Henrik Kildentoft

Henrik Kildentoft (born 18 March 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right back. He amassed a total 47 youth caps for Denmark under four different age groups.

Early life Henrik Kildentoft was born in Hvidovre, Denmark. He began playing football at the young age of 3 and went on to play in the youth teams for SBK 75, Frem and Rosenhøj, before moving on to Brøndby.

Club career

Brøndby IF Kildentoft started his professional career at Brøndby, signing his first contract in October 2003, keeping him at the club till the summer of 2005. He was given his senior debut in the Superliga by then head coach Michael Laudrup, in a match against Viborg on 16 April 2005, which Brøndby won 2–0. Making a total of four appearances in his first season during the 2004–05 campaign, where Brøndby won the league, but failed to make enough appearances to qualify for a winner's medal.

F.C. Nordsjælland On 4 July 2007, Kildentoft joined Farum-based club F.C. Nordsjælland for a fee of 500,000 Danish kroner, signing a three-year contract, filling a large gap in the defense left by the departure of Heath Pearce. He made his debut on 18 July, in a surprising 1–0 win over F.C. Copenhagen and scored his first goal in his following match, in a 2–2 draw against his former club Brøndby. Kildentoft went on to miss a dozen games after starting well for his new club, after injuring his knee from a bad tackle in a match against F.C. Midtjylland. He went on to make 21 appearances and score three goals in his first season with FCN.

Kildentoft was club captain in the 2008–09 season, FC Nordsjaelland had qualified for a UEFA Cup run against TVMK Tallinn, Scottish club Queen of the South from Dumfries and Greek side Olympiacos.

FK Haugesund Kildentoft signed for Norwegian club FK Haugesund on a three-year contract in January 2013, and played 17 matches for his new club in the debut season. He scored his only goal for the club in the 2–1 defeat against Tromsø on 28 April 2013. In 2014, he was loaned out to 1. divisjon club Hønefoss BK for the first half of the season. After his return to Haugesund, he sat on the bench for one Tippeliga match before he was released from the club.

Hønefoss BK Kildentoft signed for Hønefoss on free transfer on 1 August 2014, in effect making his loan spell permanent.

Personal life During his playing career, Kildentoft stated that his favourite football player was defender Alessandro Nesta and that he was a fan of Milan, expressing a desire to play for the club one day.

Honours Brøndby IF Royal League: 2006–07

F.C. Nordsjælland Danish Superliga: 2011–12 Danish Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11