Morten Roald Petersen (born 27 May 1978) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

retired football

central defender 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 ...

who spent most of his career with

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The club ...

. He has played several games for the Danish Under-21 and Under-19 national teams. Petersen began his professional career in Lyngby in 1994, but left the club following its bankruptcy in December 2001. Since then he has played for Livingston F.C. and AGF, before returning to

Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site ...

, whom he has captained since the spring of 2005.

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1978 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Expatriate footballers in Scotland Scottish Premier League players Denmark under-21 international footballers Livingston F.C. players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Lyngby Boldklub players Association football defenders People from Gribskov Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub