Denmark

Famous Footballers: Famous Danish Football/Soccer Players.

The following Danish athletes dedicated themselves in promoting and inspiring people about football, one of the most well-loved sports in the world.

Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup is a retired Danish footballer, who currently manages La Liga side RCD Mallorca. His most prominent run of football came with Spanish club Barcelona, with whom he won four straight La Liga championships. He famously moved to arch rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth La Liga title in a row. He made his debut for the Denmark national football team on his 18th birthday in 1982, and scored 37 goals in a total of 104 appearances for his country. From November 1994, he captained Denmark for a total of 28 matches including the victorious 1995 Confederations Cup tournament. He retired as an active player in June 1998.

Brian Laudrup

Brian Laudrup is a Danish former football player who is a commentator for TV3+ and runs a youth coaching camp, widely regarded alongside his brother, Michael, as one of the greatest Danish football players in history.

Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the “World’s Best Goalkeeper” in 1992 and 1993. He is best remembered for his most successful years at English club Manchester United, whom he captained to the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble, and for winning UEFA Euro 1992 with Denmark. The IFFHS ranked Schmeichel among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000. In 2003, Schmeichel was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact on the English game. In March 2004, he was named as one of the “125 greatest living footballers”, at the FIFA 100 celebrations. He is considered as one of the best goalkeepers in history. He holds the record for the greatest clean sheets-to-games ratio in the Premier League with 42% of the games he played in the league ending without his team conceding.