Martin Retov
Martin Retov ( born May 5, 1980 in Rødovre ) is a Danish football player.
Career
Beginnings in Køge
Born in belonging to the Capital Region community Rødovre offensive player Retov began his footballing career in the youth teams of Rishøj IF, which he reached in the youth department of the Køge BK. 1999 Retov moved on to the adult area of the Danish second division and came in this his first stakes in the professional sector. For Køge Retov completed 88 missions in the second Danish league, which he also had significant role in the rise of Køge in the first-class Super League after the 2001/ 02 season.
Through its services in the second division to Retov 2001 had also recommended for three inserts in the dress of the Danish U- 21 team, where he was substituted in each case. After just one use in Denmark's highest league in the season 2002/ 03 Retov came but due to an injury to no further use for Køge. Instead, he was obliged in the late summer of 2002 by the current Danish champions Brøndby IF, so that he in the following years aground despite the prompt return descent Køge during the season in Denmark's highest league.
Retov at Brøndby
With Brøndby Retov finished second in his first two seasons 2002/ 03 and 2003/ 04 respectively to the second place in the final table and was able to recommend by his performance for his debut in the national team of Denmark, which he played on 28 April 2004 against Scotland. In the Danish Cup Retov played with Brøndby first with greater success than in the league so that he could win the title with the yellow- blue 2002/ 03 and again in 2004/05. In the season 2004/ 05 Retov reached with Brøndby at the same time the national championship, and thus the double of league and cup titles.
In the following season 2005/ 06 Brøndby reached again only the runner-up, one year later, the club finished the season 2006/ 07 even in sixth place in the table, so that for several years to qualify for an international competition was missed the first time. In the Royal League 2006 /07, however Retov won with Brøndby in purely Danish final against FC Copenhagen.
The 2007/08 season was then re- Brøndby disadvantage, so that the club eventually finished in eighth place in the final table. At the same time reached Brøndby but as Cup Winners 2007/ 08 - Retov scored in the 85th minute of the 3-2 winning goal - to qualify for the UEFA Cup. On 29 May and 1 June 2008 Retov also completed against the Netherlands or Poland, as his second and third use in the dress of the national team.
Move abroad
For the 2008/09 season Retov first moved with a contract until 2011 with the German Bundesliga FC relegated Hansa Rostock in the 2nd Bundesliga. Rostock paid an uncommitted transfer fee, which amounted to around one million euros according to media reports, of which € 850,000 were borne by the entrepreneur Carsten Maschmeyer, demanded the return of these funds later in court.
After Kim Madsen, David Rasmussen and Thomas Rasmussen Retov making it the fourth Dane, who in the club's history of FC Hansa moved to the Baltic city dwellers. After his debut in the DFB - Pokal 2008/ 09 on 8 August, and in the 2nd Bundesliga on 18 August Retov completed on August 20, against Spain 's fourth friendly match commitment to the national team of Denmark before to 6 September 2008 Hungary aground in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
Mid-October 2008 took over Retov the Office of the team captain at FC Hansa after previously Gledson had held this post for only a few months. However, the initially targeted resurgence threatened Hansa early to miss, and coach Frank Pagelsdorf was replaced by Dieter Eilts, then came under the Rostock even in danger of relegation and was only able to hold as a result of new coach change to Andreas Zachhuber the class, including Retov with two goals in 31 missions contributed. In the following season 2009/10 Retov came through suspension for seven games at end of season, he had received after an assault in the game against St. Pauli, only 24 appearances for the Hanseatic League, which this season relegation into the third League could no longer prevent. Retovs contract in Rostock lost its validity.
For the 2010 World Cup Retov was not nominated.
Return to Denmark
Since the season 2010/11 Retov plays in Denmark, the newly promoted Premiership AC Horsens.