Dennis Dechmann Sørensen (sometimes Sörensen) (born 24 May 1981 in
Herlev
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) is a retired
Danish professional
footballer
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.
Career
From 2000 to 2003, he played 23 games and scored two goals for the
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.
Tournament record
UEFA European U-21 Championship
*''*Draws include knockout matche ...
. He started his senior career for
Farum BK
Farum is a town on the northeast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark, 20 km northwest of Copenhagen. The town has a population of 20,369 (1 January 2025). (later known as
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...
) in 1999, before moving to
FC Midtjylland
Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...
in 2004. In 2007, he moved to
FC Energie Cottbus
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where he played 128 matches and scored 15 goals, before returning to
Denmark
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in 2013, to play for
FC Vestsjælland
Football Club Vestsjælland (), commonly referred to as FC Vestsjælland or simply FCV, was a Danish association football, football club formed in Slagelse, Denmark on 1 July 2008. Nicknamed “Vikingerne” (the Vikings), the club enjoyed some s ...
. He played his first game for FCV against
Brøndby IF
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on 21 July 2013. Sørensen scored a goal and the game ended 1–1.
Sørensen had his first cap for the
Denmark national football team
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on 11 October 2006 vs.
Liechtenstein
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.
References
Dennis Sørensen stopper karrieren�� bold.dk, 27 May 2016
External links
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Dennis Sørensenofficial
Danish Superliga
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statistics at danskfodbold.com
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1981 births
Living people
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Denmark men's youth international footballers
FC Nordsjælland players
FC Midtjylland players
Danish Superliga players
FC Energie Cottbus players
FC Vestsjælland players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Men's association football midfielders
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Herlev Municipality
21st-century Danish sportsmen
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