Silkeborg IF

1994 championship

There were many vital matches in the 1993–94 season, but perhaps the most important game for Silkeborg was the tournament's third round match at home against Brøndby. Just before the game, the team's big name Jakob Kjeldberg had been sold to Chelsea,^[1] and when Brøndby put themselves ahead 2–0 early in the game, it looked difficult for the home team. But Silkeborg totally turned the match upside down and won 4–2 in front of an enthusiastic audience.^[2] During the rest of the fall SIF delivered one attractive game after another. The team lost only two of 18 matches and could overwinter in the first place of the Danish Superliga.

The playoffs were a thrilling affair. The superior play by the fall was followed by a more calculating style. On away SIF ran into a few serious defeats, but in turn Silkeborg Stadion was a fortress. Here, SIF won six out of seven games and conceded only one goal. In the second last round SIF could secure the championship with an away win against the only remaining competitor Copenhagen. Silkeborg fans flocked to the national arena, Parken Stadium, where the match was witnessed by the largest crowd in history of the Danish Superliga, namely 26,679.^[3] The many visiting SIF-fans, however, witnessed SIF scoring the first goal of the match but eventually losing 1–4.

The situation before the final round was that SIF should provide a better result than Copenhagen to become champions. At home, SIF played Aalborg BK and won 2–0 on two goals by leading scorer Heine Fernandez, and in Odense OB obtained a Copenhagen lead in the second half and won 3–2 on a goal in injury time, securing SIF the championship.

Kjær

Zivkovic

Larsen

Bruun

Ottosen

Juhl

Wael

Røll

Pedersen

Poulsen

Pedersen

The 11 starters of the final in the 2000–01 Danish Cup

2001 cup winners and relegation

In 2001, Silkeborg won the Danish Cup with a 4–1 victory against league rivals AB. Behind 0–1 at half-time, the team scored four times in the second half of the match by Brian Pedersen, Thomas Poulsen and two from Henrik Pedersen. Steven Lustü, who later would become a prominent player for Silkeborg, played the entire game for AB. The following years' results were not very impressive. After the cup victory, the club sold Henrik Pedersen to Bolton Wanderers, Peter Kjær to Beşiktaş and Thomas Røll to Copenhagen. At the same time, Morten Bruun, the player with most caps to his name in the club history, retired. In 2003, the team was relegated to the second best Danish league, but returned to the top row the following year. For two seasons in a row, the team finished eighth in the league with 12 teams, but in 2007 the team was again relegated. When former player Troels Bech returned to the club as head coach in 2009, however, he transformed the team and helped the club to promotion. Silkeborg finished fifth in the league in 2011, the best result in 15 years.

Current squad

As of 1 October 2018^[4]

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Thomas Nørgaard 2 DF Marcus Johansson 4 DF Simon Jakobsen 5 DF Svenn Crone 6 DF Frederik Møller 7 FW Stephan Petersen 9 FW Shkodran Maholli 11 FW Alex 13 MF Mikkel Vendelbo 14 MF Dennis Flinta (Captain) 15 DF Gustav Dahl 16 GK Peter Friis Jensen 17 MF Casper Sloth

No. Position Player 18 MF Ibrahim Moro 19 MF Magnus Mattsson 20 FW Marc Rochester Sørensen 21 MF Mads Emil Madsen 22 MF Valance Nambishi 23 MF Jeppe Okkels 24 DF Jeppe Gertsen 25 DF Anders Hagelskjær 27 DF Sebastian Jørgensen 28 FW Oliver Haurits 29 FW Ronnie Schwartz 30 GK Oscar Hedvall

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Michael Hansen
Assistant manager	Peder Knudsen
Goalkeeping coach	Henrik Ipsen
Fitness coach	Lars Raundahl Rasmussen
Fitness assistent	Mikkel Cramer
Fysiothearpeut	Michael Larsen
Sporting director	Jesper Stücker

Managerial history

• Viggo Jensen (1987–92)
• Bo Johansson (1992–94)
• Bo Nielsson (1994)
• Frank Petersen (1995)
• Preben Elkjær (1995–96)
• Sepp Piontek (1997–99)
• Benny Johansen (1999–01)
• Morten Bruun (2001–02)
• Viggo Jensen (July 2002 – Oct 2006)
• Peder Knudsen (Oct 2006 – Dec 2008)
• Preben Lundbye (2007)
• Troels Bech (Jan 2009 – June 2012)
• Keld Bordinggaard (July 2012 – Nov 2012)
• Viggo Jensen (Nov 2012 – June 2013)
• Jesper Sørensen (July 2013 – December 2014)
• Kim Poulsen (December 2014 – September 2015)
• Peter Sørensen (September 2015 – August 2018)
• Michael Hansen] (August 2018 –)

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. To matches played March 22, 2017.^[5]

#	Name	Career	Goals
1	Henrik Pedersen	1995–2001 and 2008–2012	96
2	Heine Fernandez	1990–1998	96
3	Rajko Lekić	2003–2004 and 2008–2011	76
4	Christian Holst	2008–2014	47
5	Jesper Thygesen	1994–1998 and 2000–2003	45
6	Iddi Alkhag	2001–2007	41
7	Michael Hansen	1991–1996 and 2006–2007	39
8	Morten Bruun	1988–2001	35
9	Ole Skov	1988–1992	35
10	Nocko Joković	1996–1999	33
11	Peter Lassen	1999–2000	33
12	Allan Reese	1991–1997	32
13	Hans Erfurt	1987–1994	31
14	Marvin Pourie	2011–2013	29
15	Jesper Bech	2004–2014	28

Top appearances

Competitive matches only. To matches played March 22, 2017.^[6]

#	Name	Career	Appearances
1	Morten Bruun	1988–2001	424
2	Bjarne Jensen		348
3	Dennis Flinta	2005–2007 and 2009–present	329
4	Ingvar Johansen	1979–1993	325
5	Arne Skovbo		308
6	Kurt Nielsen		307
7	Peter Kjær	1993–2001	291
8	Christian Duus	1991–2005	283
9	Henrik Pedersen	1995–2001 and 2008–2012	270
10	Michael Larsen	1992–2003	269
11	Thomas Poulsen	1997–2006	255
12	Brian Skaarup	−1991	254
13	Heine Fernandez	1990–1998	246
14	Jørgen Hansen		245
15	Jesper Thygesen	1994–1998 and 2000–2003	245