Jonas Damborg

Jonas Brix-Damborg (born 17 April 1986) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently functioning as a player and assistant coach at Vorup FB and is also a member of Hobro IK's board.

Jonas Damborg
Personal information
Full name Jonas Brix-Damborg
Date of birth (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986
Place of birth Skørping, Denmark[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vorup FB (player-assistant)
Hobro (board member)
Youth career
1990–1999 Frem Skørping
1999–2003 Støvring IF
2003–2005 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Randers 124 (1)
2011–2021 Hobro 276 (1)
2021– Vorup FB
Total 400 (2)
International career
2007–2008 Denmark U21 7 (1)
Managerial career
2021– Vorup FB (player-assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Randers

Damborg was 18 years old when he moved to Randers FC.[2] Before, he had played youth football for Frem Skørping and Støvring IF.[1] He made his professional debut on 10 April 2005 in a 1–1 home draw against OB. He came on as a substitute in the 38th minute for the injured John Sandberg.[3] During the first half year, he made eight Superliga appearances. He scored a single goal for Randers – in a 4–0 away win over AaB on 22 October 2006.[4]

Hobro

On 4 July 2011, it was announced that Damborg signed with Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK.[5]

Damborg was part of the team that sensationally reached promotion to the Danish Superliga in 2014, with a team consisting of semi-professionals.[6]

On 6 August 2020, Damsborg – who had grown into team captain – signed a contract extension until the summer of 2021.[7]

Retirement

At the end of his contract, 35-year-old Damsborg announced his retirement from football and revealed, that he would continue at Hobro as a board member.[8] Beside that, he was also hired as a insurance broker at Willis Towers Watson.[9]

On 2 September 2021, Damborg confirmed that he would function as a player and assistant coach for Danish amateur club Vorup FB who was playing in the Jutland Series.[9]

Honours

Hobro IK

References
  1. "Skørpingdrengen, som blev superligaspiller". rebildnetavis.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. Johansen, Carsten (6 October 2004). "Randers FC beholder Kasper Rynkeby". bold.dk (in Danish).
  3. "Superligakamp Randers FC-OB, 10.04.2005 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. "Superligakamp AaB-Randers FC, 22.10.2006 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. Helmin, Jesper (4 July 2011). "Damborg skifter til Hobro". bold.dk (in Danish).
  6. Sauermilch, Jonas (11 June 2017). "Sensationelle amatører har vist vejen for ny Superligaklub - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  7. Schmidt, Martin (6 August 2020). "Bekræftet: Hobro forlænger med kaptajnen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  8. Hobro-ikon stopper: Fortsætter i bestyrelsen, bold.dk, 29 June 2021
  9. Tidligere Superliga-anfører skifter til JS-klub, bold.dk, 2 September 2021
  10. Madsen, Nicolai Margon (27 May 2017). "Hobro sikrer sig oprykning til Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
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