Anders Rasmussen

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For the Danish footballer born in 1981, see Anders Rasmussen (football midfielder).

Personal information
Anders Rasmussen
Date of birth	June 1, 1976 (age 30)
Place of birth	?, Denmark
Height	1.89 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	FC Midtjylland
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-present	Aarhus GF AC Horsens FC Midtjylland	0 (0) 48 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Anders Rasmussen (born June 1, 1976) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. He has good reaction skills, but is insecure in the air.

Rasmussen started his career in the Danish club Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF) in 1997, playing in the secondary Danish 1st Division. He stayed two years with AGF, but did not get on the pitch for the club. He moved on to league rivals AC Horsens in 1999. In 2001, Rasmussen was brought to FC Midtjylland (FCM) in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. He was initially a reserve for Danish international goalkeeper Peter Skov-Jensen. Rasmussen did not get a chance for an extended run in the team, before FCM sold Peter Skov-Jensen in January 2005.

After the sale, Rasmussen became the first choice goalkeeper, and helped FCM win bronze medals in the 2004-05 Superliga season. For the 2005-06 season, Rasmussen was in contention with Swedish veteran keeper Ola Tidman, and Rasmussen eventually won a place in the starting line-up. In the first half of the 2006-07 season, Rasmussen played 13 of FCM's first 18 games. In January 2007, FCM bought Czech goalkeeper Martin Raska, to be the new first choice keeper. Rasmussen wanted to secure a move away from FCM, and tried to get a contract with the Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK, but he did not succeed. He came back to FCM, trying to get a place on the team.