Henrik Mortensen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Henrik Mortensen

Danish footballer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1968

Place of Birth: Odder, Central Denmark Region, Denmark

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Denmark

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Henrik Mortensen

  • Henrik Ejegod Mortensen (born 12 February 1968 in Odder, Denmark) is a former professional footballer. Mortensen was a striker who played for Aarhus Gymnastikforening, Anderlecht, and Norwich City.
  • During his early career, he was voted Danish young player of the year and was capped by Denmark under-21s.
  • After moving to Anderlecht he won a Belgian championship medal and played in both the European Cup and European cup-winners cup. Dave Stringer signed him for Norwich for a fee of £350,000 shortly after the start of the 1989-90 season.
  • The move generated considerable interest among Norwich supporters, and a large crowd saw him mark his debut for the club's reserves at Carrow Road by scoring a spectacular overhead kick.
  • Mortensen scored on his first team debut in a Zenith Data Systems Cup match against Brighton but was unable to maintain his impressive start.
  • An injury forced him to retire from the English game in 1991.
  • He returned to Aarhus, where he won a Danish Cup winners medal in 1996.

Read more at Wikipedia