Ruben Bagger

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Ruben Bagger
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-01-16) 16 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Svogerslev, Denmark
Position(s)
forward
Youth career
Svogerslev Boldklub
Jyllinge GIF
Roskilde Boldklub 1906
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2007 Brøndby IF 243[1] (64)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruben Bagger (born 16 January 1972) is a former

forward
.

Biography

Bagger started playing amateur football with Danish clubs Svogerslev Boldklub and Jyllinge GIF,

Ikast fS.[1] Bagger signed a fully professional two-year contract with Brøndby from July 1994,[6] and went on to compete with a host of Danish international forwards for a place in the Brøndby team. He initially competed with Bo Hansen, for a place in the starting line-up alongside Mark Strudal.[7] When Strudal left the club in July 1995, Bagger saw renewed competition from forwards Peter Møller and Ebbe Sand.[8]

From 1996 to 1998, Bagger was a part of a Brøndby team which won three Danish Superliga championships in a row, as well as the 1998

1998-99 UEFA Champions League campaign.[9]
Bagger set a Brøndby scoring record of 12 goals in 51 European games.

His best season came, when he scored 13 goals to help Brøndby win the

extra time.[11] Bagger retired in December 2007. He played a combined total of 338 games and scored 88 goals for Brøndby,[4] including 243 games and 64 goals in the Superliga championship,[1] making him the second most scoring Brøndby player in the Superliga following Ebbe Sand.[4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ruben Bagger at Danskfodbold.com
  2. ^ Ruben Bagger at Brøndby IF
  3. ^ "Ruben Bagger om:", Dagbladet Køge/Ringsted/Roskilde, March 15, 2008
  4. ^ a b c Janus Flachs Madsen, "Interview: Fra fodboldspiller til familiefar", Politiken, November 26, 2007
  5. ^ Steen Uno, "Ebbe tester ung bomber", B.T., 13 November 1993
  6. ^ Søren Olsen, "Tyrkiet lokker med millioner", Politiken, April 23, 1994
  7. ^ "Bagger på bænken i Brøndby", Ekstra Bladet, July 30, 1994
  8. ^ Vagn Nielsen, "Champagnedrengen", Ekstra Bladet, May 28, 1996
  9. ^ a b Europa Cup-kampe at Brøndby IF
  10. ^ Brøndby IF - FC Midtjylland - Kampdag: 29-05-2003 at Brøndby IF
  11. ^ Brøndby IF - FC Midtjylland - Kampdag: 05-05-2005 at Brøndby IF

External links

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