Nanna Christiansen

Nanna Christiansen
Christiansen 2017
Personal information
Full name Nanna Christiansen
Date of birth (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2007 Skjold
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2026 Brøndby 520 (270)
International career
2005[1] Denmark U17 8 (5)
2005–2008 Denmark U19 36 (22)
2009 Denmark U23 2 (0)
2009–2021 Denmark 112 (12)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 NetherlandsTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nanna Christiansen (born 17 June 1989) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for A-Liga club Brøndby, which she also represented in the Champions League.[2] She was named the Danish Young Footballer of the Year in 2006.[3]

Club career

Christiansen spent almost two decades with Brøndby winning the league and the Danish Cup seven times each, and recording 520 appearances and 270 goals, before retiring from football in June 2026. Upon her retirement, former long-term Brøndby player and manager Per Nielsen noted Christiansen as the most important player in the history of the club.[4][5][6][7][8]

International career

Christiansen was a member of the senior Danish national team from 2009–2021. She made her international debut for Denmark in the 2009 Algarve Cup against United States on 4 March 2009. Christiansen was called up for the 2009 Euros, and took part in the subsequent Euros, which in 2013 saw Denmark reach the semi-finals.[9][10][11] This was followed up by the national team's biggest success in the modern era reaching the final and winning silver in 2017.[12][13][14][15] On 8 October 2019, she made her 100th international appearance against Georgia.

As a junior international Christiansen took part in the 2006 and 2007 U19 European Championships.[16]

Personal life

Christiansen has been diagnosed with diabetes but states it has not affected her football.[17] In 2013, she was working as an assistant in a nursery school.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Brøndby IF". DBU. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  3. ↑ Young Talent Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Danish Football Association's website
  4. ↑ Nielsen, Anders Juncker (8 June 2026). "Per Nielsen hylder Nanna Christiansen: "Hun er den største i Brøndbys historie"". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kvindelandsholdet hylder Brøndby-legende: Enestående karriere". Bold (in Danish). 6 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tak for alt, Nanna". brondby.com (in Danish). 4 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Pedersbæk, Kasper (13 June 2026). "Fotoserie: Nanna Christiansen lagde lørdag støvlerne på hylden | 3point.dk". 3point.dk. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Brøndby-ikonet Nanna Christiansen stopper karrieren". Berlingske (in Danish). 4 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Women's Euro 2013: Denmark stun France in quarter-final". BBC Sport. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Danmarks fodboldkvinder er i semifinale". DR (in Danish). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Brændte straffespark kostede dansk finaleplads - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 25 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Europa hylder hæsblæsende EM-finale: Sikke en fest - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 7 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Denmark reach Euro 2017 final after penalty shootout win over Austria". The Guardian. 3 August 2017. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Women's Euro 2017: Germany 1-2 Denmark". BBC Sport. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Danmark-Holland, EM-finalen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 6 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  16. ↑ Norway deliver knockout blow[link removed]. UEFA
  17. ↑ "Nanna Christiansen". UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ↑ "Nanna Christiansen" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 13 July 2013.


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