Martin Retov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martin Retov
Date Of Birth	May 5, 1980(1980-05-05)
Age	44
Birthplace	Rødovre
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Capital Region of Denmark
Horoscope	Taurus

Martin Retov Biography

Martin Retov is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 5, 1980 in Rødovre, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark. Martin Retov (born 5 May 1980) is Martin Retov is a Danish football coach as well as a former player. He is currently the assistant coach for Brondby IF. He has played over 200 times with Brondby IF.

Prior to relegation Retov was clear that he would be following the team’s progression down a division, a decision was the position he stuck to after signing a three-year extension to his contract on July 15. Retov made his debut within the Danish second tier after the departure of Koge Boldklub in 2002, on the 28th of July, in a match with AB which Horsens defeated comfortably 4-1. Horsens did, however, fall short of its goal to go straight back to Superliga after just one season, which ended on the fifth spot in the league. Retov who was still in charge as captain, played 28 appearances across all competitionsand scored three goals.

While still recovering for his toe-injury, Retov signed for defending Danish champions Brøndby IF. He had been scouted by former Brøndby-legend John “Faxe” Jensen while the latter was a player-coach at Herfølge Boldklub. In a Danish 1st Division match between Køge and Herfølge, Retov had kicked “Faxe” in the head and received a red card for the offense, which had impressed the Herfølge player-coach who would later become assistant coach at Brøndby. He therefore became one of the first signings new Brøndby IF head coach Michael Laudrup. He made his debut for Brøndby in a 1–1 home draw with Levski Sofia in the UEFA Cup on 3 October 2002.

In 2002, Køge earned promotion to the Danish Superliga and would compete in the 2002–03 season. Retov only played 10 minutes for Køge in the Superliga, before suffering a toe-injury.

Retov was picked to Denmark’s under-21 national team in 2001. Denmark Under-21 team back in 2001 that he was a part of in three matches. He came in as a substitute for every game.

Martin Retov Net Worth

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

Retov began his career with Koge Boldklub, joining their youth team in 1996 before making his first team debut in 1999. He made it into the Danish Superliga in the 2001-02 season. After making 89 league appearances with Koge the club, he joined Brondby IF. He was an integral player for the club over several seasons, and was an integral part of the team that took home the national double in 2004-05 as well as 3 Danish Cups. The year 2008 was the time Retov had been signed by Hansa Rostock for a fee that was believed at EUR1 million. Retov was a regular player and team captain in the time he was in Germany and also suffered losing his place into the 3. Bundesliga in 2010. He finished his career with AC Horsens where he played between 2010 and 2015.

Retov was born in Rodovre, Capital Region of Denmark, Retov started his professional career in the youth team of the Danish team Rishoj Idraetsforening at age 8 in a club where he played with his classmates from school. In the beginning of his playing career, Retov was a striker. After that, he was transferred to Koge Boldklub, where he finally made debut for the Danish 1st Division (second highest division) on May 2nd, 1999. The match began with the 0-2 loss against Glostrup FK. At the time, Retov was 18 years old and was a student at Solrod Gymnasium, an upper secondary school. In the space of six months Retov was able to make it into the top eleven of the first team, under the direction of Henrik Jensen. He signed a one and a half year contract extension on the 20th of August 2001. He made 88 appearances for the Danish 1st Division, in which the team had 12 points.

Retov quickly became a mainstay in the Brøndby team, and formed a successful duo with Morten Wieghorst in central midfield. He reached second place in the league table with the club during the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, being voted Brøndby’s 2004 Player of the Year. In the following season, Retov only missed one Superliga-match as Brøndby won its 10th championship. He also took part in the 2005 Danish Cup victory on the road to completing Brøndby’s the Double triumph.

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On 8 July 2008, Retov joined German 2. Bundesliga side Hansa Rostock, who had recently been relegated from the highest tier. The club had paid his release clause of around €1 million, of which German businessman Carsten Maschmeyer paid €850,000, money which he later reclaimed in court. Retov thus became the fourth Dane to play for Hansa Rostock, following in the footsteps of Kim Madsen, David Rasmussen and Thomas Rasmussen. He made his debut for the Ostseestädter on 9 August 2008 in a DFB-Pokal away win over Holstein Kiel, while debuting in the 2. Bundesliga on 18 August in a 2–2 away draw against MSV Duisburg in which he played a full 90 minutes. Only a few months after signing with Hansa, before the match against TuS Koblenz, head coach Frank Pagelsdorf appointed Retov team captain after Gledson had only worn the captain’s armband for a short period. However, Hansa Rostock did not manage to challenge for promotion during the 2008–09 season, with only 14 points after 12 matches, which lead to Pagelsdorf being sacked on 11 November. Results worsened under his successor, Dieter Eilts, where the club dropped to the relegation zone, before Andreas Zachhuber stepped in to save Hansa from relegation. Retov attributed the turnaround to Zachhuber’s positive attitude. The season ended with the club in 13th place in the table, two points clear of relegation play-offs, as Retov made two goals in 31 appearances.

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In the following season, Retov only made 24 appearances for the club after receiving a seven-game suspension due to headbutting an opponent on 28 March 2010 in a match against FC St. Pauli. Therefore, he was not eligible to play while Hansa Rostock struggled in the lower end of the league table. In the end, the club suffered relegation to the 3. Bundesliga after losing over two legs in the relegation play-offs to FC Ingolstadt 04. The relegation triggered a clause in his contract, which meant that Retov became a free agent after the relegation became a fact.