Kim Christofte
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Piitala Christofte | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ølstykke FC | |||
| Brøndby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1981 | Brøndby IF | ||
| 1981–1984 | KSC Lokeren | 27 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | Brøndby IF | 25 | (2) |
| 1985 | CD Málaga | ||
| 1985–1987 | FC Wettingen | 18 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Odense Boldklub | 34 | (2) |
| 1988–1992 | Brøndby IF | 80 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | 1. FC Köln | 43 | (0) |
| 1994 | SK Lierse | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Denmark U-21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1984–1992 | Denmark | 19 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kim Piitala Christofte (born 24 August 1960 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish professional footballer, who was part of the Denmark national football team that won the 1992 European Championship. Considered an elegant sweeper, left back or midfielder, his technique allowed him a nonchalant playing style.
Christofte started playing football for the youth teams of Ølstykke FC and Brøndby IF, and was included in the Brøndby senior team in 1979. In 1981, he became the first Brøndby player to be sold for a transfer fee, when he moved to Belgian club KSC Lokeren for £16.000. There, he played alongside fellow Dane Preben Elkjær, but as Christofte's contract ran out in 1984, he returned to Brøndby.
Christofte was a part of the Brøndby team that won the first Danish League in club history, and made his national team debut in September 1984. Having played four national team games, an injury stopped him from competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. He once again moved abroad to play for Spanish club CD Málaga and Switzerland's FC Wettingen, but his stays at the clubs were unsuccessful, and for the next seven years he was absent from the national side, under legendary coach Sepp Piontek. He moved back to Denmark to play for Odense Boldklub in 1987, returning to Brøndby the following year.
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