Jakob Kjeldbjerg
Jakob Kjeldbjerg (born 21 October 1969 in Frederiks, Denmark ) is a former Danish football player and current television presenter.
As a football player he was in 1992 voted the best youth players in Denmark and 1993 player of the year in the Super League. He also starred in 1994 with Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Club career
Kjeldbjerg began his career in the youth of his home club Alhedens IF before moving to the larger Viborg FF. In Viborg he developed into a great defensive talent and rose to the U -17 national team of his country.
After a Leihjahr the then third division Holstebro BK he achieved his breakthrough in Viborg, with which he ascended in 1989 as runner-up behind Kjøbenhavns Bold club in the highest division. Although he rose to the club result season as Table immediately off again, but was obliged by the larger Silkeborg IF due to strong performance.
In Silkeborg, he met coach Viggo Jensen, beside the club also simultaneously the Danish U -21 national team in charge at that time, where he had been appointed captain Kjeldbjerg. As a result he matured under Jensen 's talent as one of the strongest defensive players in the league and rose to the national team.
After an outstanding season in 1992/93, in which he was able to achieve seven goals in 31 league games as a defender and in an international match against Argentina opponent Diego Maradona completely dismounted, he became one of the most coveted Danish transfer shares.
In August 1993, he then moved up to 2002 for the existing internal club record fee of just under £ 500,000 in the English Premier League to Chelsea. In London, he was at first team regular and made with the Norwegian Erland Johnsen a strong central defense. Due to his physical style of play, coupled with unconditional dedication, he became already in the course of his first season with the audience favorite and is still regarded as one of the best purchases of the former players coach Glenn Hoddle.
At the end of the season 1994/95 he moved to a fateful knee injury at the age of 27 years forced him after nearly two years of convalescence premature End of career.
National
1985 was Kjeldbjerg his debut for Denmark in the 0:2 defeat of the U -17 national team against Norway in Bergen.
As a result he took with the respective selections at the U -16 Football Championship in 1986, U -18 Football Championship in 1988, U -21 Football Championship in 1992 and the Olympic Football Tournament 1992 in part.
The most successful designed the U-21 Euro 1992, in which one only was eliminated in the semifinals to eventual winners Italy unhappy. Kjelbjerg shared the captaincy with Claus Thomsen.
His debut in the senior team, he celebrated on 18 November 1992 at the 0:1 away win in the World Cup qualifiers against Northern Ireland. The breakthrough in his third international match in a 1-1 draw in a friendly against Argentina. Kjeldbjerg took the then applicable as the best player in the world Diego Maradona completely out of the game, which caused an international sensation. As a result, he was until his untimely End of career regular players.
Overall, he ran between 1985 to 1994 74 times for his country at international level.
After the active career
After the premature end of his active player career started in 1998 as a commentator for League and Champions League games of the Danish television channel TV3.
In 2002 he took over as moderator for the first time the popular Danish reality TV show " Robinson Ekspeditionen " which he presented to date. Since 2007 he also serves as host of the football show " onside ". He is considered one of the most popular presenters of his country.
Achievements
Participation:
- Olympic Football Tournament 1992