Flemming Povlsen, June 2011.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Flemming Søgaard Povlsen | ||
Date of birth | 3 December 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Brabrand, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Viby IF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1986 | AGF Aarhus | 40 | (13) |
1986–1987 | Castilla CF | 40 | (10) |
1987–1989 | 1. FC Köln | 71 | (19) |
1989–1990 | PSV Eindhoven | 30 | (10) |
1990–1995 | Borussia Dortmund | 116 | (20) |
1998–2004 | Brabrand IF | 40 | (15) |
National team | |||
1985–1987 | Denmark u-21 | 9 | (2) |
1987–1994 | Denmark | 62 | (21) |
Teams managed | |||
2005–2009 | AC Horsens (assistant manager) | ||
2009 | Randers FC (assistant manager) | ||
2010–2012 | Silkeborg IF (assistant manager) | ||
2013–2014 | OB (assistant manager) | ||
2014–2015 | AGF (Attacking coach) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish former professional football player who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, among other teams. He is currently working as football expert on TV.
Povlsen started playing football in local town Viby, but moved on to Danish top-flight club AGF Aarhus in 1984. In 1985 he was awarded the Danish 1st Division Revelation of the Year. He moved abroad in 1986, when he signed for Spanish club Castilla CF, the reserve team of multiple European champions Real Madrid. While at Castilla, he made his debut for the Danish national team in the 5–0 win over Greece in an 1988 Olympic Games qualifier. After only a year at CF Castilla, Povlsen moved on to 1. FC Köln in Germany, where he played alongside fellow Dane Morten Olsen. Even though he wasn't a top goal scoring striker, Povlsen's speed and work rate endeared him to the fans, and he won two sets of silver medals, as the Köln team finished second in the 1988–89 and 1989–90 Bundesliga seasons. Povlsen did not play more than three matches for Köln in the 1989–90 season though, as he was bought by Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in 1989. He played the remainder of the season at PSV, going on to win the Dutch cup and finishing second in the League. He moved back to Germany, where he settled down at Borussia Dortmund in 1990.