1. Christian Poulsen represented Denmark at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2004 European Championship international tournaments.
22 Facts About Christian Poulsen
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Christian Poulsen took a commanding role in the attacking midfield of FCK, following the heart problems of former Norwegian international midfielder Stale Solbakken in March 2001.
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Christian Poulsen's start in Schalke was made easier by the fact that his teammate in the Denmark national team, Ebbe Sand, played for the club.
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Gattuso made gloating taunts, while Christian Poulsen gave him a sarcastic thumbs up, afterwards declaring he found Gattuso childish and hoped he felt embarrassed for himself.
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Christian Poulsen became the first player to be named Danish Player of the Year for two consecutive years, when he won the 2006 award.
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Christian Poulsen was handed the number 28 shirt, previously worn by Damien Plessis.
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Christian Poulsen did not endear himself to the Liverpool fans who often found his performances on the pitch lacking in skill.
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On 31 August 2011, the French side announced that Christian Poulsen had signed a one-year deal.
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On 22 August 2012, Christian Poulsen signed a contract with Dutch club Ajax binding him with the club for two seasons until 30 June 2014, coming over as a free transfer from Evian.
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On 30 September 2014, Christian Poulsen signed a one-year contract with Copenhagen, thus reuniting him with his former club, 12 years after he left them.
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Christian Poulsen played his last competitive match in his career against Hobro on 7 June 2015.
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Christian Poulsen was called up for the Danish under-19 football team in September 1998, and played four games for the team.
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Christian Poulsen was called up for the Denmark national football team by national manager Morten Olsen.
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Christian Poulsen was called up for the Danish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where he was initially used as a substitute.
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Christian Poulsen took part in all three group stage matches, gradually getting more playing time in each game.
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Christian Poulsen was selected for the Danish squad at the 2004 European Championship.
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Christian Poulsen played three of Denmark's four games, before Denmark was eliminated from the tournament.
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An aggressive, hard-working, and tactically versatile defensive midfielder, with good technique, Christian Poulsen is known in particular for his tenacious tackling.
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Beside that, Christian Poulsen was studying a master in business coaching.
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In September 2018, Christian Poulsen returned to Ajax in a kind of coach internship, where he was going to follow the coaching staff club's first team for the rest of the year.
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On 1 July 2019, Christian Poulsen joined Ajax as assistant manager under manager Erik ten Hag.
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On 25 September 2021, Christian Poulsen was presented as the new assistant coach of the Denmark national team under Kasper Hjulmand.