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Allan Simonsen
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona in Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 Eu…
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sports · Danish footballer and manager (born 1952) · association football player · association football coach · also Allan Simonsen, Simonsen
Born 15 December 1952 · Q153463
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2013· 3 entries
Fox News: Driver Allan Simonsen dies in crash at 24 Hours of Le Mans race
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Newsday: Allan Simonsen, race car driver, dead after 24 Hours of Le Mans crash
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2011· 1 entry
Became General Manager of the Danish 1st Division team Fredericia
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Danish Sports Hall of Fame (1995).
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1989· 1 entry
At age 37, and played his last game for VB in November 1989
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1984· 1 entry
Won: Danish championship with Vejle (1984).
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1983· 2 entries
Played for Charlton Athletic F.C. (1983–1983) — 16 appearances, 9 goals.
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Played for Vejle Boldklub (1983–1989) — 166 appearances, 70 goals.
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1982· 4 entries
Won: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with Barcelona (1981–82).
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Won award: La Liga Team of The Year (1982).
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Played for Charlton Athletic F.C. (1982–1983) — 16 appearances, 9 goals.
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Spanish league restrictions meant Simonsen was to compete with Maradona and Bernd Schuster for only two places allowed for foreign players in each starting line-up
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1981· 1 entry
Won: Copa del Rey with Barcelona (1980–81).
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1979· 5 entries
Won: UEFA Cup with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1978–79).
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Won award: UEFA Cup Top Scorer (1978–79).
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Played for FC Barcelona (1979–1982) — 98 appearances, 31 goals.
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When he scored eight goals in eight games to guide the club to the final games of the 1978–79 UEFA Cup
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Rejecting offers from Hamburger SV, Juventus, and several Arabian clubs
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1978· 2 entries
Won award: European Cup Top Scorer (1977–78).
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But Mönchengladbach refused to let him go
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1977· 7 entries
Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1976–77).
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Third place: Onze de (1977).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1977).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1976–77).
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Won award: Sport Ideal European XI (1977).
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Runner-up: European Cup with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1976–77).
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Won: DFL-Supercup with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1977).
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1976· 2 entries
Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1975–76).
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Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1975–76).
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1975· 3 entries
Won: Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1974–75).
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Won: UEFA Cup with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1974–75).
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Won award: kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season (1974–75).
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1973· 2 entries
Runner-up: UEFA Cup with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1972–73).
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Won: DFB-Pokal with Borussia Mönchengladbach (1972–73).
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1972· 4 entries
Won: Danish Cup with Vejle (1972).
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Won: Danish championship with Vejle (1972).
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Played for Denmark men's national football team (1972–1986) — 55 appearances, 20 goals.
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Played for Borussia Mönchengladbach (1972–1979) — 178 appearances, 76 goals.
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1971· 3 entries
Won: Danish championship with Vejle (1971).
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Played for Vejle Boldklub (1971–1972) — 42 appearances, 16 goals.
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Played for Denmark national under-21 football team (1971–1972) — 6 appearances, 0 goals.
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-12-15.
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