Christian Andreasen (born 18 May 1988) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

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player who now works as a lawyer. He has represented

Randers FC Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Rand ...

in the

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, and has played for

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club TPS Turku in the

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

championship,

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ...

in the Viasat Sport Divisionen and

Flekkerøy IL Flekkerøy Idrettslag, also called Fløy is a Norwegian sports club from Flekkerøy in Kristiansand. It has sections for association football and team handball, in addition to cross-country skiing and racket sport. Football The men's football te ...

in the Norwegian 2nd Division.

Career

Born in

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

, Andreasen started his career as a youth player with AaB but soon moved on to

where he would have a better chance of making the 1st team. He signed his first professional contract with Randers in summer 2007. Andreasen made his debut for the Randers FC senior squad on 30 March 2008 in a game against AC Horsens. His first goal for the club was a game winner against

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the town's two football club ...

on 12 May 2008. After the game Randers manager

Colin Todd Colin Todd (born 12 December 1948) is an English football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB. As a player, he made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sunderland, Derby County, ...

stated that Andreasen had a bright future in front of him, due to his goal scoring ability. On 29 April 2009 Randers announced that they had decided to loan out Andreasen to TPS Turku in the finish

until the end of the 2008-09 season. Andreasen enjoyed a successful loan spell at TPS, scoring 5 goals in 8 games for the club, as TPS finished 3rd in the

2009 Veikkausliiga The 2009 Veikkausliiga was the 79th season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 18 April 2009 and ended on 17 October 2009. Inter Turku were the defending champions. The championship was won by HJK Helsinki, who came out on top of a three ...

. On 16 July 2009 Andreasen signed a two-year contract with

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side

. Andreasen immediately became a regular starter for Thisted. He scored his first hat-trick in a professional game in a 4-4 draw against

Kolding FC Kolding FC was a Danish football club based in Kolding, a merger of two older football clubs. On 11 November 2006, the club received permission from the Danish FA to sign contracts. Before that, the club was the highest ranked amateur club in De ...

. He scored 7 goals in 15 games in the fall of 2009 but was then unfortunate to suffer an injury to his

tendon A tendon or sinew is a tough, high-tensile-strength band of dense fibrous connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. It is able to transmit the mechanical forces of muscle contraction to the skeletal system without sacrificing its ability ...

. The injury saw Andreasen ruled out for nearly a year and he would not play until his comeback on 10 October 2010. In January 2011 Andreasen had a setback, and had surgery for his tendon problem. He made a new comeback in May 2011. On 1 June 2011 Andreasen went back to

, and played for the reserve team. This was a part his recovery after the surgery. In March 2012 Andreasen signed with the Norwegian team

, after 27 goals in 39 games Andreasen went back to Denmark and signed the

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division ( da, Danmarksturneringens 2. division or Herre-DM 2. division) is a semi-professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Footb ...

side

Skive IK Skive Idræts Klub, commonly known as Skive IK, SIK (especially locally) or simply Skive, is a Danish professional football club based in Skive, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1901, the club is affiliated with the DBU Jutland association ...

in August 2013.

References

External links

Danish Superliga statistics

Christian Andersen Interview with Bold

Christian Andreasen Interview with Tipsbladet
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andreasen, Christian 1988 births Living people Footballers from Aalborg Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Veikkausliiga players Randers FC players AaB Fodbold players Thisted FC players Turun Palloseura footballers Skive IK players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Men's association football forwards Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Finland