Daniel Agger

First Name	Daniel
Surname	Agger
Squad Number	5
Position	Defender
Height	1.91m
Weight	79 kg
D.O.B.	12 Dec 1984
Town of Birth	Rosenhoj
Country of Birth	Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Total Appearances	170
Total Goals	8

Daniel Agger is that kind of a central defender, who allows Liverpool to build the game up from the back. He is also a good striker of the ball, and his presence has brought the life and belief back into the team.

Agger is known as "a fine reader of the game, comfortable on the ball and blessed with a ferocious shot." The Liverpool fans have created a song for him to the tune of Agadoo.

In the winter of 2006, Agger joined Liverpool from Brondby IF for a sum of £6 Million becoming the most expensive Dane and the then most expensive defender at Liverpool. He made his debut against Birmingham City on February 1^st, though injuries meant that most of the season was spent on the sidelines.

In 2006-07, Agger was drafted into starting XI and saw him become the PFA player of the month for September. A 35-yard belter did no harm to the Dane, and even won the LFC TV’s goal of the season.

The highlight of his 1^st full season came in Champions League semi-final 2^nd leg against Chelsea, when his left-foot strike brought Liverpool back into the hunt and took the game to penalties. He went onto play the full 90 minutes in the final of the same tournament, which, Liverpool lost to AC Milan.

Injuries played a major hand over the course of the next few season for Agger which disrupted his ability to help Liverpool’s fortunes.

He was selected for Denmark for his 1^st major international tournament in 2010, for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. But, then Denmark didn’t go past the group stages.

In 2011-12 season, he almost became a permanent name on the team sheets and he formed a very strong partnership with Slovakian Martin Skrtel. Their partnership helped Liverpool lift the Carling Cup in February 2012 and earn his with a medal.

Later in the same year, Agger went onto captain the Danish side that went for European Championships in Poland – Ukraine and played a major role in Denmark’s upset win over The Netherlands.

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