Kenneth Sørensen (born 14 March 1982) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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for
Holbæk B&I
Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in Danish 3rd Division. They play at Holbæk Sportsby in Holbæk on Zealand.
From 2008 to 2014 their first team played under the name Nordvest FC.
History
The club ...
,
AC Horsens
Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...
,
Herfølge BK
Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line.
Herfølge Church
Herføl ...
,
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...
,
FC Hjørring
Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, ...
,
Flekkeroy IF,
Gentofte VI
Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves f ...
and
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 dated O ...
.
Career
Sørensen started his career at
Holbæk B&I
Holbæk Bold- & Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in Danish 3rd Division. They play at Holbæk Sportsby in Holbæk on Zealand.
From 2008 to 2014 their first team played under the name Nordvest FC.
History
The club ...
but did not make a senior appearance. He joined
AC Horsens
Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...
in 2006 making his debut in a 2–0 loss against
Odense BK
Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...
. After making one appearance in his second season, Sørensen joined
Danish 1st Division
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side
Herfølge BK
Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line.
Herfølge Church
Herføl ...
in 2008.
Sørensen signed for
Danish Superliga
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side
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...
in 2009 where he made 20 appearances and scored his first league goal. Following relegation, HB Køge announced they were not going to renew the contracts of five players, including Sorensen.
In 2010, Sørensen signed a one-year contract with
FC Hjørring
Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, ...
, who had achieved promotion from the
Danish 2nd Division
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the season prior.
Sørensen departed at the end of the season and after spending a year without a club, joined Norwegian side
Flekkeroy IF in 2012.
Sørensen would go on to join
Gentofte VI
Gentofte () is a district of Gentofte Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Major landmarks include Gentofte Town Hall, Gentofte Hospital and Gentofte Church. Gentofte Lake with surrounding parkland and nature reserves f ...
and
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 dated O ...
as an unused squad player, before announcing his retirement from professional football on 1 January 2017.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Kenneth
Living people
1982 births
21st-century Danish sportsmen
Danish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Danish Superliga players
AC Horsens players
Herfølge Boldklub players
HB Køge players
Vendsyssel FF players
Holbæk B&I players
Brønshøj Boldklub players