Morten Skoubo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Skoubo | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 2, 2006 | |||
Morten Skoubo (born 30 June, 1980 in Struer, Denmark) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for Real Sociedad in Spain. Skoubo's strength on the playing field is most notably his physical strength, height and heading power, which makes him a typical targetman in the attack. He has played three games for the Danish national team and scored a single goal.
Biography
Skoubo got his breakthrough in the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland when he scored 19 goals in 27 games during the 2001-02 season, and when prolific German club Borussia Mönchengladbach wanted him in the team at the start of the next season, Skoubo made the switch. While in Germany, he made his debut for the Danish national team on July 11 2003, though his club career in Germany never took off. Gladbach put him out on loan at English team West Bromwich Albion, however he was back at Gladbach again after six months, having only played two games. For the Danish Superliga 2004-05 season Danish top club Brøndby IF was looking for new strikers following a year of poor finishing, and Skoubo moved back to Denmark in a €600,000 transfer deal.[1]
In Brøndby he regained his good form from his Midtjylland days, and Skoubo formed a partnership with Swedish international Johan Elmander, Skoubo playing as the targetman and Elmander playing in a deep-lying role, which was successful in securing the Double for Brøndby, winning both the Danish Superliga championship as well as the Danish Cup. In his one and a half years at the club, Skoubo scored 29 goals in 63 competitive matches, including 2 goals in 3 matches in the UEFA Cup 2005-06 tournament, and followingly Skoubo signed for Spanish club Real Sociedad in a €2,500,000[2] deal in January 2006.
On the 19th of February 2006, he scored the fourth fastest goal in La Liga history, bagging a goal after just 11 seconds against Valencia CF, even though the game was lost 1-2.
Honours
- Danish Superliga: 2004-05
- Danish Cup: 2004-05
Footnotes
- ^ Template:Da icon Morten Skoubo til Brøndby IF, Brondby.com, August 13, 2004
- ^ Template:Da icon Brøndby IF sælger Morten Skoubo, Brondby.com, January 9, 2006
External links
- Danish national team profile
- Brøndby IF profile
- Career stats, by Danmarks Radio
- Template:Da icon Struer Boldklub "Hall of Fame"
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