# Christian Offenberg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Offenberg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Offenberg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Offenberg > Source revision: 1329261736 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Danish footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Offenberg | fullname = Christian Offenberg | image = | caption = | height = 1.80 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|11|30}} | birth_place = Denmark | position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) | currentclub = VB 1968 | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005 | youthclubs1 = [Lyngby](/source/Lyngby_Boldklub) | years1 = 2005–2008 | clubs1 = [Køge Boldklub](/source/K%C3%B8ge_Boldklub) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2011–2015 | clubs2 = [SC Egedal](/source/SC_Egedal) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = [Avarta](/source/Boldklubben_Avarta) | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = [HIK](/source/Hellerup_IK) | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 2016–2019 | clubs5 = [Avarta](/source/Boldklubben_Avarta) | caps5 = 79 | goals5 = 34 | years6 = 2019–2023 | clubs6 = [Ishøj](/source/Ish%C3%B8j_IF) | caps6 = | goals6 = | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = [VB 1968](/source/VB_1968) | caps7 = | goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = [Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 18:03, 30 December 2018 (UTC) | ntupdate = 18:03, 5 September 2018 (UTC) }} '''Christian Offenberg''' (born 30 November 1987) is a Danish [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)) for [VB 1968](/source/VB_1968). In September 2018, he made his debut for the [Denmark national team](/source/Denmark_national_football_team), as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute. ==Club career== Offenberg retired at the end of the 2018–19 season.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/landsholdsanfoerer-offenberg-stiller-stoevlerne/ Landsholdsanfører Offenberg stiller støvlerne], bold.dk, 21 June 2019 A week later he announced, that he would not retire fully, but would continue at a club in the lower leagues. The club was [Ishøj IF](/source/Ish%C3%B8j_IF) in the [Denmark Series](/source/Denmark_Series).[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/offenberg-afviser-karrierestop-fortsaetter-i-ds/ Offenberg afviser karrierestop: Fortsætter i DS], bold.dk, 28 June 2019 ==International career== {{main|2018 Slovakia v Denmark football match}} In September 2018, the [Danish Football Association](/source/Danish_Football_Association) and [players' union](/source/Spillerforeningen) were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the [Denmark national team](/source/Denmark_national_football_team) prior to a friendly against [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_national_football_team) and their opening [UEFA Nations League](/source/UEFA_Nations_League) match against [Wales](/source/Wales_national_football_team).{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/04/denmark-futsal-players-squad-contract-negotiatons-dbu-football|title=John Jensen takes charge of Denmark as row over players' rights goes on|publisher=The Guardian|date=4 September 2018|access-date=4 September 2018}} However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement.{{cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.dk/20180904/could-denmark-cancel-international-matches-due-to-player-contract-row|title=Could Denmark cancel international matches over player contract row?|publisher=The Local dk|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}} Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach [John Jensen](/source/John_Jensen) to avoid punishment from [UEFA](/source/UEFA) for cancelling the matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45382474|title=Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute|publisher=BBC|date=4 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/international/denmark-to-field-futsal-players-against-wales-due-to-dispute-1.3617938|title=Denmark to field futsal players against Wales due to dispute|publisher=The Irish Times|date=4 September 2018|access-date=5 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/09/04/futsal-players-amateurs-ex-arsenal-midfielder-temporary-charge/|title=Futsal players, amateurs and an ex-Arsenal midfielder in temporary charge – a bitter contract dispute has decimated Denmark's team to face Wales|author=Wilson, Jeremy|publisher=The Telegraph|date=4 September 2018}} The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the [Danish 2nd Division](/source/Danish_2nd_Division) and the [Denmark Series](/source/Denmark_Series) (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with [futsal](/source/futsal) players from the [Denmark national futsal team](/source/Denmark_national_futsal_team).{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45382474|title=Nations League: Denmark name futsal players in squad for Wales game amid dispute|publisher=BBC|date=4 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/sep/04/the-fiver-denmark-football-something-rotten|title=Something is rotten in the state of Danish football|author=Glendenning, Barry|publisher=The Guardian|date=4 September 2018}} On 4 September 2018, Offenberg was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad.{{cite news |url=https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2018/september/trup_slovakiet |title=Truppen til kampen mod Slovakiet |trans-title=The squad for the match against Slovakia |website=DBU.dk |publisher=[Danish Football Association](/source/Danish_Football_Association) |date=4 September 2018 |access-date=4 September 2018 |language=Danish |archive-date=4 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904230426/https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2018/september/trup_slovakiet |url-status=dead }} The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia_national_football_team). He was the [captain](/source/Captain_(association_football)) of the team and played the entire match, which finished as a 0–3 away loss.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/friendlies/match/2024389--slovakia-vs-denmark/ |title=Friendlies: Slovakia–Denmark |website=[UEFA](/source/UEFA) |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=5 September 2018}} ==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|5 September 2018}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|[Denmark](/source/Denmark_national_football_team) |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2018||1||0 |- !Total!!1!!0 |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{Soccerway|christian-offenberg/39000}} * {{WorldFootball.net|christian-offenberg}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Offenberg, Christian}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Danish men's footballers Category:Denmark men's international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Køge Boldklub players Category:Boldklubben Avarta players Category:Ishøj IF players Category:Danish 2nd Division players Category:Denmark Series players Category:FC Gladsaxe players Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-forward-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christian Offenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Offenberg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Offenberg?action=history)). 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