Ebbe Sand

Ebbe Sand
Sand with Schalke 04 in 1999
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-07-19) 19 July 1972
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1977–1991 Hadsund BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1992 Hadsund BK 17 (7)
1992–1999 Brøndby IF 135 (69)
1999–2006 Schalke 04 214 (73)
Total 366 (149)
International career
1998–2004 Denmark 66 (22)
Managerial career
2020 Denmark (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ebbe Sand (Danish pronunciation: [ˈepə ˈsænˀ]; born 19 July 1972) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2001 and won the DFB-Pokal in 2001 and 2002 with Schalke. On the international stage, he played for the Denmark national team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 2000 and 2004 European Championships. At the 1998 World Cup, he scored the fastest-ever World Cup goal by a substitute – 16 seconds after entering the match.