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John Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjʌn ˈjensn̩]; born 3 May 1965), nicknamed Faxe (pronounced [ˈfɑksə]), is a Danish professional football manager and former player.
A former midfielder, his playing career lasted almost two entire decades, including a stint with Arsenal in England and three stints with Brøndby in Denmark. He scored four goals in 69 caps for the Denmark national team, entering Danish footballing folklore during the 1992 European Championship tournament, when he scored the opening goal in Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany in the final.
Jensen started his career at Brøndby IF, and was an important part of the team that won the Danish championship in 1987, crowned by a call-up to the Denmark national team and the Danish Player of the Year award in 1987. After impressing in the UEFA Euro 1988, he spent a brief, unhappy spell in the Bundesliga team Hamburger SV, and was back with Brøndby in March 1990, where he took part in the club's successful 1991 UEFA Cup campaign, which reached the semi-final of the tournament.
In July 1992, Jensen was signed by George Graham for Arsenal in a £1.1 million deal to succeed Leeds United-bound David Rocastle in central midfield, after a bid to sign Geoff Thomas from Crystal Palace failed.
In his first season at Highbury, after making his Arsenal League debut on the opening day of the season versus Norwich City, he struggled at first to make any sort of impact within the English game and, although a great tackler and a work rate second to none, he found the pace of the Premier League too frenzied. He missed the 1993 Football League Cup final versus Sheffield Wednesday but bounced back to put in two sterling performances in the FA Cup final against the same opposition two months later.
In 1993-94, he was of paramount importance to the side. His bustling, combative style was a vital influence in Arsenal's midfield, until a knee ligament injury he received in an international friendly match with Denmark versus Hungary, which resulted in him missing the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final, after playing in all previous ties. Along with Ian Wright he was later granted a medal.
In 1994-95, although playing in 24 League games he had to endure the pain of missing yet another European Cup Winners Cup final when not selected by caretaker Stewart Houston.
Jensen also scored his first and only goal for Arsenal on his 98th appearance, against Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Officially, though, he also scored a shootout goal against his friend Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United in the 1993 FA Charity Shield.
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John Jensen
John Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈjʌn ˈjensn̩]; born 3 May 1965), nicknamed Faxe (pronounced [ˈfɑksə]), is a Danish professional football manager and former player.
A former midfielder, his playing career lasted almost two entire decades, including a stint with Arsenal in England and three stints with Brøndby in Denmark. He scored four goals in 69 caps for the Denmark national team, entering Danish footballing folklore during the 1992 European Championship tournament, when he scored the opening goal in Denmark's 2–0 victory over Germany in the final.
Jensen started his career at Brøndby IF, and was an important part of the team that won the Danish championship in 1987, crowned by a call-up to the Denmark national team and the Danish Player of the Year award in 1987. After impressing in the UEFA Euro 1988, he spent a brief, unhappy spell in the Bundesliga team Hamburger SV, and was back with Brøndby in March 1990, where he took part in the club's successful 1991 UEFA Cup campaign, which reached the semi-final of the tournament.
In July 1992, Jensen was signed by George Graham for Arsenal in a £1.1 million deal to succeed Leeds United-bound David Rocastle in central midfield, after a bid to sign Geoff Thomas from Crystal Palace failed.
In his first season at Highbury, after making his Arsenal League debut on the opening day of the season versus Norwich City, he struggled at first to make any sort of impact within the English game and, although a great tackler and a work rate second to none, he found the pace of the Premier League too frenzied. He missed the 1993 Football League Cup final versus Sheffield Wednesday but bounced back to put in two sterling performances in the FA Cup final against the same opposition two months later.
In 1993-94, he was of paramount importance to the side. His bustling, combative style was a vital influence in Arsenal's midfield, until a knee ligament injury he received in an international friendly match with Denmark versus Hungary, which resulted in him missing the 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup final, after playing in all previous ties. Along with Ian Wright he was later granted a medal.
In 1994-95, although playing in 24 League games he had to endure the pain of missing yet another European Cup Winners Cup final when not selected by caretaker Stewart Houston.
Jensen also scored his first and only goal for Arsenal on his 98th appearance, against Queens Park Rangers on 31 December 1994. Officially, though, he also scored a shootout goal against his friend Peter Schmeichel of Manchester United in the 1993 FA Charity Shield.
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