This list of Denmark international footballers contains football players who have played for the Denmark national football team, listed according to their number of caps. As more than 750 players have played for the team since it started officially registering its players in 1908, only players with 25 or more official caps are included. Goalkeeper Sophus Hansen was the first Dane to reach 25 caps, doing so on June 5, 1919. Since then, more than 120 Danish footballers have reached 25 caps for the Danish national team.
Midfielder Christian Eriksen is Denmark's most capped men's player with 137 appearances.Goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel (129 caps) is the third most capped Danish men's footballer of all time, and the first Dane to reach 125 caps. He represented Denmark in four European Championships and the 1998 World Cup. He was on the 1992 European Championship winning team and was named World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year in 1992 and 1993.Forward Jon Dahl Tomasson (112 caps) is the top goalscorer for the Danish men's team with 52 goals (joint with Poul "Tist" Nielsen). He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 European Championship with a combined seven goals in eight games. He played in a total four international tournaments.Midfielder Michael Laudrup (104 caps) is officially named the best Danish footballer of all time by the Danish Football Association.[1] He represented Denmark in three European Championships, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and was the first Dane to have played two World Cups. He started his national team career as a forward, but eventually settled as a midfielder.Defender Morten Olsen (102 caps) is the first Dane to reach 100 caps and set a record of 50 games as team captain. He represented Denmark at the 1986 World Cup and two European Championships. He later became national team manager and is the only person in football to reach 100 international caps as both player and manager.Forward Brian Laudrup (82 caps) was in the winning team at the 1992 European Championship and 1995 Confederations Cup. He was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1996 European Championship with three goals in three games and also played at the 1998 World Cup. He won a record four Danish Footballer of the Year awards.Forward Preben Elkjær (69 caps) was the Danish top goalscorer at the 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup with a combined six goals in eight games, and was named the third most outstanding player of that World Cup. He also represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championships.Midfielder John "Faxe" Jensen (69 caps) was part of the 1992 European Championship winning team, and scored the first goal in the final. He represented Denmark in three European Championships.Forward Ebbe Sand (66 caps) scored the fastest World Cup goal by a substitute (16 seconds) at the 1998 World Cup. He represented Denmark in two World Cups and two European Championships.Forward Allan Simonsen (55 caps) is the first (and only) Dane to be named European Footballer of the Year. He played in all three major international tournaments; the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup.
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