Jesper Lange
Jesper Lange (born 11 January 1986) is a Danish former professional football forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Marstal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Esbjerg fB (U19 assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tarup-Paarup IF | |||
| – | B 1913 | ||
| – | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | OB | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2013 | Esbjerg fB | 184 | (42) |
| 2013–2016 | AGF | 72 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Helsingborgs IF | 25 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Ringkøbing | 13 | (5) |
| 2019 | Middelfart | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Sædding/Guldager | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U-21 | 10 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018–2019 | Ringkøbing (player-assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Esbjerg fB (U19 assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:44, 11 May 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Jesper Lange signed with Esbjerg fB in the summer 2006.
From 1. Juli he will play for AGF on a 3-year deal.
On 1 August 2018, Lange signed with Danish 2nd Division club Ringkøbing IF as a playing assistant coach.[2] He left the club on 23 January 2019 by mutual termination.[3]
He then signed with Middelfart G&BK on 29 January 2019.[4] 33-year old Lange announced on 6 January 2020, that he would retire and that his body had said stop after three surgeries as a result of a cruciate ligament injury he suffered two and a half years ago.[5]
Later career
After retiring from professional football, Lange returned to Esbjerg to play for Danish amateur club Sædding/Guldager IF in the Jutland Series in March 2020, where former professional Tommy Løvenkrands also was playing.[6] Lange would also function as an individual coach for Sædding/Guldager IF and was also affiliated with Esbjerg fB's academy, where he took on a role as an individual coach.
On 1 February 2022 Esbjerg fB confirmed that Lange had been promoted to U19 assistant. Beside that, he would also function as an individual and offensive coach for the academy teams.[7]
References
- Jesper Lange kan förlänga med Helsingborg: "Kanske längre fram"‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 3 January 2018
- Jesper Lange ny spillende assistenttræner i Ringkøbing IF, ringkøbingfodbold.dk, 1 August 2018
- Jesper Lange færdig i Ringkøbing, bold.dk, 23 January 2019
- Middelfart snupper Jesper Lange, bold.dk, 29 January 2019
- 33-årige Jesper Lange stopper karrieren, bold.dk, 6 January 2020
- SGI henter Jesper Lange hjem til Esbjerg, sgi-fodbold.dk, 2 March 2020
- Lange tilknyttes U19-holdet, efb.dk, 1 February 2022