John Sivebæk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Sivebæk | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1980 | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1985 | Vejle Boldklub | 296 | (41) |
| 1986–1987 | Manchester United | 31 | (1) |
| 1987–1991 | Saint-Étienne | 129 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | AS Monaco | 23 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Pescara | 61 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | Vejle Boldklub | 28 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | AGF | 27 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1980 | Denmark U-19 | 21 | (3) |
| 1980–1983 | Denmark U-21 | 13 | (0) |
| 1982–1992 | Denmark | 87 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John Sivebæk (born 25 October 1961 in Vejle) is a Danish former football defender. He won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87 appearances for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 1986 World Cup as well as three European Championships, including the triumphant 1992 European Championship tournament.
His son Christian Sivebæk is also a professional football player.
Sivebæk started his career with hometown club Vejle Boldklub in 1980. He was a part of the Vejle team that won the 1981 Danish Cup. He made his debut for the Danish national team in a May 1982 friendly match against Sweden. He was a part of the Danish squad at the 1984 European Championship, where he played in three of Denmark's four games.
He and Vejle won the 1984 Danish championship trophy, and he scored his only international goal, in a 1986 World Cup qualification game against the Republic of Ireland in November 1985. In the winter 1985, Sivebæk moved to England to play for Manchester United, joining fellow Dane Jesper Olsen. He scored one goal in his time at Manchester United, namely the first Manchester United goal under newly hired manager Alex Ferguson in November 1986. In his time at Manchester United, he was selected to represent Denmark at the 1986 World Cup, where he played two of Denmark's four games before elimination.
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