Sten Christensen (born 18 December 1965) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

In 1992, Christensen joined Brøndby. Christensen made his debut for the club on 16 August 1992 in a 3–3

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draw against

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. During his time at Brøndby, Christensen would make three more Superligaen appearances for the club, primarily serving as a deputy to

Mogens Krogh Mogens Krogh (; born 31 October 1963) is a Danish former professional football player who was most recently manager of Næstved BK. In his playing career, Krogh was the first choice goalkeeper of Ikast fS between 1981 and 1991 and of Brøndby f ...

. Christensen would later join

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, making 15 league appearances in the

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season, following Hvidovre's promotion to the top flight.

Coaching career

In 2008, Christensen returned to Brøndby as a goalkeeping coach. In July 2012, English club

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recruited Christensen as a scout, whilst he was still employed at Brøndby. A subsequent 2018 investigation by

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and Danish newspaper ''

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'' revealed there was no evidence Christensen performed any scouting duties whilst employed at the club on an £11,400 per month salary. Christensen left Brøndby at the end of 2018.

Personal life

Christensen's son,

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, is a current international footballer for

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References

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