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{{short description|Danish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rasmus Würtz
| name = Rasmus Würtz
| image = Rasmus Würtz 20110831.jpg
| image = Rasmus Würtz 20110831.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Rasmus Würtz, 31 August 2011.
| caption = Würtz in 2011
| fullname = Rasmus Østergaard Würtz
| fullname = Rasmus Østergaard Würtz
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Skive, Denmark|Skive]], Denmark
| birth_place = [[Skive, Denmark|Skive]], Denmark
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| height = 1.79 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| currentclub =
| years1 = 2000–2002
| clubnumber = 8
| years1 = 2000–2002 |clubs1 = [[Skive IK]] |caps1 = 38 |goals1 = 2<ref>{{NFT player|id=10616|name=Rasmus Würtz|accessdate= }}</ref>
| clubs1 = [[Skive IK|Skive]]
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 2<ref>{{NFT player|id=10616|name=Rasmus Würtz|accessdate= }}</ref>
| years2 = 2002–2007
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| years2 = 2002–2007 |clubs2 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] |caps2 = 156 |goals2 = 14<ref name="df">[http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10188 Rasmus Østergaard Würtz] at DanskFodbold.com</ref>
| clubs2 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| years3 = 2007–2009 |clubs3 = [[F.C. Copenhagen|FC Copenhagen]] |caps3 = 18 |goals3 = 0<ref name="df"/>
| caps2 = 156
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| years4 = 2009 |clubs4 = → [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle BK]] (loan) |caps4 = 15 |goals4 = 1<ref name="df"/>
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| goals2 = 14<ref name="df">[http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10188 Rasmus Østergaard Würtz] at DanskFodbold.com</ref>
| years5 = 2009– |clubs5 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] |caps5 = 255 |goals5 = 5
| years3 = 2007–2009
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| nationalyears1 = 2000 |nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-17 football team|Denmark U17]] |nationalcaps1 = 6 |nationalgoals1 = 0
| clubs3 = [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]
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| nationalyears2 = 2000–2001 |nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national under-19 football team|Denmark U19]] |nationalcaps2 = 15 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| caps3 = 18
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| nationalyears3 = 2004 |nationalteam3 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark U20]] |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0
| goals3 = 0<ref name="df"/>
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| nationalyears4 = 2002–2006 |nationalteam4 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U21]] |nationalcaps4 = 29 |nationalgoals4 = 1
| years4 = 2009
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| nationalyears5 = 2005– |nationalteam5 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |nationalcaps5 = 12 |nationalgoals5 = 0
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| clubs4 = → [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]] (loan)
| nationalyears6 = 2007– |nationalteam6 = [[Denmark League XI]] |nationalcaps6 = 6 |nationalgoals6 = 0
| caps4 = 15
| club-update = 18 December 2018 (UTC)
| goals4 = 1<ref name="df"/>
| ntupdate =
| years5 = 2009–2019
| clubs5 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| caps5 = 263
| goals5 = 5
| totalcaps = 490
| totalgoals = 22
| nationalyears1 = 2000
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| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-17 football team|Denmark U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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| nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national under-19 football team|Denmark U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2004
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| nationalteam3 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark U20]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2002–2006
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| nationalteam4 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U21]]
| nationalcaps4 = 29
| nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2005–2014
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| nationalteam5 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps5 = 12
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2007–2014
| nationalteam6 = [[Denmark League XI]]
| nationalcaps6 = 6
| nationalgoals6 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2020–2023
| managerclubs1 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] (assistant)
}}
}}


'''Rasmus Østergaard Würtz''' (born 18 September 1983) is a Danish [[association football|footballer]] who plays in [[midfielder|midfield]] for [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] in the [[Danish Superliga]]. He won the 2009 Superliga championship with [[F.C. Copenhagen]]. Würtz has played 12 matches for the [[Denmark national football team]] from 2005 to 2007, as well as 52 matches for various youth national teams, and he was named 2001 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''Under-19 Player of the Year'']]. As of 21 May 2018 Würtz is the most capped player in the history of the Danish Superliga with 434 matches played.
'''Rasmus Østergaard Würtz''' (born 18 September 1983) is a Danish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He won the [[2008–09 Danish Superliga]] with [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]]. He played 12 matches for the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]] from 2005 to 2007, as well as 52 matches for various youth national teams. Würtz was named 2001 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''Under-19 Player of the Year'']]. He retired after the 2018–19 season. With 452 matches played he is the most capped player in the history of the Danish Superliga.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Born in [[Skive (Denmark)|Skive]], Würtz played his youth years at hometown club [[Skive IK]]. He made his senior debut for the club in the secondary [[Danish 1st Division]] league. In November 2001, he signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the top-flight [[Danish Superliga]] championship.<ref name="politiken">Henrik Niss, "Fra Skive til AaB til Skive", ''[[Politiken]]'', 20 November 2001</ref> Würtz was subsequently [[Loan (association football)|loaned out]] to Skive for six months, where he finished the 2001–02 season.<ref name="politiken"/> He joined [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] in July 2002, and instantly became a mainstay in the [[first team]] starting line-up.<ref>{{da icon}} [http://www.aabsport.dk/D9F0E860-B9F4-4ADF-B984-D671D77AA564.W5Doc?id=afd4a6e8-be57-462b-a24b-371d08918026 AaB profile]</ref> In his debut season in the [[Danish Superliga 2002-03]] season, he missed only one match, as he played 32 of 33 league games. In his first three seasons at AaB, Würtz only missed four of 99 Superliga games.
Born in [[Skive (Denmark)|Skive]], Würtz played his youth years at hometown club of the same name. He made his senior debut for the club in the secondary [[Danish 1st Division]] league. In November 2001, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the top-flight [[Danish Superliga]] championship.<ref name="politiken">Henrik Niss, "Fra Skive til AaB til Skive", ''[[Politiken]]'', 20 November 2001</ref> Würtz was subsequently [[Loan (association football)|loaned out]] to Skive for six months, where he finished the 2001–02 season.<ref name="politiken"/> He joined [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] in July 2002, and instantly became a mainstay in the [[first team (association football)|first team]] starting line-up.<ref>{{in lang|da}} [http://www.aabsport.dk/D9F0E860-B9F4-4ADF-B984-D671D77AA564.W5Doc?id=afd4a6e8-be57-462b-a24b-371d08918026 AaB profile]</ref> In his debut season in the [[2002–03 Danish Superliga]] season, he missed only one match, as he played 32 of 33 league games. In his first three seasons at AaB, Würtz only missed four of 99 Superliga games.


On 6 July 2007, Würtz moved to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen]], signing a five-year-long contract with the defending [[Danish football champions|Danish champions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=6925 |title=To landsholdsspillere til F.C. København |date=6 July 2007 |accessdate=6 July 2007 |publisher=[[F.C. Copenhagen]] |language=Danish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226012912/http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=6925 |archivedate=26 February 2012 |df= }}</ref> The transfer fee was reported to be around 3 to 4 million [[Danish krone]]r ([[Euro|€]]500,000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nordjyske.dk/index.aspx?action=SektionId%3D1&sender=239&target=240&data=Id%3D2422796%26TelegramType%3D3 |title=Rasmus Würtz er solgt til FCK |date=6 July 2007 |accessdate=6 July 2007 |publisher=[[NORDJYSKE Medier]] |language=Danish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165515/http://www.nordjyske.dk/index.aspx?action=SektionId%3D1&sender=239&target=240&data=Id%3D2422796&TelegramType=3 |archivedate=28 September 2007 |df= }}</ref> In his first time at Copenhagen, Würtz suffered injuries and the lack of playing time caused his form to dip.<ref name="ligalandshold">Lars Berendt, [http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=252541 Thomsen og Würtz på Ligalandsholdet], [[Danish Football Association]], 17 December 2009.</ref> In February 2009, he was loaned out to Superliga [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] battlers [[Vejle Boldklub]].<ref>{{da icon}} [http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/index.php?gammel_spillere=5970 Vejle Boldklub profile]</ref> He played 15 Superliga games and scored one goal for Vejle, but could not prevent the club from being relegated. As he had played one game for Copenhagen earlier in the season, Würtz had the bitter-sweet experience of both relegation and winning the championship during the [[Danish Superliga 2008-09|2008–09 Danish Superliga]] season.
On 6 July 2007, Würtz moved to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]], signing a five-year-long contract with the defending [[Danish football champions|Danish champions]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=6925 |title=To landsholdsspillere til F.C. København |date=6 July 2007 |accessdate=6 July 2007 |publisher=[[F.C. Copenhagen]] |language=Danish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226012912/http://fck.dk/nyhedsvisning/?newsid=6925 |archivedate=26 February 2012 }}</ref> The transfer fee was reported to be around 3 to 4 million [[Danish krone]]r ([[Euro|€]]500,000).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nordjyske.dk/index.aspx?action=SektionId%3D1&sender=239&target=240&data=Id%3D2422796%26TelegramType%3D3 |title=Rasmus Würtz er solgt til FCK |date=6 July 2007 |accessdate=6 July 2007 |publisher=[[NORDJYSKE Medier]] |language=Danish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928165515/http://www.nordjyske.dk/index.aspx?action=SektionId%3D1&sender=239&target=240&data=Id%3D2422796&TelegramType=3 |archivedate=28 September 2007 }}</ref> In his first time at Copenhagen, Würtz suffered injuries and the lack of playing time caused his form to dip.<ref name="ligalandshold">Lars Berendt, [http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=252541 Thomsen og Würtz på Ligalandsholdet], [[Danish Football Association]], 17 December 2009.</ref> In February 2009, he was loaned out to Superliga [[promotion and relegation|relegation]] battlers [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]].<ref>{{in lang|da}} [http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/index.php?gammel_spillere=5970 Vejle Boldklub profile]</ref> He played 15 Superliga games and scored one goal for Vejle, but could not prevent the club from being relegated. As he had played one game for Copenhagen earlier in the season, Würtz had the bitter-sweet experience of both relegation and winning the championship during the [[Danish Superliga 2008-09|2008–09 Danish Superliga]] season.


In July 2009, Würtz was transferred back to AaB, signing a four-year-long contract with his old club, as his Copenhagen career did not seem to improve.<ref>Jan Schrøder, [http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=1C69D9F9-3BE2-44E3-83B9-D17145FEF010 Würtz vender tilbage til AaB] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224003647/http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=1C69D9F9-3BE2-44E3-83B9-D17145FEF010 |date=24 February 2012 }}, [[AaB Fodbold]], 9 July 2009.</ref>
In July 2009, Würtz was transferred back to AaB, signing a four-year-long contract with his old club, as his Copenhagen career did not seem to improve.<ref>Jan Schrøder, [http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=1C69D9F9-3BE2-44E3-83B9-D17145FEF010 Würtz vender tilbage til AaB] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224003647/http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=1C69D9F9-3BE2-44E3-83B9-D17145FEF010 |date=24 February 2012 }}, [[AaB Fodbold]], 9 July 2009.</ref>


In December 2012 he signed a three-year extension with AaB.
In December 2012, he signed a three-year extension with AaB.


==International career==
==International career==
While playing for Skive, Würtz represented Denmark in various youth national teams, and competed at the [[2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship|2000 Under-17 European Championship]].<ref name="dbuofficial">[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=4339&allmatch=1#match Alle hold (Alle kampe)] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref> Würtz was a part of the Danish squad for the [[2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship|2001 European Under-18 Championship]],<ref name="dbuofficial"/> where he was one of Denmark's best players.<ref>Flemming Linnebjerg, "Flemming Serritslev: Unge spillere skal matches hårdere", ''[[Vejle Amts Folkeblad]]'', 6 October 2001</ref> In the spring 2002, he was named 2001 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''Under-19 Player of the Year'']].<ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=318 Arlas talentpriser 2009 – 1987] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref>
While playing for Skive, Würtz represented Denmark in various youth national teams, and competed at the [[2000 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship|2000 Under-17 European Championship]].<ref name="dbuofficial">[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/4339&allmatch=1#match Alle hold (Alle kampe)] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref> Würtz was a part of the Danish squad for the [[2001 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship|2001 European Under-18 Championship]],<ref name="dbuofficial"/> where he was one of Denmark's best players.<ref>Flemming Linnebjerg, "Flemming Serritslev: Unge spillere skal matches hårdere", ''[[Vejle Amts Folkeblad]]'', 6 October 2001</ref> In the spring 2002, he was named 2001 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''Under-19 Player of the Year'']].<ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=318 Arlas talentpriser 2009 – 1987] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref>


Würtz made his debut for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark under-21 national team]] in August 2002.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He played 17 under-21 national team matches until February 2005, taking over for [[Jan Kristiansen]] as [[team captain]] in September 2004.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He debuted for the senior Danish national team on 2 June 2005, in a 1–0 [[friendly match]] win against [[Finland national football team|Finland]].<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He came on the pitch as a substitute for Danish team captain [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], and was supposed to hand over the captain's armband to [[Thomas Gravesen]]. When he approached Gravesen, he was told to take the armband himself and thus he captained the Danish national team for the final nine minutes of his debut game.
Würtz made his debut for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark under-21 national team]] in August 2002.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He played 17 under-21 national team matches until February 2005, taking over for [[Jan Kristiansen]] as [[team captain]] in September 2004.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He debuted for the senior Danish national team on 2 June 2005, in a 1–0 [[friendly match]] win against [[Finland national football team|Finland]].<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He came on the pitch as a substitute for Danish team captain [[Jon Dahl Tomasson]], and was supposed to hand over the captain's armband to [[Thomas Gravesen]] who had a bold head. When he approached Gravesen, he was told to take the armband himself and thus he captained the Danish national team for the final nine minutes of his debut game.


Having received his senior debut for Denmark, Würtz captained the Danish under-21 national team, as it qualified for the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2006 European Under-21 Championship]] in May 2006.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He was the Danish under-21 team captain at the tournament, playing full-time in Denmark's three matches, and scored a goal against the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italian u-21s]].<ref name="dbuofficial"/> Following Denmark's exit from the tournament, he ended his under-21 national team career due to age restrictions, having played 29 under-21 national team matches in all.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He was nominated for the Danish league national team squad, a selection of the best Danish Superliga players, to tour [[United States|U.S.]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Honduras]] in January 2007. He was named team captain, and started in all three games of the tour.<ref name="dbuunofficial"/>
Having received his senior debut for Denmark, Würtz captained the Danish under-21 national team, as it qualified for the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2006 European Under-21 Championship]] in May 2006.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He was the Danish under-21 team captain at the tournament, playing full-time in Denmark's three matches, and scored a goal against the [[Italy national under-21 football team|Italian u-21s]].<ref name="dbuofficial"/> Following Denmark's exit from the tournament, he ended his under-21 national team career due to age restrictions, having played 29 under-21 national team matches in all.<ref name="dbuofficial"/> He was nominated for the Danish league national team squad, a selection of the best Danish Superliga players, to tour [[United States|U.S.]], [[El Salvador]] and [[Honduras]] in January 2007. He was named team captain, and started in all three games of the tour.<ref name="dbuunofficial"/>


Würtz played eight and ninth national team games in his first months at F.C. Copenhagen, before he was dropped from international selection. After his return to AaB, he was once more in the periphery of the national team.<ref name="ligalandshold"/> He was called up for the Danish league national football team, and played three games for the team in January 2010.<ref name="dbuunofficial">[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=4339&teamtypeid=2165&off=0#match Rasmus Würtz – Ligalandshold (Alle uofficielle kampe)] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref>
Würtz played eight and ninth national team games in his first months at F.C. Copenhagen, before he was dropped from international selection. After his return to AaB, he was once more in the periphery of the national team.<ref name="ligalandshold"/> He was called up for the Danish league national football team, and played three games for the team in January 2010.<ref name="dbuunofficial">[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/4339&teamtypeid=2165&off=0#match Rasmus Würtz – Ligalandshold (Alle uofficielle kampe)] at [[Danish Football Association]]</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==

===Club===
'''AaB'''
'''AaB'''
*[[Danish Superliga]] (1): [[2013–14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
*[[Danish Superliga]]: [[2013–14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
*[[Danish Cup]] (1): [[2013–14 Danish Cup|2013–14]]
*[[Danish Cup]]: [[2013–14 Danish Cup|2013–14]]; runner-up [[2003–04 Danish Cup|2003–04]]


===Individual===
'''Individual'''
*2001 [[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish ''Under-19 Player of the Year'']]
*[[Danish Football Player of the Year#Young Players of the Year|Danish Under-19 Player of the Year]]: 2001
*2010 Danish Goal of the Year
*Danish Goal of the Year: 2010


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 9 November 2024

Rasmus Würtz
Würtz in 2011
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Østergaard Würtz
Date of birth (1983-09-18) 18 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Skive, Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Skive 38 (2[1])
2002–2007 AaB 156 (14[2])
2007–2009 Copenhagen 18 (0[2])
2009 → Vejle (loan) 15 (1[2])
2009–2019 AaB 263 (5)
Total 490 (22)
International career
2000 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2000–2001 Denmark U19 15 (0)
2004 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2002–2006 Denmark U21 29 (1)
2005–2014 Denmark 12 (0)
2007–2014 Denmark League XI 6 (0)
Managerial career
2020–2023 AaB (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rasmus Østergaard Würtz (born 18 September 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won the 2008–09 Danish Superliga with Copenhagen. He played 12 matches for the Denmark national team from 2005 to 2007, as well as 52 matches for various youth national teams. Würtz was named 2001 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year. He retired after the 2018–19 season. With 452 matches played he is the most capped player in the history of the Danish Superliga.

Club career

[edit]

Born in Skive, Würtz played his youth years at hometown club of the same name. He made his senior debut for the club in the secondary Danish 1st Division league. In November 2001, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Aalborg Boldspilklub (AaB) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship.[3] Würtz was subsequently loaned out to Skive for six months, where he finished the 2001–02 season.[3] He joined AaB in July 2002, and instantly became a mainstay in the first team starting line-up.[4] In his debut season in the 2002–03 Danish Superliga season, he missed only one match, as he played 32 of 33 league games. In his first three seasons at AaB, Würtz only missed four of 99 Superliga games.

On 6 July 2007, Würtz moved to league rivals Copenhagen, signing a five-year-long contract with the defending Danish champions.[5] The transfer fee was reported to be around 3 to 4 million Danish kroner (€500,000).[6] In his first time at Copenhagen, Würtz suffered injuries and the lack of playing time caused his form to dip.[7] In February 2009, he was loaned out to Superliga relegation battlers Vejle.[8] He played 15 Superliga games and scored one goal for Vejle, but could not prevent the club from being relegated. As he had played one game for Copenhagen earlier in the season, Würtz had the bitter-sweet experience of both relegation and winning the championship during the 2008–09 Danish Superliga season.

In July 2009, Würtz was transferred back to AaB, signing a four-year-long contract with his old club, as his Copenhagen career did not seem to improve.[9]

In December 2012, he signed a three-year extension with AaB.

International career

[edit]

While playing for Skive, Würtz represented Denmark in various youth national teams, and competed at the 2000 Under-17 European Championship.[10] Würtz was a part of the Danish squad for the 2001 European Under-18 Championship,[10] where he was one of Denmark's best players.[11] In the spring 2002, he was named 2001 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year.[12]

Würtz made his debut for the Denmark under-21 national team in August 2002.[10] He played 17 under-21 national team matches until February 2005, taking over for Jan Kristiansen as team captain in September 2004.[10] He debuted for the senior Danish national team on 2 June 2005, in a 1–0 friendly match win against Finland.[10] He came on the pitch as a substitute for Danish team captain Jon Dahl Tomasson, and was supposed to hand over the captain's armband to Thomas Gravesen who had a bold head. When he approached Gravesen, he was told to take the armband himself and thus he captained the Danish national team for the final nine minutes of his debut game.

Having received his senior debut for Denmark, Würtz captained the Danish under-21 national team, as it qualified for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship in May 2006.[10] He was the Danish under-21 team captain at the tournament, playing full-time in Denmark's three matches, and scored a goal against the Italian u-21s.[10] Following Denmark's exit from the tournament, he ended his under-21 national team career due to age restrictions, having played 29 under-21 national team matches in all.[10] He was nominated for the Danish league national team squad, a selection of the best Danish Superliga players, to tour U.S., El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007. He was named team captain, and started in all three games of the tour.[13]

Würtz played eight and ninth national team games in his first months at F.C. Copenhagen, before he was dropped from international selection. After his return to AaB, he was once more in the periphery of the national team.[7] He was called up for the Danish league national football team, and played three games for the team in January 2010.[13]

Honours

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AaB

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Rasmus Würtz at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b c Rasmus Østergaard Würtz at DanskFodbold.com
  3. ^ a b Henrik Niss, "Fra Skive til AaB til Skive", Politiken, 20 November 2001
  4. ^ (in Danish) AaB profile
  5. ^ "To landsholdsspillere til F.C. København" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  6. ^ "Rasmus Würtz er solgt til FCK" (in Danish). NORDJYSKE Medier. 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  7. ^ a b Lars Berendt, Thomsen og Würtz på Ligalandsholdet, Danish Football Association, 17 December 2009.
  8. ^ (in Danish) Vejle Boldklub profile
  9. ^ Jan Schrøder, Würtz vender tilbage til AaB Archived 24 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, AaB Fodbold, 9 July 2009.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Alle hold (Alle kampe) at Danish Football Association
  11. ^ Flemming Linnebjerg, "Flemming Serritslev: Unge spillere skal matches hårdere", Vejle Amts Folkeblad, 6 October 2001
  12. ^ Arlas talentpriser 2009 – 1987 at Danish Football Association
  13. ^ a b Rasmus Würtz – Ligalandshold (Alle uofficielle kampe) at Danish Football Association
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