Jes Høgh (; born 7 May 1966) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a centre-back. He played 57 matches and scored 1 goal for the Denmark national team, and Høgh represented Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as the

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and

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tournaments. He was a part of the Denmark team that won the 1995 King Fahd Cup.

Biography

Born in Aalborg, Høgh began his career in Aalborg Chang. In 1987, he moved to crosstown club AaB in the top-flight Danish 1st Division. At AaB he formed an attacking midfield duo with Peter Rasmussen, and especially the 1990 season was a breakthrough as Høgh scored 7 goals in 26 games. He suffered a

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in late 1990, but Høgh managed to make his debut for the Danish national team when he took part in the April 1991

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1–1 draw with

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. As his contract with AaB ran out in January 1992, he had signed a new deal with league rivals

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).clause in his Silkeborg contract allowed him to change clubs within his first six months at the club, and Høgh never got to even train with his new teammates, as he transferred to Danish champions Brøndby for 500,000 DKK in October 1991.

The returning champion

At Brøndby, Høgh was re-schooled from his midfielder role to a central defender, who from time to time took part in the attacking moves. He was one of several new players from

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clubs who arrived at Brøndby that year, including Marc Rieper who Høgh would later spend the majority of his Danish national team matches partnering in the Danish central defense. Despite personal success, with Høgh being named 1993 ''Brøndby Player of the Year'', the club only won a single

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trophy in his time at the club. In his last year at Brøndby, Høgh suffered minor injuries and he lost his place in the starting line-up for both club and country. In November 1994 he moved back to AaB on a three-year semi-professional contract. He played the second half of the 1994–95 season, as AaB won the Danish championship. He also played full-time in all three matches, as the Danish national team won the 1995 King Fahd Cup. Following the title wins, Høgh moved abroad to play for Fenerbahçe in Turkey, for 11 million DKK in June 1995.

Moving abroad

In his first year at Fenerbahçe, he and former Brøndby player

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formed the defensive duo, in a season that ended in the first

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championship for the club in seven years. He is still an unforgettable defence player for Fenerbahce Fans. In the meantime, Høgh had re-entered the Danish national team starting line-up, and he played full-time in Denmark's three matches at the

. He also appeared in all Denmark's five matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, before he transferred to English club

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for 3.5 million DKK in July 1999. At Chelsea, Høgh was a back-up player to French internationals

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and Frank Leboeuf. He won the 2000 FA Cup with the club, contributing two appearances to Chelsea's victorious

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, and he was also called up for Denmark to play the

tournament, though he sat out in all games through injury. He played 17 matches for Chelsea, 9 in the league, until an ankle injury forced Høgh to retire in March 2001. In January 2007, Høgh suffered an intermediate stroke while at a hotel room in

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. He was talking to his wife on the phone at the time, and was quickly aided by paramedics. He was also unable to move any of his right side and couldn't speak afterwards. During his recovery, he received moral support from both his former clubs Chelsea and Fenerbahce.Bjarne Nielsen
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Career statistics

:''Only league games included.''

Honours

Brøndby IF *

: 1993–94 Aalborg *

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: 1994–95 Fenerbahçe *

: 1995–96 Chelsea *

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Denmark *

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References

External links

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AaB profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hogh, Jes 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Aalborg Danish men's footballers Association football defenders Denmark international footballers Premier League players Süper Lig players Danish Superliga players Aalborg Chang players AaB Fodbold players Brøndby IF players Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers Chelsea F.C. players UEFA Euro 1996 players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players 1995 King Fahd Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup-winning players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey