Jens Berthel Askou
Personal information
Full name	Jens Berthel Askou
Date of birth	19 August 1982 (1982-08-19) (age 27)
Place of birth	Videbæk, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Number	33
Youth career
2001–2002	Ikast FS
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2003 2003–2007 2007–2009 2009–	Holstebro BK Silkeborg IF Kasımpaşa Norwich City	030 (5) 122 (8) 059 (2) 022 (2)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 21 November 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jens Berthel Askou (born 19 August 1982, in Videbæk) is a Danish professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Norwich City.

Contents 1 Club Career 2 Honours 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Club Career

Askou began his career at Ikast FS before moving to Holstebro BK in 2002. His performances led to a contract with 1st Division Silkeborg IF in the summer of 2003, following a successful trial. He helped the club regain promotion to the Danish Superliga during his first season, and became a regular for four years. In 2007, Askou failed to agree a new deal with SIF, which led to a move to Turkish football with Kasımpaşa.

Kasımpaşa finished bottom of the 2007–08 Süper Lig, with Askou appearing frequently and scoring twice. However, despite Askou's own goal in the play-offs semi-final, the club returned to the top flight at the first attempt in 2008–09. His contract was not renewed the following summer.

In July 2009, Askou linked up with English League One club Norwich City on their pre-season tour of Scotland. He impressed suitably with his defensive displays in the club's friendly matches, also managing to score with a header against Airdrie United.^[1] Then manager Bryan Gunn confirmed on 27 July he had offered Askou a contract.^[2] It was revealed on 30 July that Askou had signed a two-year deal with Norwich.^[3] He made his debut in a 4–0 win over Yeovil Town in the League Cup on 11 August, helping to keep a clean sheet. Four days later, he scored on his league debut as Norwich drew 1–1 with Exeter City. Jens Berthel Askou has become a regular starter at Norwich and has formed a solid partnership with Gary Doherty.^[4]

[edit] Honours

Silkeborg IF

• Danish 1st Division: 2003–04

Kasımpaşa

• TFF 1. League playoffs: 2008–09

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jens Berthel Askou career stats at Soccerbase
• Jens Berthel Askou player profile at canaries.co.uk
• Jens Berthel Askou career stats at tff.org

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