Christian Køhler

Danish footballer (born 1996)

Christian 'TK' Køhler
Personal information
Full name Christian Thobo Køhler
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Øregård, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Denmark U-16/U-17 (Team Manager)
Youth career
Hørshom UI
Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Nordsjælland 26 (1)
2017–2019 Helsingør 58 (1)
2019–2020 Trelleborg 24 (0)
2020–2021 Esbjerg 4 (0)
2021 Valur 18 (1)
2022 ÍA Akranes 18 (0)
2023–2024 Fremad Amager 5 (0)
International career
2011 Denmark U-16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Christian Thobo Køhler (born 10 April 1996), also known as TK, is a retired Danish footballer who played as a midfielder and current Team Manager of the Danish U-16 and U-17 national teams.

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Køhler is a product of FC Nordsjælland, which he joined as a U12 player. He got his FC Nordsjælland debut on 1 May 2016. Køhler played the whole match in a 2–2 draw against Randers FC in the Danish Superliga, where he also scored a goal.[1]

Køhler got his contract extended in the summer 2016 until the summer 2018.[2] After 19 league games for FCN in the 2016/17 season, Køhler became an attractive player on the market. He had interest from FC Helsingør and Viborg FF.[3]

FC Helsingør

On 13 July 2017, newly promoted Danish Superliga-side FC Helsingør signed Køhler on a two-year contract.[4] Køhler played his first game for the club on 16 July 2017 against Hobro IK. Køhler left the club at the end of the 2018/19 season.[5]

Trelleborgs FF

On 12 July 2019, Køhler moved abroad and joined Swedish Superettan club Trelleborgs FF.[6]

Esbjerg fB

After one year in Sweden, Køhler returned to Denmark and signed a one-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB.[7] On 26 March 2021, three months before time, Køhler's contract was terminated by mutual consent after only playing six games for the club.[8]

Valur

On 26 March 2021, the same day he terminated his contract with Esbjerg, Køhler signed with Icelandic champions Valur.[9] On 6 October 2021 it was confirmed, that Køhler had left the club at the end of his contract, as the club had to save money due to the lack of qualification to European football.[10]

ÍA Akranes

On 18 January 2022, Køhler signed a two-year deal with Icelandic club ÍA Akranes.[11]

Fremad Amager

On 30 January 2023, Køhler returned to Denmark and signed a deal until June 2024 with Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager.[12]

Køhler made six appearances for Fremad Amager before leaving the club when his contract expired in June 2024.[13]

Later career

On August 29, 2024, it was confirmed that 28-year-old Køhler would end his career as a footballer and instead continue as Team Manager for the Danish U-16 and U-17 national teams, where he would be responsible for budgets related to travel, hotels and basically all non-pitch related matches.[14]

Besides that, Køhler would also spend time on his two businesses: one, together with his former teammate Emiliano Marcondes, where they run Visionary workshops for young athletes on building an identity that is not only based on performance on the pitch. And the other, also with a former teammate, Martin Lauritsen, where they had a business together producing alarm clocks.[14]

References

  1. ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. RANDERS 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 1 May 2016.
  2. ^ "KONTRAKTFORLÆNGELSE TIL CHRISTIAN 'TK' KØHLER". fcn.dk. 1 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Viborg trækker også i FCN's Køhler". bold.dk. 13 July 2017.
  4. ^ "CHRISTIAN "TK" KØHLER SKIFTER TIL FC HELSINGØR". fchelsingor.dk. 13 July 2017.
  5. ^ Midtbaneprofil forlader FC Helsingør, bold.dk, 2 June 2019
  6. ^ Vi förstärker mittfältet med Christian Thobo Køhler, trelleborgsff.se, 12 July 2019
  7. ^ Christian Køhler ny mand i EfB, efb.dk, 6 October 2020
  8. ^ Christian Køhler drager videre, efb.dk, 26 March 2021
  9. ^ Christian Köhler til liðs við Val, valur.is, 26 March 2021
  10. ^ Dansk midt forlader Island ved kontraktudløb, bold.dk, 6 October 2021
  11. ^ ÍA fékk Dana og Svía frá Val, visir.is, 18 January 2022
  12. ^ FREMAD HENTER FOSTÆRKNING TIL 6’ER POSTITIONEN, fremadamagerelite.dk, 30 January 2023
  13. ^ Fremad Amager siger farvel til rutineret midt, bold.dk, 22 July 2024
  14. ^ a b Tidligere Superliga-spiller stopper karrieren - får job i DBU, bold.dk, 29 August 2024