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230:International career
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316:Club career
241:Denmark u21
87:Position(s)
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969:C. Poulsen
905:B. Laudrup
897:A. Nielsen
889:B. Laudrup
865:B. Laudrup
841:B. Laudrup
809:M. Laudrup
785:M. Laudrup
681:Michaelsen
657:L. Nielsen
649:K. Poulsen
625:H. Nielsen
467:References
449:Danish Cup
362:Danish Cup
342:Ole Madsen
334:Esbjerg fB
324:suburb of
298:Esbjerg fB
218:Esbjerg fB
146:Esbjerg fB
53:1952-02-15
1575:Bertelsen
1545:Berggreen
1460:Rasmussen
1343:Thychosen
1303:Lauridsen
1283:Berggreen
1243:Bertelsen
953:Wieghorst
929:Henriksen
825:J. Jensen
777:A. Hansen
761:Bertelsen
745:A. Hansen
729:H. Jensen
721:Holmstrøm
673:H. Jensen
665:J. Hansen
486:Politiken
354:promotion
254:1976–1987
213:1987–1988
195:1985–1986
177:1984–1985
159:1982–1984
141:1973–1982
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961:Tomasson
945:Tomasson
833:L. Olsen
817:M. Olsen
793:M. Olsen
697:Pedersen
633:Petersen
550:Archived
516:Archived
401:FC Aarau
389:Rouen FC
338:Ole Kjær
326:Guldager
200:FC Aarau
182:FC Rouen
69:Guldager
1685:Piontek
1655:Bartram
1645:Eriksen
1605:Arnesen
1585:Frimann
1565:Laudrup
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1353:Sivebæk
1323:Arnesen
1313:Laudrup
1259:9
1249:8
1239:7
1229:6
1223:Nielsen
1219:5
1204:4
1194:3
1184:2
1174:1
1073:Eriksen
1065:Eriksen
1049:Eriksen
1041:Eriksen
1033:Eriksen
993:Laursen
857:Vilfort
769:Bastrup
737:Ahlberg
705:Røntved
442:Honours
381:Belgian
372:by the
322:Esbjerg
288:, is a
259:Denmark
73:Denmark
1555:Elkjær
1363:Brylle
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641:Madsen
639:1964:
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421:Norway
344:, and
290:Danish
286:Sjønne
79:Height
1615:Qvist
1525:Mølby
1515:Lerby
1373:Qvist
1293:Mølby
1233:Lerby
1025:Agger
1017:Kvist
1009:Kvist
985:Agger
509:4 May
459:1979
453:1979
447:1976
399:team
397:Swiss
383:club
114:Years
1675:Høgh
1480:Busk
1198:Busk
1178:Kjær
1097:Kjær
937:Sand
913:Sand
753:Kjær
511:2010
308:and
284:and
236:1975
153:(21)
124:Apps
118:Team
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