in doubt, but Denmark coach Morten Olsen included him in the final squad, and on regaining full fitness Sørensen was named the starting goalkeeper for his second World Cup campaign, and played full-time in Denmark's three games at the tournament. He reached the landmark of 100 international caps at the age of 36 on 29 February 2012, in a 0–2 friendly defeat to Russia in Copenhagen. On 26 May, in a friendly against Brazil at Hamburg's Imtech Arena, Sørensen had to be substituted for an injury in the 24th minute which led to his withdrawal from Denmark's squad for UEFA Euro 2012. On 7 August 2012, after making 101 appearances for Denmark, he announced his retirement from international football. Personal life Sørensen grew up supporting Odense BK and cites Lars Høgh as his role model. He married Maria Borring in Svendborg, Denmark on 16 June 2001. Thomas and Maria have two children: Marcus and Celine. In 2006, Sørensen became an investor in Golf Punk magazine, alongside former Sunderland teammates Phil Babb, Michael Gray, Jason McAteer, and Stephen Wright, saving the publication from closure. He currently spends a large portion of his time in Australia, where he frequently commentates for Optus Sport’s streaming coverage of the English Premier League. Sørensen actively appears as a guest on the network's 'GegenPod' podcast, providing punditry input to Australia's A-League, Socceroos national team fixtures and European leagues. Additionally, Sørensen was present in covering UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021 fixtures, appearing as a panellist during pre and post game intervals. Career statistics Club International Honours Sunderland Football League First Division: 1998–99 Stoke City FA Cup runner-up: 2010–11 Melbourne City FFA Cup: 2016 Individual North East Football Writers' Player of the Year: 2001 PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2015–16 A-League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2015–16 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links 1976 births Living people People from Fredericia Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark youth international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark international footballers Association football goalkeepers Odense Boldklub players Vejle Boldklub players Sunderland A.F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players SfB-Oure FA players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Premier League players English Football League players A-League Men players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate soccer players in Australia Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Australia