Allan Simonsen
Danish footballer
Allan Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish football player. He has played for Denmark national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allan Rodenkam Simonsen | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1971–1972 | Vejle BK | 42 | (16[1]) |
1972–1979 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 178 | (76[2]) |
1979–1982 | Barcelona | 98 | (31[3]) |
1982–1983 | Charlton Athletic | 16 | (9[3]) |
1983–1989 | Vejle BK | 166 | (70[1]) |
Total | 500 | (202) | |
National team | |||
1971–1972 | Denmark U-21 | 6 | (0[4]) |
1972–1986 | Denmark | 55 | (20[4]) |
Teams managed | |||
1991–1994 | Vejle BK | ||
1994–2001 | Faroe Islands | ||
2001–2004 | Luxembourg | ||
2011–2013 | Fredericia (General manager) | ||
2013 | Fredericia (caretaker) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career statistics
changeClub
changeClub | Season | League | ||
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Division | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1972–73 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 |
1973–74 | 9 | 2 | ||
1974–75 | 34 | 18 | ||
1975–76 | 34 | 16 | ||
1976–77 | 34 | 12 | ||
1977–78 | 31 | 17 | ||
1978–79 | 28 | 11 | ||
Total | 178 | 76 | ||
Barcelona | 1979–80 | La Liga | 32 | 10 |
1980–81 | 33 | 10 | ||
1981–82 | 33 | 11 | ||
Total | 98 | 31 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1982–83 | Second Division | 16 | 9 |
Vejle | 1983 | First Division | 28 | 13 |
1984 | 13 | 6 | ||
1985 | 30 | 16 | ||
1986 | 24 | 13 | ||
1987 | 25 | 13 | ||
1988 | 23 | 4 | ||
1989 | 23 | 5 | ||
Total | 166 | 70 | ||
Career total | 458 | 186 |
International
changeNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | 1972 | 9 | 5 |
1973 | 0 | 0 | |
1974 | 2 | 1 | |
1975 | 1 | 0 | |
1976 | 2 | 1 | |
1977 | 2 | 2 | |
1978 | 1 | 1 | |
1979 | 4 | 1 | |
1980 | 5 | 2 | |
1981 | 7 | 3 | |
1982 | 1 | 0 | |
1983 | 7 | 4 | |
1984 | 6 | 0 | |
1985 | 4 | 0 | |
1986 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 55 | 20 |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simonsen goal.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 3 July 1972 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 2–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
2 | 4–2 | |||||
3 | 27 August 1972 | Drei Flüsse Stadion, Passau, Germany | Brazil | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
4 | 3–2 | |||||
5 | 29 August 1972 | Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, Germany | Iran | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
6 | 3 September 1974 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Indonesia | 4–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
7 | 23 May 1976 | Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus | Cyprus | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1978 World Cup qualification |
8 | 1 May 1977 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Poland | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1978 World Cup qualification |
9 | 15 June 1977 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1972–77 Nordic Championship |
10 | 20 September 1978 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | England | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1980 European Championship qualification |
11 | 6 June 1979 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1980 European Championship qualification |
12 | 21 May 1980 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Spain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
13 | 19 November 1980 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Luxembourg | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1982 World Cup qualification |
14 | 15 April 1981 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Romania | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
15 | 26 August 1981 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Iceland | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
16 | 3–0 | |||||
17 | 1 June 1983 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Hungary | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1984 European Championship qualification |
18 | 21 September 1983 | Wembley Stadium, London, UK | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1984 European Championship qualification |
19 | 12 October 1983 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | Luxembourg | 4–0 | 6–0 | 1984 European Championship qualification |
20 | 16 November 1983 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | Greece | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1984 European Championship qualification |
Managerial statistics
changeUpdated 16 June 2016
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Faroe Islands | 1994 | 2001 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 15.38 |
Luxembourg[6] | 13 February 2002 | 17 November 2004 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0.00 |
Honours
changeVejle Boldklub
- Danish championship: 1971, 1972, 1984
- Danish Cup: 1972
Borussia Mönchengladbach
- Bundesliga: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
- DFB-Pokal: 1972–73
- DFL-Supercup: 1977
- European Cup runner-up: 1976–77
- UEFA Cup: 1974–75, 1978–79; runner-up: 1972–73
Barcelona
Individual
- Ballon d'Or: 1977
- Onze de Bronze: 1977
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77[7][8][9]
- Sport Ideal European XI: 1977[10]
- European Cup Top Scorer: 1977–78
- UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1978–79
- Danish Football Hall of Fame
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Simonsen played a total 208 league games and scored 86 league goals, according to his Vejle Boldklub profile Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. He played 166 league matches and scored 70 league goals from 1983 to 1989, according to National-Football-Teams.com. This leaves 42 league games and 16 goals from 1971 to 1972.
- ↑ "Allan Simonsen - Trainer". Fussballdaten.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Simonsen, Allan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Allan Simonsen – Alle hold (Alle kampe) at Danish Football Association
- ↑ "Denmark - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ "List of Luxembourg managers". ProFootball.lu. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1974/75" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1975/76" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Bundesliga Historie 1976/77" (in German). kicker.
- ↑ "Sport 1977". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 June 2024.