Christian Offenberg

Christian Offenberg (born 30 November 1987) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Ishøj IF. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.

Christian Offenberg
Personal information
Full name Christian Offenberg
Date of birth (1987-11-30) 30 November 1987
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ishøj
Youth career
0000–2005 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Køge Boldklub
2011–2015 SC Egedal
2015 Avarta
2016 HIK
2016–2019 Avarta 79 (34)
2019– Ishøj
National team‡
2018 Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:03, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

Club career

Offenberg retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[1] A week later he announced, that he would not retire fully, but would continue at a club in the lower leagues. The club was Ishøj IF in the Denmark Series.[2]

International career
Main article: 2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match

In September 2018, the Danish Football Association and players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the Denmark national team prior to a friendly against Slovakia and their opening UEFA Nations League match against Wales.[3] However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement.[4] Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach John Jensen to avoid punishment from UEFA for cancelling the matches.[5][6][7] The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with futsal players from the Denmark national futsal team.[8][9]

On 4 September 2018, Offenberg was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad.[10] The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against Slovakia. He was the captain of the team and played the entire match, which finished as a 0–3 away loss.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of 5 September 2018
Denmark
YearAppsGoals
201810
Total10

References
  1. Landsholdsanfører Offenberg stiller støvlerne, bold.dk, 21 June 2019
  2. Offenberg afviser karrierestop: Fortsætter i DS, bold.dk, 28 June 2019
  3. "John Jensen takes charge of Denmark as row over players' rights goes on". The Guardian. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. "Could Denmark cancel international matches over player contract row?". The Local dk. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. "Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute". BBC. 4 September 2018.
  6. "Denmark to field futsal players against Wales due to dispute". The Irish Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. Wilson, Jeremy (4 September 2018). "Futsal players, amateurs and an ex-Arsenal midfielder in temporary charge – a bitter contract dispute has decimated Denmark's team to face Wales". The Telegraph.
  8. "Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute". BBC. 4 September 2018.
  9. Glendenning, Barry (4 September 2018). "Something is rotten in the state of Danish football". The Guardian.
  10. "Truppen til kampen mod Slovakiet" [The squad for the match against Slovakia]. DBU.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. "Friendlies: Slovakia–Denmark". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.


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