Casper Ankergren

Casper Ankergren (born 9 November 1979) is a Danish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for English team Brighton & Hove Albion. He played three matches for the Denmark national under-21 team.

Club career

Køge BK

Born in Køge, Sjælland, Ankergren started playing youth football with Solrød FC,Mikael Koldby, "Sofaspil: Solrød FC er klar til kamp", Politiken, July 1, 2000 before moving on to Køge BK in the Danish 1st Division, and represented Denmark at various youth levels. He made a good display in a pre-season friendly against many-times Danish champions Brøndby IF, and was rumoured to be joining that club in April 2000.Søren Olsen, "Superligaen: Mogens Kroghs afløser er fundet", Politiken, April 30, 2000"Kroghs afløser kørt i stilling", Ritzaus Bureau, May 9, 2000

Brøndby IF

He eventually joined Brøndby IF in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship in January 2001.Søren Olsen, "Superligaen: Trængsel i FC København", Politiken, January 4, 2001 He made his debut in October 2001, and therefore played only one match as Brøndby won the 2001–02 Superliga title. Ankergren got his breakthrough with Brøndby following the retirement of club legend Mogens Krogh in...
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