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The Best Soccer Players from Denmark
Who are the best soccer players from Denmark? You can find them all here, as this list includes the top soccer (or “football”) players from Denmark. This list of best Danish soccer players is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest players are at the top of the list, as ranked by soccer fans worldwide. So, who are the best Danish footballers? Who is the greatest Danish soccer player of all time?
There are great Danish football legends like Dennis Rommedahl, Nicklas Bendtner and Peter Schmeichel, as well as current Danish soccer stars such as Kaspar Schmeichel, Christian Eriksen, and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
Vote up your favorite Danish football players, and help decide who is the best Danish soccer player of all time!
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- 1Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Michael Laudrup (Danish pronunciation: [mikʰæːl ˈlaʊ̯tʁɔp], born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his ...more - 2Goalkeeper
- Nationality: Denmark
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel, MBE (Danish pronunciation: [pʰetɐ ˈsmaɪ̯ˀkl̩]; born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the IFFHS World's ...more - 3Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Brian Laudrup (Danish pronunciation: [pʁiæn ˈlaʊ̯tʁɔp], born 22 February 1969) is a Danish former footballer who played as a winger, forward or as a midfielder. He currently works as a football ...more - 4Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a forward for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the ...more - 5Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Christian Dannemann Eriksen (born 14 February 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Denmark national team. ...more - 6Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Preben Elkjær (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 the club to the only major ...more - 7Defender
- Nationality: Denmark
Simon Thorup Kjær (born 26 March 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Milan and captains the Denmark national team. He was named 2007 Danish under-19 ...more - 8Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish former professional football player who played as a striker for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, among other teams. He currently works as ...more - 9Defender, Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former football player. He was the head coach of the Danish national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to ...more - 10Goalkeeper
- Nationality: Denmark
Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Denmark national team. He is the son of former Denmark ...more - 11Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956) is a former Danish footballer. Arnesen was the Director of Football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and was Sporting Director at ...more - 12Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Jan Mølby (born 4 July 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1982 to 1998. After starting his career with Kolding, he moved on to Ajax ...more - 13Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Søren Lerby (born 1 February 1958) is a Danish former football player, manager, and licensed agent. As a player, he spent most of his career in Dutch football, winning five Eredivisie championships ...more - 14Defender
- Nationality: Denmark
Daniel Munthe Agger (Danish: [tænjəl ˈakɐ]; born 12 December 1984) is a Danish retired professional footballer and tattoo artist who played as a central defender for Brøndby and Liverpool and ...more - 15Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Harald Ingemann Nielsen (26 October 1941 – 11 August 2015) was a Danish association footballer who played as a striker. He played professionally for Italian club Bologna F.C. where he was the league ...more - 16Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Ebbe Sand (born 19 July 1972) is a Danish Director of Football at Brøndby IF who is also a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in ...more - 17Centre-back
- Nationality: Denmark
Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his ...more - 18Forward, Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Jon Dahl Tomasson (born 29 August 1976) is a Danish football manager and former player who works for the Danish football team as an assistant manager. Tomasson is of Danish, Finnish and Icelandic ...more - 19Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen (born 28 February 1980) is a Danish former footballer. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs as a defensive midfielder, winning ...more - 20Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg (born 5 August 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Denmark national team. He played as a ...more - 21Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Kim Vilfort (born 15 November 1962) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head talent scout at Brøndby IF. His 17-year professional career was mainly associated with ...more - 22Midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Thomas Gravesen (born 11 March 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Gravesen played as a professional in Denmark, Germany, England, Spain and Scotland for ...more - 23Attacking midfielder
- Nationality: Denmark
Henning Jensen (17 August 1949 – 4 December 2017) was a Danish football player who played professionally for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Spanish club Real Madrid and Dutch club Ajax ...more - 24Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Kenneth Brylle Larsen (born 22 May 1959) is a Danish former professional footballer. He scored two goals in 16 matches for the Danish national team and represented his country at the 1984 European ...more - 25Forward
- Nationality: Denmark
Finn Laudrup (born 31 July 1945) is a Danish former association football player who played as a forward. He represented a number of Danish clubs and played professionally with Wiener Sport-Club in ...more
