 Agger with Denmark at UEFA Euro 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Munthe Agger[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hvidovre, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Denmark (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1996 | Rosenhøj BK | ||
| 1996–2004 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Brøndby | 34 | (5) |
| 2006–2014 | Liverpool | 175 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Brøndby | 43 | (2) |
| Total | 252 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (3) |
| 2005–2016 | Denmark | 75 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021–2023 | HB Køge | ||
| 2024– | Denmark (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Munthe Agger (Danish: [ˈtɛˀniəl ˈɑkɐ]; born 12 December 1984) is a Danish professional football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of the Danish national football team. As a player, he played as a centre-back for Brøndby and Liverpool and captained the Denmark national team. Agger was described as "a fine reader of the game, comfortable on the ball and blessed with a ferocious shot".[4] He was the 2007 and 2012 Danish Football Player of the Year.
He started his senior career with Brøndby in July 2004, winning the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup, before moving to Liverpool in January 2006. He made 175 Premier League appearances for the club (232 total) and won the League Cup and Community Shield. Agger returned to Brøndby for personal reasons in August 2014, and retired two years later at the age of 31.
A full international since 2005, Agger earned 75 caps and scored 11 goals for Denmark. He represented the nation at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, captaining his country at the latter.
- ^ "UCL Booking List 2006/2007" (PDF). UEFA. 12 April 2007. p. 1. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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