Christian Poulsen

Christian Poulsen is my kind of footballer, the unglamorous defensive midfielder who does the work nobody sings about. From Holbæk in Denmark he became a genuine European journeyman, lifting the Danish title with Copenhagen, a German cup with Schalke, and the UEFA Cup with Sevilla. That trophy spread across three leagues tells you he was trusted everywhere he went. I value the shield in front of a back line more than most, because a good one buys a whole team time and calm. His shift into coaching feels natural; reading the game from deep midfield is its own apprenticeship, and Poulsen clearly served it.

Name (English)

Christian Poulsen

Name (Japanese)

クリスティアン・ポウルセン

Reading

くりすてぃあん・ぽうるせん

Born

February 28, 1980 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

Origin

Asnæs, Denmark

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

• Official sitehttps://www.christianpoulsen.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian%20Poulsen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q204141

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-24

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