Zanka – Terrier Spirit – Huddersfield Town FC blog

A Huddersfield Town player hadn’t played in the World Cup for over 40 years until last week. Now we’ve had three play, and another feature on the bench. This last two years have been an incredible time to be a Town fan, and seeing our players playing in a World Cup really brings that home for me. Here’s a quick roundup of how Town’s players got on in the opening round of World Cup fixtures... Aaron Mooy - unlucky to lose to France The only Town player to start a game in the World Cup so far, Mooy was a standout performer in the Socceroos’ defeat to France. Mooy was his typical, terrier-like self, and helped to break up France’s play and frustrated their star-studded lineup with his hustle and bustle. Mooy’s often played in the number ten role for his country, but in this game h...

Huddersfield Town have today signed Mathias “Zanka” Jørgensen from FC Copenhagen for a fee reported to be £3.5m. The Danish international defender usually referred to as Zanka, arrives at Town with a reputation as a great defender and a big personality. Having read up a bit on him I'm convinced he's going to tear up the Premier League for Town. What kind of a player is Zanka? Zanka, 27, usually plays on the right side of central defence. He’s made over three hundred career appearances, mostly for FC Copenhagen in the Danish Superligaen. He’s won the Danish league five times, the Danish Cup five times for FC Copenhagen and the Dutch Super Cup in his spell at PSV Eindhoven. He’s played in the Champions League for FC Copenhagen and even made the Champions League team of the week last Sep...

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