Kasper Winde Risgård (born 4 January 1983) is a retired Danish

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who played as a

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Career

AaB

Risgård was introduced to top flight football late in the 2002–03 season when AaB surprisingly found themselves struggling in the bottom of the table. Risgård made some fine displays, including a goal in the DONG Cup semifinal against

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and a vital winner against

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. During the next seasons, Risgård fell further away from the team and was eventually loaned out to local rivals FC Nordjylland. When he returned to AaB, he remained a substitute but due to many injuries, Risgård got a new chance as central defender in the end of the 2005–06 season, where he played well for half a year before being moved once again in the fall of 2007. This time Aalborg BK coach

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moved him to a position as a defensive midfielder, where he proved himself an important first team player. Due to a series of impressive performances as a defensive midfielder in both the

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and the

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Danish national coach

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brought him into the Danish national league squad.

Bielefeld

On 9 June 2009, Risgård signed a three-year deal with German 2. Bundesliga club

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on a free transfer. Here he joined up with fellow dane, Jonas Kamper. On 4 December 2009, Risgård scored his first goal for the club in a 2–3 defeat against

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Panionios

On 31 August 2010, Risgård signed a two-year deal with

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club

Panionios G.S.S. Panionios G.S.S. (Greek language, Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'', is a Greece, Greek multi-sport club foun ...

He was released from his contract with Panionios in February 2011, as Paninios didn't pay his wages for four months.

Silkeborg IF

On 1 March 2011, Risgård signed a two-year deal with the

club

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. As the transfer took place outside the

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, the contract had to be approved by

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, before he could play for Silkeborg IF.

AaB

On 19 July 2013, Risgård signed a one-year deal with his childhood club AaB. On 29 January 2014 the contract was extended with two more years. Risgård retired at the end of the 2018/19 season.AGF-fansenes hyldest berører Risgård dybt
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Honours

Club

;AaB *

(2): 2007–08, 2013–14 *

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(1): 2013–14

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Risgard, Kasper 1983 births Living people Danish men's footballers AaB Fodbold players Silkeborg IF players Danish Superliga players Panionios F.C. players Arminia Bielefeld players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Footballers from Aalborg 21st-century Danish sportsmen