Michael Schäfer
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Schäfer | ||
Date of birth | 25 January 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Rødovre, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1975 |
Avarta | ||
1976–1977 | Lyngby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1990 | Lyngby | 482 | (59) |
International career | |||
1977–1979 | Denmark u-21 | 8 | (0) |
1980–1983 | Denmark | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1991–1991 |
Lyngby BK (assistant) | ||
1992–1995 |
Lyngby FC | ||
1995–1996 | F.C. Copenhagen | ||
1996–1998 | Ølstykke FC | ||
1998–2001 | Fremad Amager | ||
2002–2005 |
BK Avarta | ||
2005–2007 |
B 93 | ||
2007–2010 | AB (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Schäfer (born 25 January 1959) is a Danish former
Lyngby BK, as well as three games for the Denmark national football team
. At the moment he is a teacher at Virum Skole in Denmark.
Biography
Born in
Lyngby BK, where he played for more than a decade, including the entire decade of the 1980s. He was called up for the Danish national team in July 1980, by national manager Sepp Piontek
. In his three years in the national team, Schäfer was a bit-part player and played three national team matches.
He was a part of the Lyngby team that won the first major trophy in club history; the 1983
Danish championship. He also won the 1984 and 1985 Danish Cup
trophies with the club. As Lyngby team captain, he captained the team to the 1990 Danish Cup title as well. Having played 482 matches for Lyngby BK, he retired in the fall 1990, 32 years old.
He then went on to be a manager. He started as an assistant coach for Lyngby BK in January 1991, but was promoted to head coach in September 1992, following the departure of Swedish coach
BK Avarta
.
He is also a football commentator for Danish
TV3
.
Honours
- Danish championship: 1983
- Danish Cup: 1984, 1985 and 1990
References
- ^ Michael Schäfer at WorldFootball.net
External links
- Michael Schäfer national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)