 Rasmussen playing forBrøndby IF in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Schultz Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-04-16)16 April 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left wingback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Boldklubben Dalgas | ||
| 1984–1995 | KB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Glostrup FK | 15 | (14) |
| 1996–1999 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Skjold Birkerød | 15 | (7) |
| 2000–2003 | Farum | 94 | (12) |
| 2003 | FC Nordsjælland | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Hansa Rostock | 62 | (7) |
| 2005–2011 | Brøndby IF | 139 | (13) |
| 2012–2013 | Lyngby BK | 35 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2003–2008 | Denmark | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013 | Taastrup FC (women)[1] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Schultz Rasmussen (born 16 April 1977) is a Danish former professionalfootballer who played as aleft wingback. He played eight games for theDenmark national team, both as wingback andattacking midfielder.
Born inFrederiksberg inCopenhagen,[2] Rasmussen started his career in minor Danish clubGlostrup IF 32. He debuted on the Danish under-19 national team in July 1996, and moved abroad to play forK. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. He returned to Denmark to play for an amateur club inBirkerød. When he got married in 1998, Rasmussen took his wife's last name, naming himself Thomas Schultz.[citation needed]
In 2000, Schultz made his debut forFarum B.K. in theDanish 1st Division. He helped Farum win promotion for the top-flight Danish Superliga in 2002. During the2002–03 Danish Superliga season, Schultz played 31 of 33 league games, scoring five league goals. He made his debut for the Danish national team in April 2003. In the summer 2003, Schultz moved to Germany, to play forHansa Rostock in the top-flightBundesliga. At Rostock, he joined fellow DaneKim Madsen. In August 2003, Schultz changed his name back to Rasmussen, at the initiative of Hansa Rostock. He had never legally changed his last name, and Rostock wanted him to use the name on hisbirth certificate; Thomas Rasmussen.[3]
In his first season at Rostock, Rasmussen played 28 of 34 league games and scored three goals, helping Rostock finish in ninth place. He was called up for the Danish national team once more, and played his second national team game in April 2004. In the2004–05 Bundesliga season, Rasmussen played 31 league games and scored four goals, but Rostock finished in 17th place, and wasrelegated to the2. Bundesliga. Having played two 2. Bundesliga games for Rostock, Rasmussen returned to Denmark in August 2005, to play for defending Danish Superliga champions Brøndby IF.[citation needed]