Jesper Grønkjær

Who is Jesper Grønkjær?

Jesper Grønkjær is a former Danish professional football player.

A pacey winger, he was able to play on the right or left wing and as a second striker. Grønkjær played a total 400 league games for a number of European clubs, most notably winning the 1999 Dutch Cup with Ajax Amsterdam and playing more than 100 games for English club Chelsea. He ended his career with FC Copenhagen, winning four Danish Superliga titles with the club.

Grønkjær was capped 80 times for the Danish national team from 1999 to 2010, scoring five goals. He played for his country at the World Cup in 2002 and the 2010, as well as two European Championship tournaments. He was named 1995 Danish Under-19 Player of the Year.