Allan Simonsen

Allan Simonsen (born December 15, 1952 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish football (soccer) player and now coach. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1977. Image File history File links Allan Simonsen. ... Image File history File links Allan Simonsen. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Copenhagen (Danish: København) is the capital and largest city of Denmark, and the name of the municipality (Danish, kommune) in which it resides. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Andriy Shevchenko with Golden Ball The Ballon dor (from French, English translation is Golden Ball) is a football award, created in 1956 by the French football magazine France Football. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ...

On the club level, Simonsen played for Vejle BK, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Barcelona and Charlton Athletic. Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club, from the town of Vejle. ... Jump to: navigation, search Borussia Mönchengladbach is one of the most famous and most supported German Football clubs, based in Mönchengladbach. ... Jump to: navigation, search FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charlton Athletic Football Club are a football club from southeast London. ...

For Denmark, Simonsen was capped 56 times, scoring 21 goals.

Simonsen remains the only footballer to score in European, Uefa, and Cup Winners Cup Finals.

He went on to coach the national team of the Faroe Islands and later the Luxembourg national team. First International Luxembourg 1 - 4 France (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; October 29, 1911) Largest win Luxembourg 4 - 1 Belgium (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; May 13, 1945) Worst defeat Luxembourg 0 - 9 England (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; October 19, 1960) England 9 - 0 Luxembourg (London, England; December 15, 1982) World Cup Appearances 0 (First...