Jakob Hjorth

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Jakob Hjorth
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-19) 19 September 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Hobro (U23 manager)
Youth career
Vester Hassing GF [1]
AaB [1]
Aalborg Freja [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Lindholm
2015–2016 Jammerbugt
2016–2021 Vendsyssel 71 (5)
2021–2022 Hobro 9 (0)
Managerial career
2022 Hobro (U23 assistant)
2022– Hobro (U23 manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jakob Hjorth (born 19 September 1994) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

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Career

Early years and Vendsyssel

Hjorth moved to Jammerbugt FC from Lindholm IF in January 2015, where head coach Bo Zinck described him as "strong, but also technically capable". [2] He quickly developed into a starter for the club, and was signed on a three-year contract by second-tier Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF on 20 June 2016. [3] There, he became part of the team which reached promotion to the top-tier Danish Superliga in the 2017–18 season. [4] He subsequently signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2021, after having made 24 league appearances that season. [5]

Hjorth scored in his debut in the Superliga in a 3–2 win over OB. In his third appearance at the highest level, Hjorth suffered a concussion against Nordsjælland, which sidelined him for several months. [6] He made his comeback in March 2019, [7] having also suffered a series of shoulder injuries. [8]

After Vendsyssel relegated after only one season at the highest level, Hjorth started playing more, and headed home the equalising 1–1 goal against Fredericia on 18 October 2020, after an assist by Mikkel Wohlgemuth, who himself had been sidelined by injury for more than a year. [9]

Hobro

After Skive-manager Martin Thomsen was appointed manager at Hobro IK, effective from 1 July 2021, Hjorth also joined Hobro on a two-year deal, confirming the deal on 23 June 2021. [10] On 29 May 2022, Hjorth announced his retirement from football at age 27 due to a knee injury. [11]

Managerial career

Hjorth was assistant coach for the U23 team in spring 2022 and on 11 July 2022 Hobro IK confirmed, that Hjorth now had been appointed manager of the U-23 team. [12]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jakob Hjort til Jammerbugt FC fra Lindholm IF". Jammerbugt FC (in Danish). 22 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (24 December 2014). "Fire nye i Jammerbugt". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. ↑ Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (20 June 2016). "Vendsyssel opruster i forsvaret". bold.dk (in Danish).
  4. ↑ "Fra hyggebold til Superliga: Ung nordjyde har taget hele turen". TV2 Nord (in Danish). 28 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Hune, Magnus Jensing (13 June 2018). "Vendsyssel forlænger med Jakob Hjorth". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. ↑ Sand, Jonas (9 January 2019). "Superliga-spiller fik hjernerystelse - nu kæmper han sit livs hårdeste kamp - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  7. ↑ Dehn, Anders (8 March 2019). "Vendsyssel-spiller klar til comeback efter otte måneders pause". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. ↑ Jensen, Claus (21 April 2019). "Efter hovedskade og skæv skulder: Vendsyssel-forsvarer klar igen". nordjyske.dk (in Danish).
  9. ↑ Olsson, Søren (21 October 2020). "Mere spilletid end længe: Jakob Hjorth er endelig helt fit". nordjyske.dk (in Danish).
  10. ↑ "Hobro IK henter forsvarsspiller – NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Jakob Hjorth indstiller karrieren - NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  12. ↑ JAKOB HJORTH NY U23-TRÆNER I HOBRO IK, hobroik.dk, 11 July 2022
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