Jon Dahl Tomasson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | August 29, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Second striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Feyenoord | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Solrød BK | ||
| 1985–1992 | Køge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1994 | Køge | 55 | (37) |
| 1994–1997 | Heerenveen | 78 | (37) |
| 1997–1998 | Newcastle United | 23 | (3) |
| 1998–2002 | Feyenoord | 122 | (55) |
| 2002–2005 | Milan | 76 | (22) |
| 2005–2007 | Stuttgart | 30 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | Villarreal | 36 | (7) |
| 2008– | Feyenoord | 37 | (20) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1997 | Denmark U-21 | 37 | (27) |
| 1997–2010 | Denmark | 112 | (52) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Jon Dahl Tomasson (born August 29, 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays for the Dutch side Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie. Tomasson is of Danish and Icelandic heritage. Playing either as a striker or an attacking midfielder, Tomasson is known for his positional strength and fine finishing. His most notable run of football came in his first stint at Dutch club Feyenoord, with whom he won the 2002 UEFA Cup, and Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the 2003 UEFA Champions League. He was given the 2002 and 2004 Danish Player of the Year award.
He has scored 52 goals in 112 matches for the Denmark national football team, making him the joint highest scoring player in Danish national team history. He represented Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals, as well as in two European Championship tournaments. He scored his 52nd international goal at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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Club career
Early career
Born in Copenhagen, son of Bjarne Tomasson and Leila Dahl Petersen. Tomasson first started playing football as a five year-old in the youth team of Solrød BK near Køge. At nine years of age, he moved to the biggest club in the area; Køge BK. In November 1992, aged 16, he made his senior debut for the club. During the next two years he helped the club to get promoted two times in a row. First time by the end of the 1993 season, where the club qualified from the lower league Denmark Series to the 2nd Division; and by the end of the 1994 season the club once again qualified to play the next season in the 1st Division (the second tier of Danish football).[1]
In December 1994, aged 18, he agreed on a transfer from Køge BK to the Dutch club SC Heerenveen, in the top-flight Eredivisie championship. A first-team regular by the 1995–96 season, Tomasson was the club top scorer for the season as well, netting 14 goals in 30 league matches. He increased this tally in the 1996–97 season to 18, and was top-scorer for the club once again.
Newcastle United
His success attracted the interest of other clubs, and he completed a high profile move to the English FA Premier League club Newcastle United in 1997, managed at the time by former Liverpool hero Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish saw Tomasson as the perfect link-up player to former England national team striker Alan Shearer. The partnership initially worked well, with Tomasson impressing during a pre-season friendly tournament in the Republic of Ireland. However, a serious career threatening injury to Shearer, combined with the controversial transfer of popular striker Les Ferdinand to Tottenham Hotspur, meant that Tomasson was moved from his traditional attacking midfield position, to that of striker. He struggled to adapt to the English game, due to his lack of physical strength,[2][3] managing to score only 4 goals in 35 appearances in all competitions.
Feyenoord
He returned to the Eredivisie in July 1998, where he joined Feyenoord and once again took the position of attacking midfielder.[3] His first season there, the 1998–99 season, turned out successfully for the club, as they won the Eredivisie championship, as well as the Dutch Super Cup.
In 2002, Tomasson was an integral player in the Feyenoord team that won its first international trophy in 26 years, when the club triumphed in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup tournament. He and towering striker Pierre van Hooijdonk formed an attacking duo that defeated SC Freiburg, Rangers F.C., PSV Eindhoven and Internazionale Milano before meeting German team Borussia Dortmund in the final. Tomasson scored the goal to 3–1, in a game that ended 3–2 to Feyenoord, and he was subsequently voted man of the match.[4] In the Summer 2002, Tomasson's contract with Feyenoord was expiring, and after their UEFA Cup victory, he agreed a move to Italy on a free transfer to play for Serie A club AC Milan.
Milan
The 2002–03 season, Tomasson's first at Milan, saw them winning the Italian Cup. Tomasson was most often used as a late substitute, but did manage to score three goals in the UEFA Champions League, as Milan won the prestigious tournament. In the next season, they then won the Italian Super Cup. Tomasson was given more playing time, as he scored 12 goals in Milan's Serie A title winning 2003–04 season.
Struggling to secure a place in Milan's starting line-up, he was once again in the role of substitute, and struggled to score goals. He was used as a late substitute in the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final against Liverpool, which was to be decided in penalty shootout. Tomasson scored on his attempt, but Milan lost as Serginho, Andrea Pirlo and Andriy Shevchenko missed their shots. Tomasson was deemed surplus when striker Christian Vieri joined the club in July 2005. He left Milan to join German side Stuttgart in the Bundesliga championship.
Stuttgart and Villarreal
At Stuttgart, Tomasson joined fellow Danish national team player Jesper Grønkjær for the 2005–06 season, but the season was not successful for either of them. Even though Tomasson managed to create goals by himself, the team struggled to create chances,[5] and the club finished in 9th position. After the season, Grønkjær left the club, while Tomasson was linked with a switch to English club Birmingham City in the Summer transfer window of 2006. He stayed at Stuttgart, but had to see himself relegated to a place on the substitutes' bench.
On January 24, 2007, Tomasson was loaned to Villarreal in the Spanish Primera División championship, to cover the place of the injured striker Nihat Kahveci.[6] When he made his Villarreal debut as a substitute against Real Madrid,[7] Tomasson became only the fifth player to have played in the Premier League, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Primera División.[8]
When his loan contract in Villarreal expired on July 1, 2007 he was part of the reserve team of VfB Stuttgart in the Regionalliga. On July 10, 2007 he returned to Villareal on a permanent deal. In the first match of La Liga season 2007/08, Jon Dahl scored in Villareal's 3–0 victory against Valencia at Mestalla. That goal was one of only three in the 2007/08 La Liga, where he also struggled to get a place in the first team.
Return to Feyenoord
As a result of a rather disappointing season at Villarreal he was put on the transfer list at the end of the season. He was linked with Dutch side Feyenoord in the Spanish sportspaper Marca, but the transfer was denied by the Danish footballer.[9] The speculations, however, turned out to be true, and on July 2, 2008, he returned to Feyenoord after personally requesting a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the Dutch side.[10] He got off to a great start with four goals in three games, three of them being penalties. On Sunday 2009-08-15 Tomasson scored his 103rd career Eredivisie goal, in a match against Heracles Almelo (0–1), surpassing John Eriksen as the all-time Danish top scorer in the Eredivisie. While still a regular in the Feyenoord team, Tomasson has ambitions to be a manager when he retires.
International career
Tomasson was considered a great talent in Danish football, as he played for various Danish youth national teams. He scored 10 goals in 16 games for the national under-19 team, and was awarded 1994 Danish u-19 Player of the Year. In all, he scored 27 goals in 37 matches for various national youth selections.
After two good seasons with Heerenveen, Tomasson got a call-up to the Denmark national team, and he made his debut on March 29, 1997, against Croatia. During his time at Newcastle, reduced playing time saw Tomasson dropped by the Danish national team, and he was not selected to play at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. When he moved to Feyenoord, Tomasson was once more called up for the Danish national team in August 1998, and with six goals in seven matches of the Euro 2000 qualification, he quickly became an important part of the Danish team, playing as an attacking midfielder behind striker Ebbe Sand. He played in all Denmark's three matches at the main Euro 2000 tournament, but did not score as Denmark were eliminated in the group stage. Before moving to Milan, he played for Denmark in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he scored four goals in as many games. Tomasson played for Denmark in the Euro 2004, where he scored three goals in four games and was selected for the Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament. On 28 May 2010, Denmark coach Morten Olsen announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[11] On 24 June, he scored against Japan in a 3-1 defeat as Denmark went out of the competition.[12] He was rated by FIFA as the best Danish player of the tournament.[13] The fans and the media did not agree with world football's governing body, however.[14][15]
On August 9, 2010 he decided to retire from the national team after 13 years of presence."We say farewell to a terrific player and a fantastic person," national coach Olsen said, adding that Tomasson was "the ultimate team player".[16]
Career highlights
Club statistics
Complete statistic of all games played in the senior career.[17][18]
- As of 2 May 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Danish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992 | Køge | Denmark Series Denmark Series 2nd Division |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1994 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1994–95 | Heerenveen | Eredivisie | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1997–98 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002–03 | Milan | Serie A | 20 | 4 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 11 |
| 2006–07 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006–07 | Villarreal | La Liga | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2007–08 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| National performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Denmark | 55 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Netherlands | 237 | 112 | 23 | 11 | ||||||||
| England | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| Italy | 76 | 22 | 23 | 5 | ||||||||
| Germany | 30 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 12 | ||
| Spain | 36 | 7 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
| Career total | 457 | 189 | 67 | 23 | ||||||||
International games
Complete statistic of all games played for the Danish National Football Team.
From the first match at 29 March 1997 until the last match at 24 June 2010.[19]
| National Football Team | EURO | World Cup | EURO qual. | WC qual. | Friendlies | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
 Denmark |
7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 41 | 15 | 112 | 52 |
International goals
With 52 goals at the Danish national team, Tomasson and Poul Nielsen share the all-time scoring record.
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999-06-09 | Liverpool, England |  Wales |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 2 | 1999-09-04 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Switzerland |
2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 3 | 1999-09-08 | Napoli, Italy |  Italy |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 4 | 1999-11-13 | Tel Aviv, Israel |  Israel |
1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 5 | 1999-11-13 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Israel |
2–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 6 | 1999-11-17 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Israel |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 7 | 2000-03-29 | Leiria, Portugal |  Portugal |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 2000-06-03 | Copenhagen, Denmark | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 9 | 2000-09-02 | Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 10 | 2001-05-25 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Slovenia |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
| 11 | 2001-06-02 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Czech Republic |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 12 | 2001-09-05 | Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 13 | 2001-09-05 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 14 | 2002-04-17 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Israel |
2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 15 | 2002-05-17 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Cameroon |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 16 | 2002-06-01 | Ulsan, South Korea |  Uruguay |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 17 | 2002-06-01 | Ulsan, South Korea | Uruguay |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 18 | 2002-06-06 | Daegu, South Korea |  Senegal |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 19 | 2002-06-11 | Incheon, South Korea |  France |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 20 | 2002-09-07 | Oslo, Norway |  Norway |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 21 | 2002-09-07 | Oslo, Norway | Norway |
2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 22 | 2002-10-12 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 23 | 2002-11-20 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Poland |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 24 | 2003-02-12 | Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
2–1 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
| 25 | 2003-03-29 | Bucharest, Romania |  Romania |
3–2 | 5–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 26 | 2003-09-10 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Romania |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 Qual. |
| 27 | 2003-11-16 | Manchester, England |  England |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly match |
| 28 | 2004-05-30 | Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
| 29 | 2004-06-18 | Braga, Portugal | Bulgaria |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 30 | 2004-06-22 | Porto, Portugal |  Sweden |
1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 31 | 2004-06-22 | Porto, Portugal | Sweden |
2–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 |
| 32 | 2004-10-09 | Tirana, Albania |  Albania |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 33 | 2004-10-13 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Turkey |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 34 | 2004-11-17 | Tbilisi, Georgia |  Georgia |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 35 | 2004-11-17 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 36 | 2005-08-17 | Copenhagen, Denmark | England |
2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
| 37 | 2005-09-07 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Georgia |
4–1 | 6–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 38 | 2005-10-12 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |  Kazakhstan |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual. |
| 39 | 2006-05-27 | Aarhus, Denmark |  Paraguay |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 40 | 2006-09-01 | Brøndby, Denmark | Portugal |
1–0 | 4–2 | Friendly match |
| 41 | 2006-09-06 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland |
2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 42 | 2006-10-11 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 43 | 2006-10-11 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 44 | 2007-02-06 | London, England |  Australia |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 45 | 2007-02-06 | London, England | Australia |
3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly match |
| 46 | 2007-06-02 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden |
2–3 | (a) | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 47 | 2007-09-12 | Aarhus, Denmark | Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 48 | 2007-10-13 | Aarhus, Denmark |  Spain |
1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 49 | 2007-10-17 | Copenhagen, Denmark |  Latvia |
1–0 | 3–1 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 50 | 2007-11-21 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Iceland |
2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 51 | 2008-02-06 | Celje, Slovenia | Slovenia |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 52 | 2010-06-24 | Rustenburg, South Africa |  Japan |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
- (a): Match abandoned
Honours
- Domestic
- 1998–99 Dutch Eredivisie, with Feyenoord Rotterdam
- 1998–99 Dutch Super Cup, with Feyenoord Rotterdam
- 2002–03 Italian Cup, with AC Milan
- 2003–04 Italian Serie A, with AC Milan
- 2003–04 Italian Super Cup, with AC Milan
- Continental
- 2001–02 UEFA Cup, with Feyenoord Rotterdam
- 2002–03 Champions League, with AC Milan
- Awards
- 1994 Danish under-19 Player of the Year
- Danish Player of the Year : 2002 and 2004
- 2002 World Cup Bronze shoe (4 goals)
- UEFA Euro All-Star Team : 2004
References
- ↑ Køge Boldklub A/S. "Køge Boldklubs historie 1927-2009". http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/vishtml.asp?key=historie. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ WORLD CUP Squad Jon Dahl Tomasson, BBC Sport, April 8, 2002
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kristine Wilkens, "Jon Dahl tilbage på vant plads", Berlingske Tidende, June 20, 1998
- ↑ Feyenoord boost Dutch, BBC Sport, May 8, 2002
- ↑ Tomasson hands Trapattoni a lifeline, Soccernet, October 21, 2005
- ↑ (Spanish) "El Villarreal cierra el fichaje de Tomasson". January 24, 2007. http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/villarreal/es/desarrollo/731769.html.
- ↑ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. http://www.football-lineups.com/games/?game=3589. Retrieved July 3, 2007.
- ↑ Striker Tomasson heading to Villareal on loan, Soccernet, January 24, 2007 (the first four players being Florin Răducioiu, Gheorghe Popescu, Abel Xavier and Pierre Womé)
- ↑ Jon Dahl kender ikke til Feyenoord-rygter, Bold.dk, 25 June 2008
- ↑ Jon Dahl Tomasson returning to De Kuip, Feyenoord.com, 2 July 2008
- ↑ "Olsen names final Denmark squad". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1493391.html. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
- ↑ "Denmark 1-3 Japan". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_43/default.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ↑ "Tomasson beste danske i VM". 2010-06-24. http://www.siste.no/fotball/fotballvm/article5174975.ece.
- ↑ "Aviserne slagter landsholdet". 2010-06-25. http://stiften.dk/article/20100625/AAS/706259876/1003/liv60.
- ↑ "Brugerne slagter Jon Dahl". 2010-06-25. http://www.sporten.dk/vm-2010/brugerne-slagter-jon-dahl.
- ↑ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/338586,tomasson-retires-national-team.html
- ↑ Voetbal International. "Jon Dahl Tomasson paspoort". http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Jon-Dahl-Tomasson.htm?viewid=50. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ Worldfootball.net. "Jon Dahl Tomasson: Club Matches". http://den.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jon-dahl-tomasson/2/. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ↑ Dansk Boldspil Union (DBU). "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information". http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=1571&teamtypeid=330#match. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
External links
- Danish national team profile
- (German) German career statistics
- (Dutch) Voetbal International profile
- (Dutch) Cv Jon Dahl Tomasson
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