Henrik Pedersen (born 10 June 1975) is a retired Danish
footballer
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Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...
,
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
and
Hull City
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Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 5,223 (1 January 2023).Silkeborg IF
Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...
in 1995. He made his debut for the Danish national team in an August 2000 game against the
Faroe Islands
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They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
. He finished the second highest scoring player of the 2000–01 Superliga season and helped Silkeborg win the 2001
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...
trophy.
Bolton Wanderers
Pedersen signed for
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...
on 3 July 2001 for £650,000, both
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...
and
Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
had expressed interest in taking Pedersen to the
Bundesliga
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that summer as well. He made his debut on 18 August 2001 in Bolton's
opening day
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5–0 win against
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
, coming on as a second-half substitute for
Ricardo Gardner
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. Pedersen scored his first goal for the club on 11 September 2001 in the
League Cup
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second round
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tie against
Walsall
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, he came on as a second-half substitute for
Gareth Farrelly
Gareth Farrelly (born 28 August 1975) is an Irish football manager and former professional footballer.
He played as a midfielder notably in the Premier League for Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers and Everton. He also played in the Football Leagu ...
before scoring an
extra-time
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winning goal to seal a 4–3 victory for ''The Wanderers''.
Struggling with his performances in the
English Premier League
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, he went
on loan
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back to Silkeborg IF, to aid their fight against
relegation
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in the last part of the 2001–02 season. He returned to Bolton for the 2002–03 season and became an important part of the Bolton squad. At the start of the 2005–06 season he showed his versatility by playing at
left-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
in an emergency. He is known for his "
peacock
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" goal celebration, a treat he developed with fellow Danish player
Martin Retov
Martin Retov (; born 5 May 1980) is a Danish football coach and former player. He works as the assistant coach of Brøndby IF. He has played more than 200 games for Brøndby IF.
Retov began his career at Køge Boldklub, joining their youth te ...
.
Hull City
He left Bolton Wanderers in May 2007 and signed for
Hull City
Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...
on 13 August 2007. In an injury-hit season, he mainly played on the left of midfield when fit, and also deputised at left-back.
In July 2008, Pedersen left Hull City, citing family reasons.
Return to Silkeborg
Having left Hull City Pedersen re-signed for his third stint at
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).
Personal life
In Denmark he is known by his nickname, "Tømrer", which means "
Carpenter
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".
Pedersen is now retired and lives in
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...
Bolton Wanderers
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Football League Cup
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