Bent Christensen Arensøe, formerly known as Bent René Christensen, (born 4 January 1967) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker.
During his active career he earned the nickname "Turbo" for his velocity. He played in a string of clubs, most notably Danish club
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was pr ...
, where he scored a combined 116 goals in 208 games and won five
Danish championships. He played 26 games and scored eight goals for the
Denmark national football team
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, and was a part of the Danish
1992 European Championship winning side.
Playing career
Club career
Born in
Copenhagen
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, Christensen started his career with
Brønshøj BK
Brønshøj, part of the municipality of Copenhagen, forms, together with Husum, the administrative city district (''bydel'') of Brønshøj-Husum, in Denmark.
History
The first mention of the village Brønshøj (Brunshoga), is in a letter date ...
in 1985, under manager
Ebbe Skovdahl
Ebbe Skovdahl Hansen (5 July 1945 – 23 October 2020) was a Danish football manager. He most prominently was a successful manager at Brøndby IF, for whom he had also played in his active years. He helped turn the side into the most dominant Dan ...
. He moved abroad in the same year, 17 years old, to play for
Swiss
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club
Servette FC. With Servette, he won the 1985
Swiss Super League
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. He wanted away from the club, and was initially loaned out to Danish club
Vejle Boldklub
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in 1987.
He moved permanently to Brøndby IF, under Brøndby manager Ebbe Skovdahl, later that year. He was a part of the Brøndby team that won the 1988 and 1989 Danish championships.
In his time for Brøndby, he was Danish league top goalscorer three times, in the
1988 season,
1990 season and
1991 season tournaments. He was part of the Brøndby team who, under manager
Morten Olsen
Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish Association football, football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national football team, Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark t ...
, reached the semi-finals of the European
1991 UEFA Cup tournament, and he was sold to
German
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team
FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...
later that year. The
transfer deal
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was a race for Christensen's signature between Schalke and
Eintracht Frankfurt
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, and was worth
DEM 5 million, which made Christensen the most expensive Danish footballer at the time, with a monthly wage of
DKK 400,000.
He did not find playing success at Schalke, where he scored eight goals in 49 games, and he earned the nickname "
Trabi
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-Bent".
He moved to Greek club
Olympiacos
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for the
1993 season
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, where he found playing success. In July 1994, he moved on to
SD Compostela
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in Spain. He remained three seasons at Compostela with good success, before moving to
Gençlerbirliği in Turkey in 1997. Christensen returned to Brøndby in March 1998, under manager
Ebbe Skovdahl
Ebbe Skovdahl Hansen (5 July 1945 – 23 October 2020) was a Danish football manager. He most prominently was a successful manager at Brøndby IF, for whom he had also played in his active years. He helped turn the side into the most dominant Dan ...
, and was a part of Brøndby's
1998 Danish Superliga and 1998
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will qu ...
wins.
He also took part in Brøndby's campaign in the European
1998–99 UEFA Champions League
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tournament. After the
1999–00 season, he ended his professional career, and played his last games with childhood club
Brønshøj BK
Brønshøj, part of the municipality of Copenhagen, forms, together with Husum, the administrative city district (''bydel'') of Brønshøj-Husum, in Denmark.
History
The first mention of the village Brønshøj (Brunshoga), is in a letter date ...
in 2000.
International career
Christensen made his international debut with the
Denmark under-19 national team in July 1983. He scored a combined five goals in 28 games for the under-19 and
under-17 teams until June 1985, scoring one goal at the
1984
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UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship
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Spain and Englan ...
. He made his
Danish under-21 debut in October 1986, and scored two goals in six games for the team until September 1987.
He made his senior debut for the
Danish national team in the February 1989
friendly match
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against
Malta
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. He scored six goals in four games in Denmark's
UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
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campaign. He was selected to represent the Danish national team at the
UEFA Euro 1992
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Denmark won the 1992 championship, having qualifi ...
in
Sweden. Christensen played Denmark's first two games in the tournament without scoring, but was injured and travelled home while the rest of the squad went on to win the tournament. Christensen didn't take part in the Danish public celebrations of the trophy, and did not really feel a part of the winning team.
While at Compostela, Christensen played his last national team match in November 1994, against
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
, and ended his national team career after 26 matches and 8 goals.
Coaching career
In January 2003, he started as head coach of
Værløse Boldklub
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,
which he led to the
Danish 2nd Division
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. In October 2005 he was hired as head coach of the Brøndby IF youth team,
and in June 2010 he was additionally named coach in charge of special training of attackers for the first team. In 2011, Christensen was named assistant coach in Brøndby.
When
Thomas Frank
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was named new manager of
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was pr ...
in June 2013, Christensen succeeded him as manager of the
Danish national under-19 football team.
Career highlights
Club statistics
Total number of goals for Brøndby (1987–1991 and 1998–2000):
*
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 y ...
: 80 goals
*
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will qu ...
: 16 goals
*
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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: 10 goals
*
UEFA Cup
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/
European Cup
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: 10 goals
* Total score in 208 games: 116 goals
Honours
*
Swiss Super League
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:
1984–85
*
Danish Championship:
1987
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,
1988,
1990
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,
1991
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,
1997–98
*
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will qu ...
:
1988–89,
1997–98
*
European Football Championship
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:
1992
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References
External links
Danish national team profile
Brøndby IF 1998–2000 profile
Danish career statistics (Superliga games since 1991)
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1967 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Danish men's footballers
Denmark international footballers
Denmark under-21 international footballers
Servette FC players
Vejle Boldklub players
Brøndby IF players
Danish football managers
FC Schalke 04 players
Olympiacos F.C. players
SD Compostela footballers
Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers
La Liga players
Danish Superliga players
Bundesliga players
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Danish expatriate men's footballers
UEFA Euro 1992 players
UEFA European Championship-winning players
Brønshøj Boldklub players
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Brøndby IF non-playing staff
Footballers from Copenhagen