Flemming Povlsen
Flemming Povlsen, June 2011
Flemming Søgaard Povlsen ( born December 3, 1966 in Brabrand ) is a former Danish football player and current coach.
Career
Club Players
The striker Flemming Povlsen began his career in 1983 at Aarhus GF, 1985, he was elected "Young Player of the Year 1985 in Denmark ". Spanish scouts brought him in 1986 to Real Madrid, where he played one season in the second team named Castilla CF. His breakthrough he experienced in 1987 when he played together with Morten Olsen to 1989 at the 1 FC Cologne. The fast -scoring Dane was here one of the most popular players. Less happy he was from 1989 at PSV Eindhoven, and so he moved after just one season back in the Bundesliga to Borussia Dortmund. The Dortmundern he experienced his most successful period, and due to his intense style of play quickly to an absolute crowd favorite.
National
With the Danish national team, he was surprisingly European champion at the European Football Championship 1992 in Sweden. Povlsen played in all five games for Denmark in this tournament, scoring in the semi-finals in a penalty shoot-out against the Netherlands a goal against the Dutch keeper Hans van Breukelen, Povlsens former teammate of PSV Eindhoven. He was a constant part of the Danish national football team, from his debut in 1987 until his retirement. He scored 21 goals in his 62 international appearances, and played in the European Championships in 1988 and 1992.
End of career
In April 1993 he suffered in a game of Borussia Dortmund against 1 FC Köln his first cruciate ligament, which in October of the same year in the game against SG Wattenscheid 09 the comeback followed. In October 1994, he retired to the DFB Cup match against 1 FC Kaiserslautern a torn ACL in the other knee, after he came in spring 1995, although still at a short-term mission against Eintracht Frankfurt, but then sports was invalid. At the end of the season, he finished his career due to injury, but was with Borussia Dortmund German soccer champion in 1995.
Coaching career
After retiring Flemming Povlsen 2001 was sports director at the Danish first division club Aarhus Fremad in December. When the club is a savings program in November 2002 underwent, Povlsen offered his resignation, which the club accepted. He then played in a lower league football in Brabrand and was later brought in to train the old youth team of his childhood Aarhus GF. In March 2005 he was part of the coaching staff in the Danish Superliga club AC Horsens. In July 2009 he became the assistant coach for Randers FC, but resigned on 6 October 2009, was dismissed as manager John Jensen. He teaches teenage children in a football school called Hessel Gods Fodboldkostskole in Jutland, which cooperates with Brøndby IF. Povlsen has the UEFA A coaching license.
Private
Povlsen has worked as an expert on Danish television in international matches. After winning the European Championship Povlsen changed his private door sign for a few years of " Povlsen " to " European champions ".