 Sand in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1991 | Hadsund BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Hadsund BK | 17 | (7) |
| 1992–1999 | Brøndby IF | 135 | (69) |
| 1999–2006 | Schalke 04 | 214 | (73) |
| Total | 366 | (149) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2004 | Denmark | 66 | (22) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Denmark (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ebbe Sand (Danish pronunciation: [ˈepə ˈsænˀ]; born 19 July 1972) is a former professional footballer from Denmark who played as a forward for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2001, and won the DFB-Pokal in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke. On the international stage, he played for the Denmark national team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2000 and 2004 European Championships. At the 1998 World Cup, he scored the fastest-ever World Cup goal by a substitute – 16 seconds after entering the match.
In all, he was selected 66 times for the Danish national team and scored 22 goals, from his debut in 1998 until he decided to focus on playing for Schalke in 2004. When his contract with Schalke ran out in summer 2006, he moved back to Denmark to become head talent scout at Silkeborg IF. At his retirement in 2006, he was granted a testimonial match between the Danish national team and his former Danish club Brøndby IF.