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11 unusual facts about Odense Boldklub


Alexandru Tudor

He took charge of a UEFA Cup first round match between Celta de Vigo and Odense Boldklub two months later, but it was not until 4 November 2008 that he refereed his first Champions League group stage match, when he officiated a match between Barcelona and Basel.

Arkadiusz Onyszko

In 2003 he transferred to Odense Boldklub, where he spent the next six years as OB's first choice goalkeeper.

Baye Djiby Fall

After spells at the French club AS Vitré, Danish club Randers FC and Emirati club Al Ain FC he joined OB in January 2008 where he was named the best player in the Danish Superliga.

Bernardo Romeo

In the following season, he was only a backup or third-string, ending up playing in as much games in the league and in the UEFA Cup, netting against Odense Boldklub in a 3–1 home win with his team eventually reaching the last-four in the latter competition.

Bruno Fressato Cardoso

Bruno scored his first goal in the Brøndby jersey in a game against Odense Boldklub on August 22, 2010.

Krisztián Vadócz

On 6 September 2012 he changed clubs and countries again, joining Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga.

Marcus Pedersen

On 31 August 2012, Pedersen was loaned out to Odense Boldklub on a season-long loan deal, with OB having an option to buy.

Neil Etheridge

He made his first senior appearance for Fulham against Odense Boldklub in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League on 14 December.

Ousman Jallow

On 5 October 2008, Jallow scored his first goal in the Brøndby-jersey, against Odense BK.

Peter Utaka

On 30 August 2008, it was announced that Utaka would join Danish club OB.

Zdravko Kuzmanović

Kuzmanović started the 2010–11 season when he scored four goals in all competitions, including a 7–0 thrash victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach on 18 September 2010; a 4–1 loss against Bayer Leverkusen, scoring the only goal in the match on 25 September 2010; then scoring on matchday two in the Europa League campaign, as Stuttgart won 2–1 against Odense Boldklub on 30 September 2010 and scoring in a 2–0 win over St. Pauli on 24 October 2010.


Ákos Takács

After Ove Christensen replaced Kim Poulsen as manager of Vejle Boldklub in April 2007, Takács only played two matches for the club's first team, his last match being the 2-3 defeat against Odense Boldklub on 9 April 2007.

Daniel Høegh

Daniel Mathias Høegh (born 6 January 1991 in Odense, Denmark) is a Danish footballer who currently plays for Odense Boldklub of the Danish Superliga as a center back.

Kim Brink

He was the Odense Boldklub manager, at the time of the 'Miracle in Madrid', a match between Odense Boldklub and Real Madrid on 6 December 1994 in the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid in the fourth round of the 1994-95 UEFA Cup.

Lars Jacobsen

Born and raised in Odense, Funen, Jacobsen started his career with local top-flight team Odense Boldklub (OB).

Thursday Nights, Channel 5

Before a Europa League match between Fulham and Odense, Football on 5 presenters Jim Rosenthal and Stan Collymore were broadcast singing the chant during a highlights montage.

Ulrik Moseby

Born in Odense, he played 338 games for Odense Boldklub, winning the 1982 and 1989 Danish championships with the club.