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{{short description|Danish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Augustinussen
| name = Thomas Augustinussen
| image = Thomas Augustinussen.JPG
| image = Thomas Augustinussen.JPG
| image_size = 200px
| image_size = 200px
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|20}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|3|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Svendborg]], [[Denmark]]
| birth_place = [[Svendborg]], [[Denmark]]
| height = {{height|m=1.92}}
| height = {{height|m=1.92}}
| position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = 1986–1994
| youthyears1 = 1986–1994
| youthyears2 = 1994–2000
| youthyears2 = 1994–2000
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| years1 = 2000–2009
| years1 = 2000–2009
| years2 = 2009–2011
| years2 = 2009–2011
| years3 = 2011–
| years3 = 2011–2016
| clubs1 = [[AaB Football|AaB]]
| clubs1 = [[AaB Football|AaB]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
| clubs2 = [[FC Red Bull Salzburg|Red Bull Salzburg]]
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| caps1 = 223
| caps1 = 223
| caps2 = 21
| caps2 = 21
| caps3 = 116
| caps3 = 117
| goals1 = 29
| goals1 = 29
| goals2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
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| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2016–2019
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| pcupdate = 29 November 2015
| managerclubs1 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2020
| managerclubs2 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] (assistant)
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| pcupdate = 9 December 2015
| ntupdate =
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'''Thomas Augustinussen''' (born March 20, 1981) is a [[Danish people|Danish]] professional [[soccer|footballer]]. He began his career as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]], but moved gradually into the [[Midfielder#Centre midfielder|holding midfielder]] position. He made his senior debut with [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]], with whom he played 283 games and won the 2008 [[Danish Superliga]] championship. He has been capped twice for the [[Denmark national football team]].


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'''Thomas Augustinussen''' (born 20 March 1981) is a retired [[Danish people|Danish]] professional [[soccer|footballer]]. He began his career as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]], but moved gradually into the [[Midfielder#Centre midfielder|holding midfielder]] position. He made his senior debut with [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]], with whom he played 420 games and won the 2008 and 2014 [[Danish Superliga]] championship. He retired in the Summer of 2016 and became assistant coach in AaB. He has been capped twice for the [[Denmark national football team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==
Augustinussen started his career with [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]. Due to his height of 192&nbsp;cm and good speed, Augustinussen played his first years as a striker. He made his [[Danish Superliga]] debut for AaB in April 2000. He was a successful striker in his youth years, but had difficulty finding his goalscoring form as a senior. As he only managed to score 11 goals in his first three-and-a-half years as a senior, Augustinussen was stamped by a media pundit as being "not the fastest moped on the dockside" ("''ikke den hurtigste knallert på havnen''") in August 2003,<ref>Michael Ravn, "Augustinussen svarede igen med hattrick", Onside.dk, August 14, 2003.</ref><ref name="ekstrabladet"/> and did not look like cutting it at the highest sporting level of [[Football in Denmark|Danish football]].
Augustinussen started his career with [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]. Due to his height of 192&nbsp;cm and good speed, Augustinussen played his first years as a striker. He made his [[Danish Superliga]] debut for AaB in April 2000. He was a successful striker in his youth years, but had difficulty finding his goalscoring form as a senior. As he only managed to score 11 goals in his first three-and-a-half years as a senior, Augustinussen was stamped by a media pundit as being "not the fastest moped on the dockside" ("''ikke den hurtigste knallert på havnen''") in August 2003,<ref>Michael Ravn, "Augustinussen svarede igen med hattrick", Onside.dk, August 14, 2003.</ref><ref name="ekstrabladet"/> and did not look like cutting it at the highest sporting level of [[Football in Denmark|Danish football]].


However, Augustinussen was moved back to the centre midfield by new AaB coach [[Erik Hamren]], where he established himself as a consistent part of the starting line-up.<ref name="ekstrabladet">Bjarne Nielsen, "Der er knald på Augu", [[Ekstra Bladet]], March 19, 2005</ref> He suffered a knee injury in October 2006, but returned to the AaB side in August 2007, and helped the team win the [[Danish Superliga 2007-08|2007–08 Superliga]] championship. He was named team captain from the beginning of the 2008–09 season, and led AaB in the [[2008-09 UEFA Champions League]] tournament. In total, he played 283 games and scored 36 goals for AaB, including 223 games and 29 goals in the Superliga until May 2009.
However, Augustinussen was moved back to the centre midfield by new AaB coach [[Erik Hamren]], where he established himself as a consistent part of the starting line-up.<ref name="ekstrabladet">Bjarne Nielsen, "Der er knald på Augu", [[Ekstra Bladet]], March 19, 2005</ref> He suffered a knee injury in October 2006, but returned to the AaB side in August 2007, and helped the team win the [[Danish Superliga 2007-08|2007–08 Superliga]] championship. He was named team captain from the beginning of the 2008–09 season, and led AaB in the [[2008-09 UEFA Champions League]] tournament. In total, he played 283 games and scored 36 goals for AaB, including 223 games and 29 goals in the Superliga until May 2009.


In April 2009, he signed a three-year contract with [[Austria]]n club [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]], effective from July 2009. After one-and-a-half year in Salzburg, Augustinussen was released from Salzburg of his own will.<ref>http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Augo-Salzburg-ville-beholde-mig</ref>
In April 2009, he signed a three-year contract with [[Austria]]n club [[FC Red Bull Salzburg]], effective from July 2009. After one-and-a-half year in Salzburg, Augustinussen was released from Salzburg of his own will.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Augo-Salzburg-ville-beholde-mig|title=Augo: Salzburg ville beholde mig}}</ref>


On 30 January 2011 AaB announced that they had signed Augustinussen on a three-year contract.<ref>http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=A14A6EC7-15A6-4D99-9318-B632447210B5</ref>
On 30 January 2011 AaB announced that they had signed Augustinussen on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=A14A6EC7-15A6-4D99-9318-B632447210B5 |title=- AaB A/S |accessdate=2011-01-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308091129/http://www.aabsport.dk/B02F4995-D1D5-46F6-A65B-4C8D024B2652.W5Doc?id=A14A6EC7-15A6-4D99-9318-B632447210B5 |archivedate=2012-03-08 }}</ref>

Three years later in the [[2013-14 Danish Superliga|2013-14 Danish Superliga season]], Augustinussen and AaB won "The Double". It was the first time ever, that the club won the league and captured the [[Danish Cup]] as well. Augustinussen was captain in the historical season.

==Coaching career==
===AaB===
On 17 March 2016 it was announced that Augustinussen would retire in the summer of 2016. He would continue in AaB as assistant coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/aab-ikon-stopper-karrieren-til-sommer/|title = AaB-ikon stopper karrieren til sommer}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
Augustinussen started his international career with the Under-19 national selection. He was capped 20 times for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Danish under-21 national team]], with five goals the result.
Augustinussen started his international career with the Under-19 national selection. He was capped 20 times for the [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Danish under-21 national team]], with five goals the result.


In June 2008, he made his debut for the senior [[Denmark national football team]] in a [[friendly match]] 1–1 draw with [[Poland national football team|Poland]], coming on as a substitute to replace [[Christian Poulsen]] in the 77th minute. He played his second national team game in June 2009, replacing Christian Poulsen in the 71st minute of 1–0 win against [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] tournament.
In June 2008, he made his debut for the senior [[Denmark national football team]] in a [[friendly match]] 1–1 draw with [[Poland national football team|Poland]], coming on as a substitute to replace [[Christian Poulsen]] in the 77th minute. He played his second national team game in June 2009, replacing Christian Poulsen in the 71st minute of 1–0 win against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] tournament.


==Honours==
==Honours==


=== Club ===
=== Playing career ===
;AaB
;AaB
*[[Danish Superliga]] (2) [[2007-08 Danish Superliga|2007–08]], [[2013-14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
*[[Danish Superliga]] (2) [[2007-08 Danish Superliga|2007–08]], [[2013-14 Danish Superliga|2013–14]]
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{DBU player|4248}}
*[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=4248 Danish national team profile]
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*[https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10080 Thomas Augustinussen] official [[Danish Superliga]] statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
*[http://fodbold.aabsport.dk/spillergalleri/spiller/thomas-augustinussen.aspx AaB profile]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715074548/http://fodbold.aabsport.dk/spillergalleri/spiller/thomas-augustinussen.aspx |date=dmy |title=AaB profile }}
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*[http://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=10080 Danish Superliga statistics]
*[http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=4&CPID=8&pStr=Player&PLID=47563&TEID=264 Guardian Football Teams]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002014519/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=4&CPID=8&pStr=Player&PLID=47563&TEID=264 |date=dmy |title=Guardian Football Teams }}


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Latest revision as of 03:09, 9 November 2024

Thomas Augustinussen
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-03-20) 20 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Svendborg, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1986–1994 Aabybro IF
1994–2000 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2009 AaB 223 (29)
2009–2011 Red Bull Salzburg 21 (0)
2011–2016 AaB 117 (7)
International career
1998–1999 Denmark U-19 8 (2)
2002 Denmark U-20 5 (1)
2000–2003 Denmark U-21 20 (5)
2008–2009 Denmark 2 (0)
2006–2008 Denmark League XI 5 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2019 AaB (assistant)
2020 AaB (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 December 2015

Thomas Augustinussen (born 20 March 1981) is a retired Danish professional footballer. He began his career as a striker, but moved gradually into the holding midfielder position. He made his senior debut with AaB, with whom he played 420 games and won the 2008 and 2014 Danish Superliga championship. He retired in the Summer of 2016 and became assistant coach in AaB. He has been capped twice for the Denmark national football team.

Club career

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Augustinussen started his career with AaB. Due to his height of 192 cm and good speed, Augustinussen played his first years as a striker. He made his Danish Superliga debut for AaB in April 2000. He was a successful striker in his youth years, but had difficulty finding his goalscoring form as a senior. As he only managed to score 11 goals in his first three-and-a-half years as a senior, Augustinussen was stamped by a media pundit as being "not the fastest moped on the dockside" ("ikke den hurtigste knallert på havnen") in August 2003,[1][2] and did not look like cutting it at the highest sporting level of Danish football.

However, Augustinussen was moved back to the centre midfield by new AaB coach Erik Hamren, where he established himself as a consistent part of the starting line-up.[2] He suffered a knee injury in October 2006, but returned to the AaB side in August 2007, and helped the team win the 2007–08 Superliga championship. He was named team captain from the beginning of the 2008–09 season, and led AaB in the 2008-09 UEFA Champions League tournament. In total, he played 283 games and scored 36 goals for AaB, including 223 games and 29 goals in the Superliga until May 2009.

In April 2009, he signed a three-year contract with Austrian club FC Red Bull Salzburg, effective from July 2009. After one-and-a-half year in Salzburg, Augustinussen was released from Salzburg of his own will.[3]

On 30 January 2011 AaB announced that they had signed Augustinussen on a three-year contract.[4]

Three years later in the 2013-14 Danish Superliga season, Augustinussen and AaB won "The Double". It was the first time ever, that the club won the league and captured the Danish Cup as well. Augustinussen was captain in the historical season.

Coaching career

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AaB

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On 17 March 2016 it was announced that Augustinussen would retire in the summer of 2016. He would continue in AaB as assistant coach.[5]

International career

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Augustinussen started his international career with the Under-19 national selection. He was capped 20 times for the Danish under-21 national team, with five goals the result.

In June 2008, he made his debut for the senior Denmark national football team in a friendly match 1–1 draw with Poland, coming on as a substitute to replace Christian Poulsen in the 77th minute. He played his second national team game in June 2009, replacing Christian Poulsen in the 71st minute of 1–0 win against Sweden in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament.

Honours

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Playing career

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AaB
Red Bull Salzburg

Individual

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Augustinussen.

References

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  1. ^ Michael Ravn, "Augustinussen svarede igen med hattrick", Onside.dk, August 14, 2003.
  2. ^ a b Bjarne Nielsen, "Der er knald på Augu", Ekstra Bladet, March 19, 2005
  3. ^ "Augo: Salzburg ville beholde mig".
  4. ^ "- AaB A/S". Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  5. ^ "AaB-ikon stopper karrieren til sommer".
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Sporting positions
Preceded by AaB captain
2008–2009 		Succeeded by
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