Lars Mads Jørgensen (born 10 February 1979) is a Danish former professional

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who played as an

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and won two

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championships and two

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trophies with Brøndby IF. He started his career with AGF, before moving to Brøndby, and afterwards abroad to play for Italian club

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and Norwegian side Stabæk. He earned one cap for the Denmark national team. He is the younger brother of former Danish national team player

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Career

Born in Ryomgård, Jørgensen started his career at local club AGF in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He was selected for the Danish under-19 national team in September 1996, and signed a three-year contract with AGF in September 1997. He made his senior debut for AGF in March 1998 and made almost 100 league appearances for the club. When his contract ran out in the summer 2001, he left AGF on a free transfer. With his older brother Martin Jørgensen playing for Italian club

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, Mads Jørgensen was reportedly on his way to a number of Italian clubs, and he was dubbed "Jørgensen Jr." by the Italian sports press. Mads Jørgensen decided to stay in Denmark, moving to league rivals Brøndby IF. Despite his status as a

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, he demanded that Brøndby pay AGF DKK 1 million in compensation, before signing a two-year contract in June 2001. His first time at Brøndby was a success, as he scored ten goals in his first season and helped the club win the

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. Having played 15 matches and scored one goal for the Denmark under-21 national team since December 1998, he made his debut for the senior Danish national team against

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in October 2001. Scoring the last goal of the 2003

final, he helped Brøndby win 3–0 against

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and secure the Danish Cup trophy. In the summer of 2003, Jørgensen's contract with Brøndby expired, making him a free agent. In July 2003, Jørgensen moved to

in the Italian

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, but his stay was short. Brøndby manager Per Bjerregaard initially refused to let Jørgensen play until Ancona paid a DKK 1 million compensation. When cleared to play, injuries ruined his stay at the club. Jørgensen never made any appearances for Ancona, before moving to

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in the

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in the spring of 2004. At Stabæk, Jørgensen looked to replace

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midfielder

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, and he scored two goals in his debut match; a 3–1 win against

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. As Stabæk suffered

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at the end of the season, Jørgensen looked to leave the club. He returned to Brøndby IF in March 2005. Playing the last half of the 2004–05 season, he helped the club complete the Double in 2005, winning both Superliga and Danish Cup titles that year. Jørgensen suffered a string of injuries from the start of the 2005–06 season, leaving him with little playing time. He moved back to childhood club AGF in 2007. In June 2008, he ended his professional career due to persistent injuries. In 2011, Jørgensen was hired as a scout for

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responsible for Scandinavia.

Honours

Brøndby *

: 2001–02, 2004–05 *

: 2002–03, 2004–05

References

External links

*
Danish Superliga statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Mads 1979 births Living people Danish men's footballers IF Midtdjurs players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Brøndby IF players A.C. Ancona players Denmark international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Association football midfielders Stabæk Fotball players Eliteserien players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway People from Syddjurs Municipality Liverpool F.C. non-playing staff Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region