Christian Sivebæk (born 19 February 1988) is a retired Danish professional
footballer
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.
He is son of the former Denmark international,
John Sivebæk.
Career
Club
Sivebæk began his youth career with
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...
. In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with
FC Midtjylland
Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...
and made his first team debut with the club in 2006. He made his
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...
debut on 6 August 2006, replacing
Claus Madsen in a 2-5 victory at the grounds of his former club Vejle. 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
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.
On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Sivebæk would be joining
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on ...
in
Major League Soccer
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. He made his Sounders debut on 17 March 2012 in a 3-1 win in the season opener against
Toronto FC
Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...
.
On 20 June 2012 the Sounders waived Sivebæk after only making three appearances for the club.
On 7 October 2020, 32-year old Sivebæk announced his retirement from football.
International career
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
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 matche ...
on five occasions making his debut in 2009.
Coaching career
In October 2020, Sivebæk was hired as a school teacher at a sports boarding school that had a collaboration with
Viborg FF
Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...
, where he was primarily responsible for talent development and development of the school's football program.
The following year he also joined
Viborg FF
Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...
, where he became responsible for youth recruitment from U/13 to U/19. He was also responsible for scouting strategy and scouting tasks. On January 5, 2025 Sivebæk was hired as U17 coach at
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...
.
Rokering og nyansættelse på VB Akademiet
vejle-boldklub.dk, 5 January 2025
References
Vejle lejer Christian Sivebæk i Viborg
bold.dk, 13 January 2016
External links
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Christian Sivebæk
official Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...
statistics at danskfodbold.com
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1988 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Danish expatriate men's footballers
Denmark men's youth international footballers
Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
FC Midtjylland players
Skive IK players
Seattle Sounders FC players
Vejle Boldklub Kolding players
Viborg FF players
Christian Sivebaek
Danish 1st Division players
Danish Superliga players
Major League Soccer players
Men's association football midfielders
Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland
Sportspeople from Vejle Municipality
Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark
21st-century Danish sportsmen