Casper Ankergren

Quick Facts

Full Name	Casper Ankergren
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 9, 1979(1979-11-09)
Age	45
Birthplace	Køge
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Køge
Horoscope	Capricorn

Casper Ankergren Biography

Casper Ankergren is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on November 9, 1979 in Køge, Køge, Denmark. Casper Ankergren (Danish pronunciation: [ˈɑŋkɐˌkʁeˀn] ; born 9 November 1979) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is now the 1st team assistant goalkeeping coach Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He played three matches for the Denmark national under-21 team.

For the 2003–04 season, Brøndby bought goalkeeper Karim Zaza who became their first choice, leaving Ankergren to spend the season as back-up keeper, playing only one match. At the start of the 2004–05 season, Zaza suffered an injury and Ankergren played the entire season as Brøndby’s starting goalkeeper, even after Zaza had recovered. Ankergren finished the season setting a league record 18 clean sheets in 32 matches, and helped Brøndby win the Double of both the 2004–05 Superliga and 2005 Danish Cup titles.

In January 2006 and January 2007, he played unofficial international matches with the Denmark League XI national football team.

He transferred to Leeds for an undisclosed fee from Brøndby, signing a three- year contract on 6 August 2007. Ankergen was Leeds’ first choice goalkeeper in the 2007–08 season. On 8 October 2007, he was named League One Player of the Month for September due to his great goalkeeping displays. In the first 18 matches of the season, he kept 10 clean sheets and retained the number one jersey for a further 23 matches. He played in Leeds’ first match at the new Wembley Stadium, the 1–0 2008 League One play-off Final defeat to Doncaster Rovers. He pulled off a string of impressive one-handed saves to keep his team in the match.

He eventually joined Brøndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship in January 2001. He made his debut in October 2001, and therefore played only one match as Brøndby won the 2001–02 Superliga title. Ankergren got his breakthrough with Brøndby following the retirement of club legend Mogens Krogh in December 2002. He played all 15 Brøndby matches in the second half of the 2002–03 season, and helped the club win the 2003 Danish Cup.

Casper Ankergren Net Worth

Casper Ankergren is one of the richest Association Football Player from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Casper Ankergren 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While at Køge, Ankergren played his first youth football for Denmark, making his debut for the under-17s in August 1995. He played three matches for the under-21s, but found himself the reserve of Rune Pedersen and eventually Stephan Andersen. While at Brøndby, he served as sparring partner in various Danish national team training sessions around 2003. In October 2006, he received a call-up to the Denmark national team by manager Morten Olsen, as a replacement for injured Thomas Sørensen, but was an unused substitute in the match, and has not featured in a Danish squad since.

Born in Køge, Sjælland, Ankergren started playing youth football with Solrød FC, before moving on to Køge BK in the Danish 1st Division, and represented Denmark at various youth levels. He made a good display in a pre-season friendly against many-times Danish champions Brøndby IF, and was rumoured to be joining that club in April 2000. He signed a contract with Brøndby in May 2000, initially sending him on loan back at Køge.

He started the 2005–06 season in the Brøndby goal, but at the winter interval, Zaza was once again selected as first choice keeper. However, Zaza left the club in the summer of 2006 and Ankergren signed a new three-year contract. Brøndby had a disappointing start to the 2006–07 season, sitting in seventh place at the winter break. However, Ankergren was called up to the Denmark national team by national manager Morten Olsen in October 2006, where he served as a back-up goalkeeper for Jesper Christiansen. When Brøndby bought former Danish international goalkeeper Stephan Andersen, Ankergren announced his decision to leave the club.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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After Leeds’ number one goalkeeper Higgs returned from a long injury lay-off in a match against Norwich City, Ankergren dropped back to the substitutes bench. Leeds were promoted to the Championship after finishing in second place. It was announced on 14 May 2010 that Ankergren would not be offered a new deal at Leeds and that he was free to find a new club. Ankergren was replaced at Leeds by a fellow Dane Kasper Schmeichel who signed a deal two weeks after Ankergren was released.

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Casper Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Casper Ankergren celebrates birthday on November 9 of every year.

On 3 January 2010 Ankergen made several important saves for Leeds in their 1–0 FA Cup victory against Premier League champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, particularly from Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck shots. The following matches for Leeds saw a slump in form with Leeds drawing against Wycombe Wanderers and losing against Exeter City and Carlisle United. Ankergren had a fine match for Leeds in the FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 January 2010. Ankergen saved a first half penalty from Jermain Defoe, and also pulled off a string of fine saves as Leeds earned a replay with a 2–2 draw.