Randers Sportsklub Freja

Randers Freja

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Full name	Randers Sportsklub Freja
Nickname(s)	Freja
Founded	1898 (Year of foundation)
Ground	Essex Park Randers, Randers
Ground Capacity	12000
Chairman	Lars Willemoes Knudsen
Manager	Michael Winter
League	Denmark Series
Home colours Away colours

Randers Sportsklub Freja (often abbreviated Randers Freja) is a Danish multi-sport club fielding teams in athletics, handball, table tennis and football.

History

Randers Freja was founded in 1898, and was accepted to JBU in 1907.

The football department went by the name Randers Freja FC in a period during the late 1990s. In 2003, the department merged with five other local football clubs and formed Randers FC. The club's football department still exist, but is now considered the reserve team for Randers FC.

In 2003 the club went into a merger, and is one of the 6 founding clubs to Randers FC.

The handball department became part of Randers HK in 1996.

Colours

Randers Freja's colour is light blue as Randers FC's reserves, however original club colours are white and blue.

Stadium

Randers Freja plays their home matches on Essex Park Randers.

Current squad

As of 20 May 2010

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 01 GK Dennis Godtfredsen 26 DF Jonas Westmark 27 Gian Rasmussen 29 DF Simon Kornø 33 MF Mathias Bersang Sørensen 37 DF Esben Sørensen 38 MF Jacob Lind

No. Position Player 39 MF Mikkel Cramer 42 FW Luca Imperatore Sørensen 44 Gökhan Tokay 45 FW Mikkel Nygaard 46 Rasmus Værum 16 Michael Carlsen

Full squad is available with selection of Randers FC players.

Achievements

• Danish Cup
  • Winner : 3 (1967, 1968, 1973)

• UEFA Cup Winners Cup
  • Quarter finalist: 1968-69

Notable former players

• Listed according to when they debuted for Randers Freja (year or decade in parentheses):

• Preben "Busser" Nielsen (50s)
• Jens Peter Reggelsen (50s)
• René Møller (60s)
• Poul Bilde (60s)
• Carsten Brandenborg (70s)
• Leif Raaby (70s)
• Jørgen Rasmussen (70s)
• Helge Vonsyld (70s)
• Erik Sørensen (70s)
• Steen Danielsen (70s)
• Per Røntved (1979)
• Lars Elstrup (1981)
• Morten Bisgaard (1991)
• Jesper Thygesen (youth)
• Thomas Gaardsøe (youth)
• Michael Gravgaard (1996)

External links

• Randers Freja - official site
• Randers FC - official site