Christian Magleby (born 8 June 1977) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Magleby progressed through the Brøndby youth academy under the tutelage of
Tom Køhlert
Tom Køhlert (; born 30 April 1947) is a Danish football manager and former player who managed Brøndby IF from 1979 to 1985 and several times later as a caretaker. He led the club to its first ever Danish championship in 1985. He has also funct ...
, and made his senior debut for the club on 3 October 1995 in a 5–1 away win over
Næstved Boldklub
Næstved Boldklub is a Danish association football team based in Næstved in the South of Zealand. Næstved Boldklub is the professional superstructure of the parent club Næstved Idræts Forening (Næstved IF) and currently plays in the Danish ...
's reserves in the
Danish League Cup
The Danish League Cup, was a football competition, arranged by ''Divisionsforeningen'', for all the top level Danish football teams. The competition has existed in various formats, with the exact name of the league depending on the sponsor. For ins ...
. He was offered a four-year contract with the club in December 1996, but left for
Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of ...
in January 1997, as they were willing to offer him a deal which harmonised with his wish to finish his studies. His stay in Lyngby was highly successful, and he claimed in an interview that
Premier League
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club
Liverpool
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had shown interest in him in 2000.
On 27 December 2001, Magleby joined
Midtjylland
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on a three-year deal after Lyngby's bankruptcy. He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 March 2002 in a 1–0 victory against local rivals
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Viborg on 1 September 2003, arriving at the club alongside Stefan Bidstrup from AaB.
He played a combined 162 games and scored 13 goals in the
Danish Superliga
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from 1997 to 2005.
International career
Magleby played 25 games and scored four goals for the
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Tournament record
UEFA European U-21 Championship
*''*Draws include knockout match ...
Danish Superliga
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