Allan Simonsen
Simonsen in October 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Rodenkam Simonsen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Vejle BK | 42 | (16) |
| 1972–1979 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 178 | (76) |
| 1979–1982 | Barcelona | 98 | (31) |
| 1982–1983 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | (9) |
| 1983–1989 | Vejle BK | 166 | (70) |
| Total | 500 | (202) | |
| National team | |||
| 1971–1972 | Denmark U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1972–1986 | Denmark | 55 | (20) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1991–1994 | Vejle BK | ||
| 1994–2001 | Faroe Islands | ||
| 2001–2004 | Luxembourg | ||
| 2011–2013 | Fredericia (General manager) | ||
| 2013 | Fredericia (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish footballer and manager. He most prominently played for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year.
For the Denmark national football team, Simonsen was capped 55 times, scoring 20 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup tournaments. He was voted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame in November 2008.
Simonsen is arguably the most influential player in the history of Danish football. Instrumental in shaping the new talented generation of the 80's through his humble and dedicated attitude, always setting the team before himself regardless his status as one of the very best players in Europe at the time.
Born in Vejle, Simonsen started playing football with Vejle FC, before he joined the youth team of local top-flight club Vejle BK (VB) in 1963. He made his senior debut for VB on 24 March 1971 in a 3–1 home win against Karlskoga FF. He won the 1971 and 1972 Danish championship with the club, as well as the 1972 Danish Cup to complete The Double. Following an impressive three goals in six matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Simonsen moved to Germany to play professionally for defending German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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