Jens Rinke

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Jens Rinke
Personal information
Full name Jens Rinke Kristensen
Date of birth (1990-04-16) 16 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Haderslev, Denmark [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sønderjyske (goalkeeping coach)
Youth career
–2009 Midtjylland
2009 Sønderjyske
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Kolding FC 35 (0)
2011–2013 Fredericia 31 (0)
2013–2014 Vestsjælland 0 (0)
2014–2016 Sønderjyske 1 (0)
2016–2017 Silkeborg 3 (0)
2017–2020 Kolding 115 (0)
Total185(0)
International career
2009 Denmark U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jens Rinke Kristensen (born 16 April 1990) is a Danish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Haderslev, Rinke was part of the Midtjylland youth academy, and participated in a trial practice with English Premier League club Everton at age 15. [1] In July 2009, he trialled with AC Horsens but did not manage to secure a contract. [3]

On 1 February 2010, Rinke signed his first senior contract with Kolding FC in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. [4] A year later, on 22 March 2011, he was signed by Fredericia on a contract lasting until the end of the season, after becoming a free agent in Kolding. [5] He established himself as a starter at the club and extended his contract shortly after. [6]

Rinke would later also play for Vestsjælland, SønderjyskE, Silkeborg and Kolding IF. [7] [8] [9] On 1 February 2020, Rinke was released by Kolding IF. [10]

Coaching career

In January 2021, Rinke was hired as an academy goalkeeper coach for his former club SønderjyskE. [11] In March 2022, after Toivo Vadum's departure, Rinke was promoted to the club's Danish Superliga team, where he was to serve as goalkeeping coach. [12]

In the summer of 2024, Rinke extended his contract until June 2027. [13]

International career

He gained one cap for the Denmark under-20 team. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "FCM-talenter i Evertons søgelys". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Avnesø, Birgitte (7 August 2013). "Rinke er for lille til Tyskland". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Vilster, Michael (6 July 2009). "Kébé, Rinke og Gaarde afvist i Horsens". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (1 February 2010). "Rinke på kontrakt i Kolding". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (22 March 2011). "Fredericia kaprer Kolding-keeper". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (10 May 2011). "Rinke klar på Fredericia-fremtid". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Jens Rinke at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Rinke forlader SE med varme anbefalinger" (in Danish). Bold. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Jens Rinke fortsætter i Kolding IF‚ bold.dk, 26 July 2017
  10. ↑ Schmidt, Martin (1 February 2020). "Kolding-keeper ophæver: Uenighed om årsag". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  11. ↑ SønderjyskE tilknytter Habekost og Rinke, bold.dk, 18 January 2021
  12. ↑ Rinke bliver målmandstræner for 3F Superligaholdet i foråret, soenderjyske.dk, 30 March 2022
  13. ↑ Jens Rinke forlænger sin kontrakt i Sønderjyske Fodbold, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 13 June 2024
  14. ↑ Jens Rinke national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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