Allan Simonsen

Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. Allan Simonsen remains the only footballer to score in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals, and he was named European Footballer of the Year in 1977. For the Denmark national football team, Simonsen was capped 56 times, scoring 21 goals. He also participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

On the club level, Simonsen played for Vejle BK, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona and Charlton Athletic. When playing for Barcelona in 1982, the signing of Diego Maradona forced them to sell the popular Dane due to Spanish League restrictions on the number of foreign players allowed in each squad. He was transfer listed, and in a shock move switched to English Division 2 side Charlton for £300,000. Despite scoring seven times in 16 appearances, the club had trouble funding his wages, and he was put up for sale. Despite offers from Tottenham Hotspur and several Italian Serie A clubs he chose to return to Vejle BK.

Following his retirement in 1989, he went on to coach his former club Vejle BK for two years. He went on to coach the national teams of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 2001 and Luxembourg from 2001 to 2004.

Honours

Danish championship: 1971, 1972 and 1984 with Vejle BK
Danish Cup: 1972 with Vejle BK
German Bundesliga: 1975, 1976 and 1977 with Borussia M'gladbach
German Liga-Pokal: 1976 with Borussia M'gladbach
Spanish Cup: 1981 with FC Barcelona

UEFA Cup: 1975 and 1979 with Borussia M'gladbach
Cup Winners' Cup: 1982 with FC Barcelona

External links

Danish national team profile

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