Henrik Larsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyngby, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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FC Græsrødderne (Player-coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Hellerup | 26 | (2) |
| 1984–1990 | Lyngby | 132 | (10) |
| 1990–1995 | Pisa | 41 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | → Lyngby (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 1993 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Waldhof Mannheim (loan) | 33 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Lyngby | 54 | (18) |
| 1996–1999 | Copenhagen | 53 | (6) |
| 2016– | FC Græsrødderne | ||
| Total | 368 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1996 | Denmark | 39 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2002 | Ølstykke FC | ||
| 2002–2005 | Faroe Islands | ||
| 2006 | Holbæk B&I (caretaker) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Køge BK | ||
| 2008–2009 | Lyngby BK | ||
| 2009 | Randers FC (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2010–???? | Lyngby BK U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2016– | FC Græsrødderne (player-coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966 in Lyngby), nicknamed Store Larsen (Big Larsen), is a Danish former professional football player who was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub. He is currently playing for FC Græsrødderne as a player-coach.
He was the joint top scorer at the UEFA Euro 1992 which he won with the Danish national team. He was also part of the Danish squad at Euro 96 where he played his last national team game. In all, he played 39 national team matches and scored five goals. In 1998, he announced he was marrying an English sports reporter, Sacha Crowther, whom he had met at the UEFA European Championship two years earlier.
He started his career in Denmark for Taarbæk IF and then later Lyngby Boldklub. He won the 1985 Danish Cup trophy with Lyngby, and made his Danish national team debut in February 1989. In April 1990, he agreed a move abroad to play for Italian club Pisa Calcio, who were leading the promotion battle in the secondary Serie B division. Larsen was named Man of the Match, as he won the 1990 Danish Cup with Lyngby, before moving to Italy in June 1990. He joined Pisa in the Serie A championship, but in his first year at the club, Pisa were relegated to the Serie B again. As Serie B regulations only allowed two foreign players in the team, Larsen had to look for playing time elsewhere, when the club preferred Argentinians Diego Simeone and Jose Chamot.
After the Euro 92 tournament, Larsen moved back to Pisa in the Serie B. Simeone had been sold, but following the first few league games for the club, Larsen was put on sale. A number of European clubs were interested in him, but Pisa's pricetag of DKK 50 million kept all interest at bay. Larsen eventually moved to Aston Villa FC in England on a loan deal in January 1993. His stay in Aston Villa was short, as he had trouble forcing his way into the team under manager Ron Atkinson. In March 1993, he was told by Atkinson he wasn't needed, but as Pisa didn't want him back, he stayed at Villa's reserve team until May 1993.
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