Silkeborg IF

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Full name	Silkeborg Idraetsforening
Short name	SIF
Founded	1917; 95 years ago  (1917)
Ground	Silkeborg Stadion, Silkeborg (Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman	Kent Madsen
Manager	Keld Bordinggaard
League	Danish Superliga
2010–11	Danish Superliga, 5th
Home colours Away colours

Silkeborg IF (in short SIF) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known as Superligaen. Since then, they only had a short spell in the second highest level between 2003–04 and 2007-09. Silkeborg IF has been mostly successful in the 1990s, achieving a first place in the league in 1993-94, a second place in 1997-98 as well as a Danish Cup victory in 2001. They have qualified for Europe several times, but have lost to great teams like Spartak Moscow (in 1996), AS Roma (in 1998) and Real Zaragoza (in 2001). Silkeborg IF colours are red and white. They play their home games at Silkeborg Stadion where there is room for 10,000 spectators, of whom about 5,500 seating.

Achievements[link]

• Danish Superliga: (1)

Danish Superliga 1993-1994

• Danish Cup: (1)

2001

• Intertoto Cup: (1)

1996

Current squad[link]

As of February 29, 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Lasse Heinze 2 MF Jesper Mikkelsen 4 DF Simon Jakobsen 5 DF Christopher Poulsen 7 FW Christian Holst 8 MF Sebastian Svärd 9 FW Marvin Pourie 10 MF Jesper Bech 13 DF Sune Kiilerich 14 MF Dennis Flinta 15 DF Daniel Pedersen

No. Position Player 16 GK Josip Solić 17 FW Kaimar Saag 18 FW Sebastien Moneron 19 FW Henrik Pedersen 20 DF Frank Hansen 21 MF Kasper Risgård 22 MF Martin Svensson 23 FW Jeppe Illum 24 MF Nicolaj Køhlert 25 MF Nicolaj Ritter 26 DF Thorbjørn Holst Rasmussen

Former coaches[link]

• Viggo Jensen (1987–1992)
• Bo Johansson (1992–1994)
• Bo Nielsson (1994)
• Frank Petersen (1995)
• Preben Elkjær (1995–1996)
• Sepp Piontek (1997–1999)
• Benny Johansen (1999–2001)
• Morten Bruun (2001–2002)
• Viggo Jensen (2002–2006)
• Peder Knudsen (2006)
• Preben Lundbye (2007)
• Peder Knudsen (2007–2008)
• Troels Bech (2008–2012)
• Keld Bordinggaard (2012–Present)

European cup history[link]

Season	Cup	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1991	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group	Hammarby IF	4-1	1-3
		Group	Energie Cottbus	4–1	0–1
		Group	Dukla Banska Bystrica	1–3	2–0
1993	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group	FC Zürich		2–0
		Group	VfL Bochum	2–2
		Group	FC Tirol	1–1
		Group	Slovan Bratislava		2–1
1994	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group	Halmstads BK		2–0
		Group	Maccabi Netanya	0–0
		Group	Sparta Prague		4–1
		Group	Lokomotiv Sofia	7–2
1994–95	Champions League	1Q	Dynamo Kiev	0–0	3–1	1-3
1995–96	UEFA Cup	1Q	Crusaders	4–0	1–2	6-1
		2Q	Sparta Prague	1–2	0–1	2-2
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group	Charleroi		2–4
		Group	Zaglebie Lubin	0–0
		Group	SV Ried		0–3
		Group	Conwy United	4–0
		Final	Uralmash	0-1	1-2	2-2
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1Q	Segesta Sisak	0–1	1–2	2-2
		2Q	Spartak Moscow	1–2	3–2	3-5
1997	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group	Grazer AK		2–0
		Group	Hrvatski Dragovoljac	5–0
		Group	SC Bastia		1–0
		Group	Ebbw Vale	6–1
1998-99	UEFA Cup	1Q	NK Mura Murska Sobota	2–0	0–0	2-0
		2Q	AS Roma	0–2	1–0	0-3
2000	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R	FC Dnepr Mogilev	1–2	2-1	2-4
2001–02	UEFA Cup	1Q	Real Zaragoza	1–2	3–0	1-5

Former notable players[link]

Most scoring players[link]

Competitive matches only. To matches played 28 October 2011.

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	Fernandez, HeineHeine Fernandez	1990–1998	96 !96
2	Pedersen, HenrikHenrik Pedersen	1995–2001 and 2008–present	95 !95
3	Lekic, RajkoRajko Lekic	2003–2004 and 2008–2011	76 !76
4	Thygesen, JesperJesper Thygesen	1994–1998 and 2000–2003	45 !45
5	Alkhag, IddiIddi Alkhag	2001–2007	41 !41
6	Holst, ChristianChristian Holst	2008–present	39 !39
7	Hansen, MichaelMichael Hansen	1991–1997 and 2006–2007	39 !39
8	Bruun, MortenMorten Bruun	1988–2001	35 !35
9	Skov, OleOle Skov	1988–1992	35 !35
10	Jokovic, NockoNocko Jokovic	1996–1999	33 !33
11	Lassen, PeterPeter Lassen	1999–2000	33 !33
12	Reese, AllanAllan Reese	1991–1997	32 !32
13	Erfurt, HansHans Erfurt	1987–1994	31 !31
14	Degn, PeterPeter Degn	2004–2010	26 !26
15	Olsen, KimKim Olsen	2004–2008	25 !25

Most appearances[link]

Competitive matches only. To matches played 28 October 2011.

#	Name	Career	Appearances
1	Bruun, MortenMorten Bruun	1988–2001	424 !424
2	Jensen, BjarneBjarne Jensen		348 !348
3	Johansen, IngvarIngvar Johansen	1979–1993	325 !325
4	Skovbo, ArneArne Skovbo		308 !308
5	Nielsen, KurtKurt Nielsen		307 !307
6	Kjær, PeterPeter Kjær	1993–2001	291 !291
7	Duus, ChristianChristian Duus	1991–2005	283 !283
8	Larsen, MichaelMichael Larsen	1992–2003	269 !269
9	Pedersen, HenrikHenrik Pedersen	1995–2001 and 2008–present	260 !260
10	Poulsen, ThomasThomas Poulsen	1997–2006	255 !255
11	Skaarup, BrianBrian Skaarup	–1991	254 !254
12	Fernandez, HeineHeine Fernandez	1990–1998	246 !246
13	Hansen, JørgenJørgen Hansen		245 !245
14	Thygesen, JesperJesper Thygesen	1994–1998 and 2000–2003	245 !245
15	Knudsen, PederPeder Knudsen	1990–2000	234 !234

External links[link]

• Official Site
• SIFosis – the official supporter group
• SIFnet.dk – a Popular SIF news and supporter Site
• SIF4ever.dk – a Popular Supporter Site
• Silkeborg-IF.dk – a Popular Supporter Site

Hjejlen ("The Golden Plover") is a historic steamboat that sails from Silkeborg to Himmelbjerget. In the background can be seen the city's former paper mills, now home to the Radisson-SAS hotel and shops.

Location of Silkeborg in Denmark

Silkeborg (Danish pronunciation: [ˈselɡəˌbɒːˀ]) is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,807 (1 January 2012).^[1] The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844. The city is divided north and south by a lake, the Silkeborg Langsø, which at the eastern side of the city, resolves into the Guden River (Gudenaa).

Silkeborg municipality has a population of 89,328 (2012). The municipality is also a part of the East Jutland metropolitan area, which has 1.2 million inhabitants.^[2]

The city is notable for the large number of car dealerships located there, and the economically significant presence of the headquarters of Jyske Bank A/S, Denmark's third largest bank.

At the end of June each year, the city is home to the Riverboat Jazz festival.

The city is home of the Tollund man, who is kept in the Silkeborg Museum.

In 1944, the priest and playwright Kaj Munk was shot by the Gestapo nearby.

During World War II the German Wehrmacht (Army) had its Jutlandic headquarter at Silkeborg Bad, the city's former sanatorium known for its curative spring waters. It is now a municipal art centre, where it is possible to visit the wartime bunkers in the grounds.

Silkeborg was the home city of COBRA painter Asger Jorn, and has in addition to the above mentioned Silkeborg Bad art centre another art museum, the Museum Jorn, Silkeborg with its large Asger Jorn collection.

Inspired by an Asger Jorn print in a band member's home in Dublin, Ireland, Silkeborg is now also the name of an Irish band [2]

Silkeborg has a ski resort, with a nylon track so that one can enjoy going down the slopes all year round, and there is natural snow in winter.^[3]

Fireworks[link]

Since 1899 Silkeborg has been hosting an event called "Ildfestregatta", which means "fire party regatta". Currently this event is held every third year, where the last event was held on August 17–20, 2011.

At this event the streets are closed at night during the 4 days it lasts in mid-August. There is then held live music along with, an amusement park and many more... It is per Tradition, that regatta starts on a Wednesday and ends on a saturday. Normally the three compteting firm, shoot of their firework shows, on the three firste days, while the show on saturday, are sponsor by Silkeborg Municipality.

Every night at 00:00 p.m there will be held an amazing show of fireworks. Every night the fireworks are sponsored by a different fireworks manufacturer, which is then competing against the other companies to have the prettiest show. This show is what the event "Ildfestregatta" is about.

Do note, that in previous years the fireworks, was started a 11:15 p.m. o'clock. But that has changed, also earlier the location, of fireing place of the fireworks, was in another place of the town center(Silkeborg's old paperfactory(Papirfabrikken), which is closed and now a small but strong neighborhood of the town).

This time and in 2008, it is located in, Silkeborg langsø, just of the town hall buildings, near the lakes springs, which are man made, and sometimes they are lighted up, by colored lighting. The reason for putting the fireworks, at the new location, was public safety. And to make it more visible.

The event's homepage (in Danish): ildefestregatta.dk

Location[link]

Silkeborg is located in mid-eastern Jutland. The surrounding locations of Silkeborg are regarded among the most beautiful places in Denmark. The landscape is dominated by big lakes, forests and some of the highest points in Denmark, including Himmelbjerget. It is also one of the most expensive areas to live in, and the neighbouring towns Sejs is known for its mansions and villas at the lakeside.

Celebrities from Silkeborg[link]

• Alphabeat (Pop band)
• Asger Jorn (Artist)
• Jesper Asholt (Actor)
• Lars Ytting Bak (Cyclist)
• Peter Sørensen (Retired footballer and present coach)
• Simon Kvamm (Singer)
• Thomas Bjørn (Golfer)

Notable mentions in popular culture[link]

• In the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal, the main character dons a number of aliases throughout the story. One of them is a Danish schoolteacher named Per Lundqvist, who claims to herald from the town of Silkeborg.

Friendship cities[link]

• Árborg, Iceland
• Arendal, Norway
• Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Corona, California, United States
• Giżycko, Poland
• Kaiserslautern, Germany
• Kalmar, Sweden
• Savonlinna, Finland

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Silkeborg

• Official municipality website
• Silkeborg.com
• Hjejlen.com
• Byopgørelsen (inhabitants cities) latest publications
• Museum Jorn, Silkeborg
• Travel to Silkeborg

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Coordinates: 56°10′N 9°34′E / 56.167°N 9.567°E / 56.167; 9.567

Iddi Leif Deleuran Alkhag^[1] (born 17 August 1978 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish footballer of Tanzania descent who plays in Denmark for FC Djursland. He has previously played for Esbjerg fB, Silkeborg IF, FC Fredericia, and BK Frem in Denmark, as well as Icelandic club HK.^[2][3] He has played 14 games and scored on goal for the Denmark national under-21 football team.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Danish national team profile
• Danish Superliga statistics
• BK Frem profile

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