Peter Kjær (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Kjær | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredericia, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fredericia FF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1993 | Vejle Boldklub | 163 | (1) |
| 1993–2001 | Silkeborg IF | 244 | (2) |
| 2001 | Beşiktaş | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Aberdeen | 46 | (0) |
| Total | 459 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1988 | Denmark U-21 | 13 | (0) |
| 1995–2002 | Denmark | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Peter Kjær (born 5 November 1965) is a Danish former football player, current television commentator, and sporting director of Silkeborg IF. During his active career as a goalkeeper, he played the bulk of his career with Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and Silkeborg IF. He played for Turkish club Beşiktaş before ending his career with Aberdeen in Scotland, retiring in 2003. He represented the Denmark national football team in four matches.
Born in Fredericia, he started his senior career at Vejle BK in 1983. He played a total 225 games and scored two goals for the club. He only played one game in the Danish Superliga 1991-92 season, serving as back-up for Boye Habekost, as Vejle were relegated to the Danish 1st Division. He played his last Vejle game in November 1992, before he joined Superliga club Silkeborg IF, making his debut for the team in March 1993. He played a total 291 games and scored two goals for Silkeborg, won the Danish Superliga 1993-94 championship and 2001 Danish Cup with the team, and was named 1999 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year.
He had a brief stint in Turkey with Beşiktaş J.K. in 2001, under manager Christoph Daum. After two months at the club, Kjær was told by Daum that he contemplated leaving the club, and Kjær asked for his contract to be annulled. In October 2001, he was picked up by Danish manager Ebbe Skovdahl to join Scottish club Aberdeen. He stayed with the club until June 2003, after which he retired.
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