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Allan Simonsen

1952 - Today

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Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona in Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Simonsen is the 134th most popular soccer player (up from 136th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 87th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Soccer Player.

Allan Simonsen is most famous for his work on the "Boeing 747" and the "Boeing 757."

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Allan Simonsen ranks 134 out of 21,273. Before him are Andrés Escobar, Lucien Laurent, Jürgen Klinsmann, Berti Vogts, Simone Inzaghi, and Daniel Passarella. After him are Ko Arima, Dunga, Nils Liedholm, Pavel Nedvěd, Tostão, and Jorge Jesus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Allan Simonsen ranks 49. Before him are Idriss Déby, Laura Branigan, Cyril Ramaphosa, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Ko Yong-hui, and Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria. After him are Jimmy Connors, Shigeru Miyamoto, Christian Clavier, Vahid Halilhodžić, Fuad II of Egypt, and Douglas Adams.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Allan Simonsen ranks 90 out of 1,032. Before him are Peter Schmeichel (1963), Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), and Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944). After him are Eric IV of Denmark (1216), Canute Lavard (1096), N. F. S. Grundtvig (1783), Hans Christian Gram (1853), Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), and Eric I of Denmark (1055).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Allan Simonsen ranks 2. Before him are Peter Schmeichel (1963). After him are Richard Møller Nielsen (1937), Preben Elkjær (1957), Poul Nielsen (1891), Søren Lerby (1958), Henning Jensen (1949), Harald Nielsen (1941), Sophus Nielsen (1888), Jon Dahl Tomasson (1976), Frank Arnesen (1956), and Thomas Gravesen (1976).

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