Henrik Risom

Henrik Risom (born 24 July 1968) is a former Danish footballer who played as a midfielder for Vejle, Lyngby, Dynamo Dresden, Odense, Silkeborg IF, Stoke City and Aarhus GF.

Henrik Risom

Personal information
Full name	Henrik Risom
Date of birth	24 July 1968
Place of birth	Vildbjerg, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1984	Vildbjerg SF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1990	Vejle	110	(10)
1991–1994	Lyngby	89	(11)
1994–1995	Dynamo Dresden	15	(0)
1995–1996	Odense	18	(0)
1996–1997	Silkeborg IF	44	(6)
1998–2000	Vejle	77	(9)
2000–2001	Stoke City	25	(0)
2001–2003	Aarhus GF	56	(6)
Total		434	(43)
National team
1989–1992	Denmark	9	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Risom was born in Vildbjerg and began his career with Vejle. After four years at Vejle where he played over 100 games he moved on to Lyngby. Three years there then saw him spend one and a half season spell with German side Dynamo Dresden where he played in 15 Bundesliga matches. He returned to Danish football with Odense and Silkeborg IF and had two more years with Vejle.[2] He joined English club Stoke City in August 2000 and joined up with a number of Scandinavian players.[2] He played 24 times for Stoke in 2000–01 before returning to Denmark with Aarhus GF with whom he finished his career with.

During his career, Risom played nine matches for the Denmark national team.

Career statistics

Sources:[3][4]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vejle	1986	Danish 1st Division	8	0	—		—		—		8	0
	1987	Danish 1st Division	26	6	—		—		—		26	6
	1988	Danish 1st Division	25	4	—		—		—		25	4
	1989	Danish 1st Division	26	0	—		—		—		26	0
	1990	Danish 1st Division	25	0	—		—		—		25	0
	Total		110	10	—		—		—		110	10
Lyngby	1991–92	Danish Superliga	45	4	—		—		—		45	4
	1992–93	Danish Superliga	31	5	—		—		—		31	5
	1993–94	Danish Superliga	13	3	—		—		—		13	3
	Total		89	12	—		—		—		89	12
Dynamo Dresden[5]	1993–94	Bundesliga	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
	1994–95	Bundesliga	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		15	0	—		—		—		15	0
Odense	1994–95	Danish Superliga	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	1995–96	Danish Superliga	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		18	0	—		—		—		18	0
Silkeborg IF	1995–96	Danish Superliga	14	3	—		—		—		14	3
	1996–97	Danish Superliga	15	2	—		—		—		15	2
	1997–98	Danish Superliga	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	Total		44	6	—		—		—		44	6
Vejle	1997–98	Danish Superliga	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	1998–99	Danish Superliga	31	4	—		—		—		31	4
	1999–2000	Danish Superliga	32	5	—		—		—		32	5
	Total		77	9	—		—		—		77	9
Stoke City	2000–01	Second Division	25	0	1	0	4	0	4	0	34	0
Aarhus GF	2001–02	Danish Superliga	32	2	—		—		—		32	2
	2002–03	Danish Superliga	24	4	—		—		—		24	4
	Total		56	6	—		—		—		56	6
Career Total			434	43	1	0	4	0	4	0	443	43

International

Source:[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	1989	4	0
	1990	4	0
	1992	1	0
Total		9	0

References

1. "Henrik Risom". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
2. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
3. Henrik Risom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
4. Henrik Risom at National-Football-Teams.com
5. "Henrik Risom" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 5 May 2013.

External links

• Henrik Risom at National-Football-Teams.com