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My Take
Jonas Knudsen is my kind of footballer: a defender who turned an unglamorous skill into a genuine weapon. His long throws, compared back home in Denmark to Rory Delap's, mean he could manufacture danger with nothing but his own arms, a quietly terrifying asset on set pieces. From Esbjerg fB, where he sharpened his game from 2009, to a move to Ipswich Town in 2015, his path reads as steady and earned rather than meteoric. Now stepping into coaching, he seems poised to pass on that hard-won, no-nonsense craft. I admire players who win matches through ingenuity rather than flash.
Overview
Jonas Hjort Knudsen (born 16 September 1992) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Esbjerg fB from 2009 before signing with Ipswich Town in 2015. He is known for his long throws and in Denmark his throws have been compared to Rory Delap's.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonas Knudsen
- Name (Japanese)
- ヨナス・クヌドセン
- Reading
- よなす・くぬどせん
- Born
- September 16, 1992 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Esbjerg, Denmark
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 185 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Denmark →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.