Preben Elkjær Larsen

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Preben Elkjær, June 1, 2011. (Photo: Lars Schmidt)
Personnel
Surname Preben Elkjær Larsen
birthday September 11, 1957
place of birth Copenhagen ,  Denmark
size 183 cm
position Storm
Juniors
Years station
until 1976 Vanløse IF
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1976 Vanløse IF 15 0(7)
1976-1988 1. FC Cologne 9 0(1)
1978-1984 SC Lokeren 190 (98)
1984-1988 Hellas Verona 91 (32)
1988-1990 Vejle BK 45 (15)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1975-1976 Denmark U-19 11 0(6)
1976-1979 Denmark U-21 9 0(9)
1977-1988 Denmark 69 (38)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1995-1996 Silkeborg IF
1 Only league games are given.

Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen ) is a former Danish football player .

Elkjær Larsen was a striker and, along with players like Søren Lerby , Michael Laudrup and Morten Olsen, belonged to the Danish generation of football that attracted attention with spectacular attack football in the 1980s. In particular, he impressed with his speed and his will to fight.

Career as a player

society

He started his career at Vanløse IF in 1976 and moved from there to 1. FC Köln in the winter of 1977 . With the Cologne team he won the double in 1978, consisting of the German championship and the DFB-Pokal . However, he could not assert himself with the Rhinelander and came in one and a half years only nine missions and one goal. He then moved to the Belgian first division club SC Lokeren , where he made his breakthrough. In six years he made 190 games and scored 98 goals. After the European Championship in 1984 he moved to the Italian first division club Hellas Verona . With Hans-Peter Briegel , he won the Italian championship in the first year . In his four years in Italy he made 91 games and scored 32 goals. In 1988 he returned to Denmark and played for Vejle BK for two years before retiring in 1990.

National team

Larsen played his first international match for Denmark on June 22, 1977 against Finland . He was in the starting line-up. Due to the fact that he was only a supplementary player in Cologne, it took until May 1978 for his second international match. After moving to Belgium, he became a regular in the national team. Preben Elkjær qualified for the 1984 European Championship in France under the German national coach Sepp Piontek . Denmark had finished the qualifying group as winners ahead of England and Larsen had been one of the Danish top performers with four goals. In France, the Danish team fought their way to the semi-finals. Larsen had a share in the two Danish victories in the preliminary round with two goals. Against semi-final opponents Spain, the team reached the penalty shootout, in which, however, Larsen became a tragic figure. He missed the last decisive penalty, which meant that Denmark were eliminated. Due to his strong performance in the tournament, Larsen was voted third place for the best European footballer of 1984 behind Platini and Tigana .

At the World Cup in Mexico two years later , Larsen reached the round of 16 with Denmark. Denmark won all games and made it into the round of 16 as the best team in the preliminary round with 9-1 goals. Larsen scored four goals. In the last sixteen it was over: Spain won 5-1. Larsen was voted the third best player at the 1986 World Cup because of his performance in the preliminary round behind Diego Maradona and Toni Schumacher . He was also part of the national team at the European Championship in Germany in 1988. There the Scandinavians were eliminated after the group stage. In the second group game there was also a 0-2 defeat against Germany. That was Larsen's 69th and last international match. He resigned from the national team after the tournament.

Career as a coach

Silkeborg IF

From 1995 to 1996 he was a trainer at Silkeborg IF

overview

societies

statistics

successes

  • 1977 DFB Cup winner
  • 1978 German champion
  • 1978 DFB Cup winner
  • 1985 Italian champion

Honors

Others

Larsen gained a lot of sympathy through his casual demeanor outside the football field. Larsen was a notorious chain smoker, lover of fast cars and famous and notorious for his driving style. There is a popular anecdote according to which Larsen offered to show him the city by car when Hans-Peter Briegel moved to Hellas Verona . Briegel's comment after the ride: “I'm glad I got away with my life.” It is no coincidence that Larsen is nicknamed “Crazy Horse”.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ FIFA Awards - World Cup 1986 "Golden Ball". Retrieved May 30, 2010 (English).

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personal data
SURNAME Elkjær Larsen, Preben
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen