| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jacob Thaysen-Laursen | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 | Vejle | 67 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Silkesborg | 125 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Derby County | 137 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Copenhagen | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Leicester City | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Wolves (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → AGF (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Rapid Wien | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Vejle | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Fredericia | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 439 | (17) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Denmark U21 | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Denmark | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Jacob Thaysen-Laursen (born 6 October 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Laursen most notably played for English club Derby County and won the Danish Superliga championship with Silkesborg and Copenhagen. He gained 25 caps for the Denmark national team, with whom he won the 1995 King Fahd Cup and participated in the 1996 European Championship and 1998 FIFA World Cup tournaments.