Jesper Rask (born 18 July 1988) is a Danish retired

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who played as a

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Career

Rask made his senior debut for AGF 29 October 2008 in a

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round of 16 match against OB, after then starting goalkeeper

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fell out with a hand injury prior to the game, and second goalkeeper

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was sidelined in the 80th minute with a thigh injury. Rask thus became the third AGF goalkeeper to make his debut against OB in recent times, when Steffen Rasmussen and

Erik Boye Erik Boye (born 7 February 1964) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...

in 2010, after his contract with AGF expired. In the 2013–14 season, he was part of a Hobro-team which secured promotion to the

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, four years after having promoted from the third tier 2nd Division. Hobro's successful season came as a surprise, as it had barely secured survival in the second tier the season before. On 2 May 2014, shortly before promotion was a fact, he had extended his contract until the summer of 2016. On 6 March 2020, Rask announced his retirement from football after the 2019–20 season, following a 10-year tenure at Hobro.

References

Danish men's footballers 1988 births Living people Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Hobro IK players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Association football goalkeepers People from Skanderborg Municipality Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub