Christian Poulsen

Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish former <a href="/facts/Association_football/yttjeD0D">footballer</a> who played as a <a href="/facts/Midfielder/FEWpVjnD">defensive midfielder</a>. After starting his career with <a href="/facts/Holb%C3%A6k_B%26I/WWYHGXvw">Holbæk</a>, he played for a number of <a href="/facts/Europe/DTAtrKfh">European</a> clubs, winning the <a href="/facts/Danish_Superliga/uAQuyM71">Danish Superliga</a> championship with <a href="/facts/F.C._Copenhagen/xGdNXPsh">Copenhagen</a>, the German <a href="/facts/DFB-Ligapokal/gQEczu7U">DFB-Ligapokal</a> trophy with <a href="/facts/FC_Schalke_04/pLcS3gPJ">Schalke 04</a>, and the European <a href="/facts/UEFA_Cup/aQeea4zp">UEFA Cup</a> with <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spanish</a> team <a href="/facts/Sevilla_FC/7VduCPDD">Sevilla</a>, later also playing for <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italian</a> Serie A club <a href="/facts/Juventus_F.C./HJJlKv8J">Juventus</a>, as well as Premier League side <a href="/facts/Liverpool_F.C./uzPanAVJ">Liverpool</a>, French side <a href="/facts/Evian_Thonon_Gaillard_F.C./qJxTUlPf">Evian</a>, and Dutch side <a href="/facts/AFC_Ajax/e3hAEP77">Ajax</a>.
Since his debut in 2001, he was a regular member of the <a href="/facts/Denmark_national_football_team/cUdDd4Qf">Denmark national football team</a> and played 92 matches, scoring six goals for his country. He represented Denmark at the <a href="/facts/2002_FIFA_World_Cup/0JjaNygg">2002 FIFA World Cup</a>, <a href="/facts/2010_FIFA_World_Cup/h5j3vuBh">2010 FIFA World Cup</a> and <a href="/facts/UEFA_Euro_2004/CMHmYY3e">2004 European Championship</a> international tournaments. Poulsen was named 2001 <a href="/facts/Danish_Football_Player_of_the_Year/ly2SSVyP">Danish under-21 Player of the Year</a>, and won the 2005 and 2006 <a href="/facts/Danish_Football_Player_of_the_Year/ly2SSVyP">Danish Player of the Year</a> awards; the first to win two consecutive seasons.

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Christian Poulsen