Jesper Christiansen (footballer, born 1978)

Jesper Christiansen
Personal information
Full name Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen
Date of birth (1978-04-24) 24 April 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Nykøbing (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
Borup IF
Ringsted IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Roskilde 0 (0)
1998 Ølstykke 4 (0)
1999–2000 OB 12 (0)
2000–2003 Rangers 3 (0)
2002Vejle (loan) 14 (0)
2002–2003Wolfsburg (loan) 0 (0)
2004–2005 Viborg 46 (0)
2005–2010 Copenhagen 210 (0)
2010–2012 Elfsborg 26 (0)
2012–2014 OB 16 (0)
2014–2016 Vendsyssel 60 (0)
2016–2017 Vendsyssel 26 (0)
2017–2018 AB 1 (0)
2019 Viborg 0 (0)
2022 Vejby/Tisvilde
Total 348 (0)
International career
1998–1999 Denmark U21 5 (0)
2002–2010 Denmark 11 (0)
Managerial career
2017–2018 AB (player-assistant)
2021 Fremad Amager (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesper Ringsborg Christiansen (born 24 April 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

He has previously played for Danish Superliga clubs OB, Vejle, Viborg and Copenhagen, winning four Superliga championships and two Danish Cup trophies with Copenhagen. He has also played for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and Swedish club Elfsborg.

Christiansen was named the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year. He has played 11 games for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the 2002 and 2010 FIFA World Cup tournaments as an unused understudy of Thomas Sørensen.