Henrik Risom (born 24 July 1968) is a former Danish footballer who played as a midfielder for Vejle, Lyngby, Dynamo Dresden, Odense, Silkeborg IF, Stoke City and Aarhus GF.

Henrik Risom
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-24) 24 July 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Vildbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vildbjerg SF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Vejle 110 (10)
1991–1994 Lyngby 89 (11)
1994–1995 Dynamo Dresden 15 (0)
1995–1996 Odense 18 (0)
1996–1997 Silkeborg IF 44 (6)
1998–2000 Vejle 77 (9)
2000–2001 Stoke City 25 (0)
2001–2003 Aarhus GF 56 (6)
Total 434 (43)
International career
1989–1992 Denmark 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Risom was born in Vildbjerg and began his senior career with Vejle. After four years at Vejle where he played over 100 games he moved on to Lyngby. Three years there then saw him spend one and a half season spell with German side Dynamo Dresden where he played in 15 Bundesliga matches. He returned to Danish football with Odense and Silkeborg IF and had two more years with Vejle.[2] He joined English club Stoke City in August 2000 and joined up with a number of Scandinavian players.[2] He played 24 times for Stoke in 2000–01 before returning to Denmark with Aarhus GF with whom he finished his career with.

During his career, Risom played nine matches for the Denmark national team.

Career statistics

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Sources:[3][4]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vejle 1986 Danish 1st Division 8 0 8 0
1987 Danish 1st Division 26 6 26 6
1988 Danish 1st Division 25 4 25 4
1989 Danish 1st Division 26 0 26 0
1990 Danish 1st Division 25 0 25 0
Total 110 10 110 10
Lyngby 1991–92 Danish Superliga 45 4 45 4
1992–93 Danish Superliga 31 5 31 5
1993–94 Danish Superliga 13 3 13 3
Total 89 12 89 12
Dynamo Dresden[5] 1993–94 Bundesliga 11 0 11 0
1994–95 Bundesliga 4 0 4 0
Total 15 0 15 0
Odense 1994–95 Danish Superliga 12 0 12 0
1995–96 Danish Superliga 6 0 6 0
Total 18 0 18 0
Silkeborg IF 1995–96 Danish Superliga 14 3 14 3
1996–97 Danish Superliga 15 2 15 2
1997–98 Danish Superliga 15 1 15 1
Total 44 6 44 6
Vejle 1997–98 Danish Superliga 14 0 14 0
1998–99 Danish Superliga 31 4 31 4
1999–2000 Danish Superliga 32 5 32 5
Total 77 9 77 9
Stoke City 2000–01 Second Division 25 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 34 0
Aarhus GF 2001–02 Danish Superliga 32 2 32 2
2002–03 Danish Superliga 24 4 24 4
Total 56 6 56 6
Career Total 434 43 1 0 4 0 4 0 443 43

International

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Source:[4]

National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 1989 4 0
1990 4 0
1992 1 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Silkeborg

References

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  1. ^ "Henrik Risom". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  3. ^ Henrik Risom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b Henrik Risom at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Henrik Risom" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Segesta 1-2 Silkeborg". uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Silkeborg 0-1 Segesta". uefa.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
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