Thomas Gravesen represented Denmark at the international Euro 2000,2002 World Cup and Euro 2004 tournaments.
12 Facts About Thomas Gravesen
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Thomas Gravesen is the older brother of footballer Peter Gravesen.
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Thomas Gravesen made a total of 94 appearances and six goals in three years with HSV.
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Thomas Gravesen was signed to fill a hole in Madrid's defensive midfield, a position somewhat different from his role at Everton.
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Towards the end of the season, Thomas Gravesen found himself out of the team, and in May 2006 a number of clubs were reported to be interested in him.
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Thomas Gravesen scored his first goal for Celtic against arch rivals Rangers on 23 September 2006.
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Thomas Gravesen re-signed for Everton on a season-long loan from Celtic on 29 August 2007.
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However, Thomas Gravesen failed to make as big an impact as many Everton fans had hoped.
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On 27 January 2009, Thomas Gravesen announced his retirement from professional football after he failed to find a new club after being released by Celtic.
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Thomas Gravesen was selected to play for Denmark at the 2000 European Championship by coach Bo Johansson, despite concern from Johansson that he was not "psychologically stable" enough.
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Thomas Gravesen missed the first group match at Euro 2004 as he was suspended due to a sending off in the last qualifying match before the tournament but he played the remaining three games before Denmark were eliminated.
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On 15 September 2006, Thomas Gravesen announced his decision to end his international career, deciding now to focus his efforts solely on Celtic.