Henrik Risom (born 24 July 1968) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Vejle, Lyngby, Dynamo Dresden, Odense, Silkeborg IF, Stoke City and Aarhus GF.

Henrik Risom
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-07-24) 24 July 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Vildbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Vildbjerg SF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Vejle 110 (10)
1991–1994 Lyngby 89 (11)
1994–1995 Dynamo Dresden 15 (0)
1995–1996 Odense 18 (0)
1996–1997 Silkeborg IF 44 (6)
1998–2000 Vejle 77 (9)
2000–2001 Stoke City 25 (0)
2001–2003 Aarhus GF 56 (6)
Total 434 (43)
International career
1989–1992 Denmark 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Risom was born in Vildbjerg and began his senior career with Vejle. After four years at Vejle where he played over 100 games he moved on to Lyngby. Three years there then saw him spend one and a half season spell with German side Dynamo Dresden where he played in 15 Bundesliga matches. He returned to Danish football with Odense and Silkeborg IF and had two more years with Vejle.[2] He joined English club Stoke City in August 2000 and joined up with a number of Scandinavian players.[2] He played 24 times for Stoke in 2000–01 before returning to Denmark with Aarhus GF with whom he finished his career with.

During his career, Risom played nine matches for the Denmark national team.

Career statistics

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Sources:[3][4]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle 1986 Danish 1st Division 8080
1987 Danish 1st Division 266266
1988 Danish 1st Division 254254
1989 Danish 1st Division 260260
1990 Danish 1st Division 250250
Total 1101011010
Lyngby 1991–92 Danish Superliga 454454
1992–93 Danish Superliga 315315
1993–94 Danish Superliga 133133
Total 89128912
Dynamo Dresden[5] 1993–94 Bundesliga 110110
1994–95 Bundesliga 4040
Total 150150
Odense 1994–95 Danish Superliga 120120
1995–96 Danish Superliga 6060
Total 180180
Silkeborg IF 1995–96 Danish Superliga 143143
1996–97 Danish Superliga 152152
1997–98 Danish Superliga 151151
Total 446446
Vejle 1997–98 Danish Superliga 140140
1998–99 Danish Superliga 314314
1999–2000 Danish Superliga 325325
Total 779779
Stoke City 2000–01 Second Division 250104040340
Aarhus GF 2001–02 Danish Superliga 322322
2002–03 Danish Superliga 244244
Total 566566
Career Total 4344310404044343

International

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Source:[4]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 198940
199040
199210
Total90

Honours

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References

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  1. "Henrik Risom". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  3. Henrik Risom at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. 1 2 Henrik Risom at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. "Henrik Risom" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  6. "Segesta 1-2 Silkeborg". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Silkeborg 0-1 Segesta". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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