Jim Larsen (born 6 November 1985) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
.
Club career
Early years
Larsen was born in
Korsør
Korsør is a town on Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Korsør was the seat of Korsør Municipality. The town is located west of Slagelse, north-west of Skælskør and connects to Nyborg through the Great Bel ...
, West Zealand, Denmark, and from an early age joined the AGF academy of Hessel Gods Fodboldkostskole in
tenth grade
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, where he was coached by the likes of
Flemming Povlsen
Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, among other teams. He works as football expert on TV.
Club career
Povlsen started playing foot ...
Jutland Series
Jutland Series ( da, Jyllandsserien, JS, Herre Jyllandsserien) is the highest division for men organized by the regional association DBU Jylland and one of the fifth-highest divisions overall in the Danish football league system. The Jutland Asso ...
and
Denmark Series
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. He then left AGF and followed Lundkvist to
Brabrand
Brabrand () is a postal district of Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. South of Brabrand, in the Aarhus river-valley, is the largest recreational area of Aarhus Municipality, comprising the Brabrand Lake and the meadow-lake of Årslev, with surroundin ...
, where he played for two years in the second-tier
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...
, before signing with
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).
Rosenborg
On 12 March 2011, Larsen signed a four-year contract with
Tippeligaen
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club Rosenborg. In his debut season at the club, he scored six goals as Rosenborg finished in a disappointing third place.
Club Brugge
In July 2012, Larsen moved to
Club Brugge
(), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.
. His stay in Belgium was unsuccessful—after only 17 appearances and one goal, Larsen left the club due to recurring injuries.
Midtjylland
On 15 August 2014, it was announced that Larsen had signed a one-year contract with
Midtjylland
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. He made his debut on the same day as replacement for the injured
Erik Sviatchenko
Erik Sergiyovych Sviatchenko ( uk, Ерік Сергійович Святченко; born 4 October 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender and captain of FC Midtjylland.
Club career
FC Midtjylland
Sviatchenko was, during his you ...
in a 2–1 victory against
FC Copenhagen
Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...
. In January 2015, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club until July 2016. In his first season at the club, Larsen made 18 appearances for Midtjylland and scored three goals, as the team won their first Superliga title.
After struggling with injuries during large parts of the 2015–16 season, Larsen announced that he was retiring from football at the age of 30.
Hungary
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, after
Per Krøldrup
Per Billeskov Krøldrup (born 31 July 1979) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He has played 33 games for the Denmark national football team, and was part of their squad for the 2004 European Championship.
Cl ...
was injured.
Honours
Midtjylland
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Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...