UEFA Champions League 2004-05 player's profile

One of PSV Eindhoven's promising crop of Danish talent, the shaven-headed Kasper Bøgelund is a wing-back of notable speed and skill.

National team
Bøgelund broke into the Denmark side against Saudi Arabia in February 2002. His cool displays were enough to book a place on the plane for the FIFA World Cup finals in Korea/Japan, where he appeared twice as a substitute, including the 3-0 second-round defeat by England. Despite being plagued by injury, Bøgelund made it to UEFA EURO 2004™ and after missing the first two group games, made two appearances including the 3-0 quarter-final defeat by Czech Republic.

Club
Bøgelund played for his hometown club, Odense BK, prior to joining PSV Eindhoven for the 1999/00 season. After only playing five games in his first two campaigns, he made 24 league appearances during his breakthrough year of 2001/02 and was a model of consistency in Europe, playing in all six of their UEFA Cup ties. Bøgelund played a major role in PSV's 2003 title triumph, appearing 20 times. The Dane's season was thought to be over in March after he tore cruciate ligaments in a 2-0 victory over AFC Ajax but showed his battling qualities to return for the crucial final three matches.

2003/04: Made just 15 league appearances and played only twice in the Champions League in a season beset by injury, including a groin strain in September, concussion in December, calf problem in January and a hamstring tear in April.

Did you know?
Bøgelund would have scored for Denmark against England at Korea/Japan, only for team-mate Jon Dahl Tomasson to inadvertently clear off the line when a goal seemed certain.

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UEFA EURO 2004™ player's profile

One of PSV Eindhoven's promising crop of Danish talent, the shaven-headed Kasper Bøgelund is a wing-back of notable speed and skill.

National team
Bøgelund broke into the Denmark side against Saudi Arabia in February 2002. His cool displays were enough to book a place on the plane for the FIFA World Cup finals in Korea/Japan, where he appeared twice as a substitute, including the 3-0 second-round defeat by England. Having travelled to the finals at the age of 21, Bøgelund is expected to assume an essential role within the framework of the national squad.

UEFA EURO 2004™ qualifying
Was on the bench twice, for both games against Norway, and played two complete matches, both 2-0 defeats of Luxembourg, as Denmark won Group 2.

Club
Bøgelund played for his hometown club, Odense BK, prior to joining PSV Eindhoven for the 1999/00 season. After only playing five games in his first two campaigns, he made 24 league appearances during his breakthrough year of 2001/02 and was a model of consistency in Europe, playing in all six of their UEFA Cup ties. Bøgelund played a major role in PSV's 2003 title triumph, appearing 20 times. The Dane's season was thought to be over in March after he tore cruciate ligaments in a 2-0 victory over AFC Ajax but showed his battling qualities to return for the crucial final three matches.

2003/04: Endured a number of injury problems which limited him to just 15 Eredivisie outings as PSV relinquished their crown to Ajax. The latter of these, a torn hamstring, threatened to keep him out of EURO 2004™.

Did you know?
Bøgelund would have scored for Denmark against England at Korea/Japan, only for team-mate Jon Dahl Tomasson to inadvertently clear off the line when a goal seemed certain.

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