John Sivebæk

John Sivebæk
Personal information
Date of birth	25 October 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth	Vejle, Denmark
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
1969–1980	Vejle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1985	Vejle
1986–1987	Manchester United
1987–1991	Saint-Étienne
1991–1992	AS Monaco
1992–1994	Pescara
1994–1996	Vejle
1996–1997	AGF
Total
International career
1978–1980	Denmark U-19
1980–1983	Denmark U-21
1982–1992	Denmark
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Denmark
UEFA European Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Sivebæk (born 25 October 1961) is a Danish former professional

1992 European Championship

tournament.

Sivebæk has two sons, Christian Sivebæk the eldest of the sons, is also a professional football player.

Biography

Sivebæk was born in

1984 European Championship

, where he played in three of Denmark's four games.

He and Vejle won the 1984

Danish championship trophy, and he scored his only international goal, in a 1986 World Cup qualification game against the Republic of Ireland in November 1985. In the winter 1985, Sivebæk moved to England to play for Manchester United, joining fellow Dane Jesper Olsen. On 22 November 1986, he scored his first and only goal for Manchester United, a direct free-kick in a 1–0 home win against Queens Park Rangers, which was also the first Manchester United goal under newly hired manager Alex Ferguson.^[1] In his time at Manchester United, he was selected to represent Denmark at the 1986 World Cup

, where he played two of Denmark's four games before elimination.

In 1987, Sivebæk was told he would not be a first team regular at Manchester United,

1992 European Championship. He played full-time in Denmark's first four games and helped the team reach the final against Germany. He took part in the final, but suffered an injury and was substituted in favour of Claus Christiansen, and watched from the bench as Denmark won 2–0. He ended his national team career later that year, following the 1994 World Cup qualification game against Northern Ireland

in November 1992.

He went to Italy to play for

football agent with Proactive Scandinavia.^[1]