Personal. Is a big soccer fan, who shares his rooting interests between FC Copenhagen and Manchester United. Is close friends with Soren Hansen and plays a lot of practice rounds with the player he calls his idol. For many years, was known as Jacob but dropped his given name and went with his middle name because it is far less common in Denmark.

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