Preben Elkjær
Elkjær in June 2011 in Viborg (photo Lars Schmidt)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Preben Elkjær Larsen | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1973 | Frederiksberg BK | ||
| 1973–1974 | KB | ||
| 1974–1975 | Frederiksberg BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976 | Vanløse | 15 | (7) |
| 1977–1978 | 1. FC Köln | 9 | (1) |
| 1978–1984 | Lokeren | 190 | (98) |
| 1984–1988 | Verona | 91 | (32) |
| 1988–1990 | Vejle | 39 | (12) |
| Total | 333 | (143) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1976 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (6) |
| 1976–1979 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (9) |
| 1977–1988 | Denmark | 69 | (38) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Silkeborg | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Preben Elkjær Larsen (born 11 September 1957) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a striker.
Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping it to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie A. Additionally, Elkjær scored nearly 40 goals for the Danish national team in 11 years, being a leading figure for the country at both Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup (a first-ever appearance), winning the Bronze Ball award at the latter competition.
Elkjær finished second in the European Footballer of the Year awards in 1985, having placed third the previous year.
Born in Copenhagen, Elkjær's career started with Vanløse IF in 1976, where he stayed for just one season, playing 15 games and scoring seven goals. He then joined 1. FC Köln in Germany, at the time one of Europe's leading clubs. With the team, he won the 1978 domestic Cup (his entire campaign consisted of nine minutes in the final, against Hertha BSC), but never got on with the manager or the harsh, disciplined atmosphere of a German dressing room, and eventually left. One falling out with the legendary coach Hennes Weisweiler earned a legendary status in Denmark: Weisweiler approached Elkjær and said that he had been informed that the player had spent the night at a nightclub in the company of a bottle of whiskey and a lady, and wanted to know if that was true. Elkjær replied that it was a lie, in fact it was a bottle of vodka and TWO ladies.
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