2022 · Gads Forlag

Kærlighed & Smerte

About passion and life as an AGF fan. Text by Jørgen Høg, portraits by Lars Bech.

Cover of Kærlighed & Smerte by Jørgen Høg and Lars Bech
Pages
256
Photographs
120+
Published
Autumn 2022
Format
Hardback
Foreword
Michael Jøden Christiansen

“How they live with the love, but also with the pain, when things don't go as well as we all hope.”

AGF on the book's title

About the book

Through thick and thin.

It is no secret that AGF is blessed with a large and loyal following that backs the club through thick and thin. In Kærlighed & Smerte you meet a number of them.

AGF supporters tell about their passion for the club, and how they live with the love, but also with the pain when things don't go as well as everyone hopes. Hence the title.

The book also features interviews with AGF chairman Lars Fournais and CEO Jacob Nielsen about developing AGF as a significant force in Danish football, and a handful of current players talk about their relationship with the fans and with Aarhus.

256 pages and more than 120 original photographs. Every portrait in the book is by Lars Bech.

Portraits from the book

Faces of the faithful.

Thomas Helmig at the AGF stadium, photographed by Lars Bech
Thomas Helmig
Patrick Mortensen, photographed by Lars Bech
Patrick Mortensen

The makers

Words and faces.

Jørgen Høg

Text

Journalist, trained at DMJX in 1993. He has written several books, including Sådan kommer der flere kvinder på ledelsesgangen (2021) and Bjergfolket (2024).

Lars Bech

Photography

Photographer, trained at DMJX in 2001 and a multiple award winner at Årets Pressefoto. The portraits in the book are his.

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Title
Kærlighed & Smerte
Subtitle
Om passion og livet som AGF-fan
Text
Jørgen Høg
Photography
Lars Bech
Foreword
Michael Jøden Christiansen
Publisher
Gads Forlag
Published
Autumn 2022
Pages
256

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For everyone who bleeds white.

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