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Denmark

A statistical overview of Denmark's football profile, combining major-tournament history with the legends represented in the database.

Explore 37 legends Related All-Time Team

World titles: 0
Continental titles: 1
Tournament entries: 16
Legends tracked: 37

Capital: Copenhagen
Population: 5.9M
Coach profiles: None rated
Database OVR: 85 avg.

Database leaders

Highest-rated legends

Ordered by Legends Database OVR. Players with the same rating share the same rank.

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Database profile

What the national pool looks like

Aggregate ratings describe the legends currently represented in Legends Database, not the entire history of the national team.

Legends tracked: 37
Average OVR: 85
Peak OVR: 90
Average height: 182 cm
Average speed: 80
Average first touch: 79

Composition

Position distribution

37 total

Goalkeepers3 · 8%

Defenders12 · 32%

Midfielders11 · 30%

Attackers11 · 30%

Player traits

Preferred foot

Unknown values included

Left: 924%
Right: 2876%
Unknown: 00%

Percentages use the full rated national pool, so missing foot data remains visible.

Historical distribution

Legends by era

Largest DB generation: 1980s

1950s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Era is the primary decade assigned to each player profile; it is not a count of national-team appearances per decade.

Individual records

Leaders inside the database

Every record below is calculated from the rated legends currently available for this nation.

Highest OVRSchmeichel, Peter90 OVRDatabase rating

National-team scorerTomasson, Jon Dahl52 goals112 caps

Most national capsKjær, Simon132 capsAmong tracked legends

Best goal ratioMadsen, Ole0.84 / gameMinimum 10 caps

Highest speed scoreRommedahl, Dennis93 SPDPace + acceleration

Highest strengthSchmeichel, Peter94 STRDatabase attribute

Best first touchLaudrup, Michael95 FTRTechnical attribute

Largest generation1980s10 legendsPrimary player era

National-team record

Major tournament record

Combined World Cup and continental championship final-tournament record. Qualifying matches and friendlies are excluded.

Matches56

Win rate30.4%

Goal difference-6

Won: 1730%
Drawn: 1527%
Lost: 2443%

Goals for: 76
Goals against: 82
World Cup: 6appearances
Continental: 10appearances

Football identity

Defining themes

The database characterises Denmark's football tradition through these recurring themes.

collective organization
tactical intelligence
technical efficiency
solidness
high tempo

Football footprint

National context

Largest stadium: Parken Stadium
Confederation: UEFA
Capital: Copenhagen

Player index

Explore every Denmark legend

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