Michael Gravgaard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Michael Gravgaard
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 3, 1978(1978-04-03)
Age	46
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Randers
Horoscope	Aries

Michael Gravgaard Biography

Michael Gravgaard is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 3, 1978 in Randers, Denmark. Michael Julius Gravgaard, a former Danish football player, was born 3 April

1978. He ended his playing career at FC Nantes on May 2010. His contract with FC Nantes was valid until July 2011. However, his club decided not to honor the contract and instead tried to file him as a “lifetime injury” to their insurance company in May 2010. After Gravgaard passed all health screenings and this failed to be approved by French authorities, Gravgaard was then forced to be fired from the club permanently in January 2011. This was half a year too early. Gravgaard was forced to announce in January 2011 that he would end his active playing career and would continue, at least for the next half- year, to work at Canal 9, as a football analyst, pundit, and commentator.

He played the role of centre back throughout his active career. Except for a few matches at Viborg FF where he occasionally played as a striker, he played the position of centre back most of his active career. From August 2005 to September 2007, he was an international player who played 18 matches and scored five goals in the Danish national team’s match.

He quickly established himself among the key players of FCK, and due to his heading ability, he soon earned the nickname of “Copenhagen Air Force” among the FCK fans. In the January 2007 transfer window, he was linked with a move to the English Premier League, where both Newcastle United and West Ham were rumoured to offer him a contract. None of the rumours were however converted to a transfer, and so he continued to play for FCK until July 2008.

On 6 July 2008, he signed a contract for three years with FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1. In the first half of the 2008–09 season, he played for FC Nantes in 14 games of Ligue 1. Performance wise, the first 14 games of the season was unfortunately very bad for the club with: eight defeats, three draws and three wins. For the next eight games, the coach decided not to offer anymore playing time for Gravgaard. In January 2009, he then agreed with the club, that he was free to sign a loan contract with another club, in case any offers would arrive.

He was a central defender at Viborg and was sometimes used as a striker. He played in 94 league matches for Viborg and scored 18 goals during his three seasons. Gravgaard was transferred to F.C. in the summer break 2005. Copenhagen (FCK), together with Viborg’s goalkeeper Jesper Christianen.

Michael Gravgaard Net Worth

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

Gravgaard was born in Spentrup, eight kilometers north of Randers. He began his senior career in 1996 with Randers Freja, his local club. Gravgaard played in the Danish 2nd Division lower-league, and helped the club to be promoted to the 1st Division in 1999. Because he primarily wanted to be an academic, he entered top-flight Danish football late in his career. After graduating as an accountant in 2001, Gravgaard signed a contract for the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He moved to Viborg FF in 2002.

In August 2005, he was selected to the Danish national team. In the second half, he was substituted for Per Nielsen and scored the goal to 3-0 in a friendly match against England. Gravgaard was playing his first international match against Georgia on September 7, 2005. He scored one goal each in the two matches against Kazakhstan and Greece. His national team career began with three goals in five matches, which is impressive for a central defender.

On 2 June 2007, Gravgaard stopped the attacking fan from reaching referee Herbert Fandel in the 2008 UEFA qualifier fan attack in an international match against Sweden which was subsequently abandoned. He played his latest and 18th game for the national team in September 2007.

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Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Michael Gravgaard celebrates birthday on April 3 of every year.