Henrik Jørgensen is a

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former

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who played as a

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. He is currently goalkeeping 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 t ...

. Jørgensen spent the first few years of his career in his native Denmark, playing for sides such as

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, AGF and

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

. Jørgensen moved to Scottish side

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at the start of the 1994-95 season, joining the

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. In his first game, Jorgensen conceded five goals and although he featured in the following

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match, keeping a clean sheet, his only other first-team appearance was as a substitute. His transfer to United from Viborg was brought into question some months later when it was reported that the transfer was the centre of '

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' allegations, with United denying the earlier sacking of

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Ivan Golac was related to the incident. Several months later, the

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announced it would ask the Danish FA for information regarding the transfer. Jorgensen moved on to

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n side Suwon Samsung Bluewings and only appeared

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5 matches and stayed in

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for a spell with Thai side Rajpracha. In September 2008, Jorgensen joined Vejle Boldklub as goalkeeping coach after being "away for a few years".

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