from 1993 to 1995.

Biography

Ravn started playing youth football with Solrød FC. He moved to multiple Danish champions

, and was called up for the Danish under-19 national team in October 1990. He made his Brøndby senior debut in the

championship in September 1993.Official Superliga statistics
/ref> In September 1993, he was called up for the Danish under-21 national team, and he went on to play 15 games and score one goal for the Danish under-21s. He got his Brøndby break-through playing 30 of 33 games in the

1995–96 Danish Superliga The 1995–96 Danish Superliga season was the 6th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. The Danish champions qualified for the UEFA Champions League 1996-97 qualification, while the seco ...

which Brøndby won. He was a part of the Brøndby team that won three Superliga championships in a row from 1996 to 1998, as well as the 1998

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trophy. However, the individual highlight of his Brøndby career was a solo goal against German team

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in the 1999

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. He played 22 of 33 games as he won his fourth Superliga title with Brøndby in the

2001–02 Danish Superliga The 2001–02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 21, 2001, to final match on May 16, 2002. The Danish ch ...

season. When Brøndby hired new manager

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his pl ...

in 2002, Ravn was soon deemed surplus to requirement. He played his last Superliga game for Brøndby in November 2002. Ravn played a total 235 games for Brøndby in all competitions, including 168 games and eight goals in the Superliga championship. Ravn signed a two-year contract with Swedish team

, while deciding to keep living in his hometown Solrød. He had his Landskrona contract annulled after just one season, as the time spent on travelling was making it hard for him to maintain a civil job on the side. After his playing career, Ravn started a career in coaching. He began his managerial career as a talent coach for

Herfølge Boldklub Herfølge Boldklub is a Danish football club founded in 1921. It is based in Herfølge, a southern suburb of Køge in the eastern part of Zealand. In 2009, the club shared its licence, and merged its professional football with Køge BK to form ...

, and since worked as head coach for Taastrup FC,

Karlslunde Karlslunde is a suburb 25 km (16 mi) south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The suburb is a part of Greve municipality. Karlslunde is generally divided into Karlslunde Landsby and Karlslunde Strand split by Karlslunde Landevej (Taastru ...

and

Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has wo ...

. On 1 July 2020, Ravn became director of

Honours

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02 *

: 1997–98

References

External links

Danish national team profile

Brøndby IF profile

Official Superliga statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ravn, Allan 1974 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark youth international footballers Brøndby IF players Landskrona BoIS players Danish Superliga players Allsvenskan players Expatriate footballers in Sweden Association football midfielders Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Boldklubben Frem managers Danish football managers Karlslunde IF managers