Søren Lerby
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 Lerby with Ajax in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Søren Lerby | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| B 1903 | |||
| Taastrup IK | |||
| –1975 | Fremad Amager | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975 | Fremad Amager | 13 | (3) |
| 1975–1983 | Ajax | 206 | (66) |
| 1983–1986 | Bayern Munich | 89 | (22) |
| 1986–1987 | Monaco | 27 | (3) |
| 1987–1990 | PSV | 81 | (16) |
| Total | 416 | (110) | |
| International career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1974–1976 | Denmark U19 | 14 | (2) |
| 1976–1977 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1978–1989 | Denmark | 67 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Bayern Munich | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Søren Lerby (born 1 February 1958) is a Danish former
Playing style
A left-footed midfielder with a powerful shot and great stamina, Lerby was a player who was always committed and a leader of the team. He once played two competitive matches in two countries on a single day on 13 November 1985: first in the afternoon a World Cup qualifier with Denmark against the Republic of Ireland in Dublin, being substituted having helped to secure a solid lead, and later in the evening a DFB-Pokal match with Bayern Munich against VfL Bochum, entering as a half-time replacement.[1] Denmark qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and Bayern went on to lift the cup.[2]
Lerby always played with his "socks down" – short socks or long socks rolled down but always without shin pads. This was quite uncommon and would be against the rules today.
Biography
Club career
Lerby was born in
They switched to the Dutch club
He moved to Germany in 1983, replacing midfielder
Lerby moved back to the Netherlands in 1987 and was reunited with Frank Arnesen at Ajax' rivals PSV Eindhoven. He was a part of the 1988 European Cup winning PSV squad, also including fellow Danes Jan Heintze and Ivan Nielsen, though Frank Arnesen missed the final against S.L. Benfica because of injury. Lerby ended his active career in 1990.
International career
While a youth player with Taastrup IK, Lerby was called up for the
While at Ajax, he made his senior Danish national team debut against the
Non-playing career
Between 9 October 1991 and 11 March 1992, he spent some time as coach with
Personal life
Lerby was married to Dutch singer and actress Willeke Alberti from 1981 to 1996. He was later married for a second time, with Arlette van der Meulen. He now lives in Laren, Netherlands. His son Christian Lerby, born in 2001, is a Dutch tennis player.[3]
Managerial statistics
- As of 26 April 2013.
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Bayern Munich | 9 October 1991 | 11 March 1992 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29.41 |
Honours
Ajax
Bayern Munich
PSV
- Eredivisie: 1987–88, 1988–89
- KNVB Cup: 1987–88
- European Cup: 1987–88
Individual
- European Cup top scorer: 1979–80
References
- ^ "Im Porsche Richtung Ruhrstadion" (in German). 11 FREUNDE. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Das Spiel meines Lebens: Søren Lerby" [The game of my life: Søren Lerby]. Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Søren Lerby national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Ajax Hall of Fame (in Dutch)
- Søren Lerby at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Søren Lerby at National-Football-Teams.com
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