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{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jes Høgh
| image =
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|5|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aalborg]], Denmark
| height = 1.85 m
| position = [[Centre-back]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1986–1987
| clubs1 = [[Aalborg Chang]]
| caps1 = 50
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1987–1991
| clubs2 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| caps2 = 95
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 1991–1994
| clubs3 = [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
| caps3 = 79
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1994–1995
| clubs4 = [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]
| caps4 = 14
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1995–1999
| clubs5 = [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
| caps5 = 115
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 1999–2001
| clubs6 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 362
| totalgoals = 29
| nationalyears1 = 1991–2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1 = 57
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|DEN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995 Saudi Arabia]]|}}
}}
'''Jes Høgh''' ({{IPA|da|ˈhøːˀj}}; born 7 May 1966) is a Danish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[centre-back]]. He played 57 matches and scored 1 goal for the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]], and Høgh represented Denmark at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], as well as the [[UEFA Euro 1996]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000]] tournaments. He was a part of the Denmark team that won the [[King Fahd Cup 1995|1995 King Fahd Cup]].

==Career==
Born in [[Aalborg]], Høgh began his career in [[Aalborg Chang]]. In 1987, he moved to crosstown club [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]] in the top-flight [[Danish 1st Division]]. At AaB he formed an [[attacking midfield]] duo with [[Peter Rasmussen (footballer, born 1967)|Peter Rasmussen]], and especially the [[Danish 1st Division 1990|1990 season]] was a breakthrough as Høgh scored 7 goals in 26 games. He suffered a [[knee injury]] in late 1990, but Høgh managed to make his debut for the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]] when he took part in the April 1991 [[friendly match]] 1–1 draw with [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].

As his contract with AaB ran out in January 1992, he had signed a new deal with league rivals [[Silkeborg IF|Silkeborg]] in November 1990.<ref>"Jes Høgh solgt til Silkeborg", ''[[Berlingske Tidende]]'', 23 November 1990</ref> However, a [[clause]] in his Silkeborg contract allowed him to change clubs within his first six months at the club, and Høgh never got to even train with his new teammates, as he [[transfer deal|transferred]] to [[Danish football champions|Danish champions]] Brøndby for 500,000 [[Danish krone|DKK]] in October 1991.<ref>Kim Simmelsgaard, "AaBs Høgh til Brøndby – Silkeborg scorer kassen", ''[[B.T. (tabloid)|B.T.]]'', 16 October 1991</ref>

===The returning champion===
At Brøndby, Høgh was re-schooled from his midfielder role to a [[central defender]], who from time to time took part in the attacking moves. He was one of several new players from [[Jutland]] clubs who arrived at [[Brøndby]] that year, including [[Marc Rieper]] who Høgh would later spend the majority of his Denmark national team matches partnering in the Danish central defense. Despite personal success, with Høgh being named 1993 ''Brøndby Player of the Year'', the club only won a single [[Danish Cup]] trophy in his time at the club. In his last year at Brøndby, Høgh suffered minor injuries and he lost his place in the starting line-up for both club and country.

In November 1994 he moved back to AaB on a three-year semi-professional contract.<ref>Jan Løfberg, "Høghen flyver hjem til AaB", ''[[Berlingske Tidende]]'', 28 November 1994</ref> He played the second half of the [[Danish Superliga 1994-95|1994–95 season]], as AaB won the Danish championship. He also played full-time in all three matches, as the Denmark national team won the [[King Fahd Cup 1995|1995 King Fahd Cup]]. Following the title wins, Høgh moved abroad to play for [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] in Turkey, for 11 million DKK in June 1995.<ref>Bjarne Nielsen, "Sælges for 11 mill.", ''[[Ekstra Bladet]]'', 15 June 1995</ref>

===Moving abroad===
In his first year at Fenerbahçe, he and former Brøndby player [[Uche Okechukwu]] formed the defensive duo, in a season that ended in the first [[Süper Lig]] championship for the club in seven years. He is still an unforgettable defence player for Fenerbahce Fans. In the meantime, Høgh had re-entered the Denmark national team starting line-up, and he played full-time in Denmark's three matches at the [[UEFA Euro 1996]]. He also appeared in all Denmark's five matches at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], before he transferred to English club [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for 3.5 million DKK in July 1999.<ref>Nicolai Kampmann, "Jes Høgh til Chelsea", ''[[Aktuelt]]'', 9 July 1999</ref>

At Chelsea, Høgh was a back-up player to [[France national football team|French internationals]] [[Marcel Desailly]] and [[Frank Leboeuf]]. He won the [[FA Cup Final 2000|2000 FA Cup]] with the club, contributing two appearances to Chelsea's victorious [[1999–2000 FA Cup|campaign]],<ref>{{Soccerbase season|14076|1999|name=Jes Hogh|access-date=12 April 2016}}</ref> and he was also called up for Denmark to play the [[UEFA Euro 2000]] tournament, though he sat out in all games through injury. He played 17 matches for Chelsea, 9 in the league, until an ankle injury forced Høgh to retire in March 2001.<ref>"Høgh stopper karrieren", ''[[Politiken]]'', 21 March 2001</ref>

==Personal life==
In January 2007, Høgh suffered an intermediate stroke while at a hotel room in [[Copenhagen]]. He was talking to his wife on the phone at the time, and was quickly aided by paramedics. He was also unable to move any of his right side and could not speak afterwards. During his recovery, he received moral support from both his former clubs Chelsea and Fenerbahce.<ref>Bjarne Nielsen, [http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/dansk_fodbold/article270674.ece Stækkede vinger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216012502/http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/dansk_fodbold/article270674.ece |date=16 February 2007 }}, ''[[Ekstra Bladet]]'', 13 February 2007</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Only league games included.''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Aalborg Chang]]
|19??–1987
|
|50||?
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]
|[[1987 Danish 1st Division|1987]]
|[[Danish 1st Division]]
|21||2
|-
|[[1988 Danish 1st Division|1988]]
|Danish 1st Division
|18||1
|-
|[[1989 Danish 1st Division|1989]]
|Danish 1st Division
|23||1
|-
|[[1990 Danish 1st Division|1990]]
|Danish 1st Division
|26||7
|-
|[[1991 Danish Superliga|1991]]
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|7||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!95!!13
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]]
|[[1991–92 Danish Superliga|1991–92]]
|Danish Superliga
|7||1
|-
|[[1992–93 Danish Superliga|1992–93]]
|Danish Superliga
|30||3
|-
|[[1993–94 Danish Superliga|1993–94]]
|Danish Superliga
|29||2
|-
|[[1994–95 Danish Superliga|1994–95]]
|Danish Superliga
|13||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!79!!6
|-
|[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]
|[[1994–95 Danish Superliga|1994–95]]
|Danish Superliga
|14||4
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
|[[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|34||2
|-
|[[1996–97 1.Lig|1996–97]]
|Süper Lig
|25||2
|-
|[[1997–98 1.Lig|1997–98]]
|Süper Lig
|30||0
|-
|[[1998–99 1.Lig|1998–99]]
|Süper Lig
|26||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!115!!6
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]
|[[1999–2000 Premier League|1999–00]]
|[[Premier League]]
|9||0
|-
|[[2000–01 Premier League|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!9!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!362!!29
|}

==Honours==
'''Brøndby IF'''
* [[Danish Cup]]: [[1993–94 Danish Cup|1993–94]]

'''Aalborg'''
* [[Danish Superliga]]: [[1994–95 Danish Superliga|1994–95]]

'''Fenerbahçe'''
* [[Süper Lig]]: [[1995–96 1.Lig|1995–96]]

'''Chelsea'''
* [[FA Cup]]: [[1999–2000 FA Cup|2000]]

'''Denmark'''
* [[King Fahd Cup]]: [[1995 King Fahd Cup|1995]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{DBU player|986}}
*{{in lang|da}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010559/http://www.aabsport.dk/96CF7553-3EFB-42E0-9F3E-B9DE67F765D4.W5Doc?id=224a728b-144c-45a2-afcb-10ebbed8a2a2 AaB profile]

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