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Peter Schmeichel

1963 - Today

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Peter Bolesław Schmeichel (born 18 November 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During eight seasons at English club Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA Cups and he captained the club to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final to complete the Treble. Schmeichel also played for the Denmark national team, with whom he won the UEFA European Championship in 1992. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was voted the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper in both 1992 and 1993, while the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ranked Schmeichel among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Schmeichel is the 115th most popular soccer player (down from 88th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 71st in 2019) and the most popular Danish Soccer Player.

Peter Schmeichel is most famous for his time as a goalkeeper for Manchester United from 1991 to 1999. He won the Champions League, five Premier League titles, three FA Cups, and two League Cups with Manchester United.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Peter Schmeichel ranks 115 out of 21,273. Before him are Gordon Banks, Bebeto, Miguel Muñoz, Kaká, Zito, and Tameo Ide. After him are Kim Yong-sik, Lee Yoo-hyung, Tony Adams, Alcides Ghiggia, Mohamed Salah, and Kakuichi Mimura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Peter Schmeichel ranks 17. Before him are Garry Kasparov, Letsie III of Lesotho, Eros Ramazzotti, Ronald Koeman, Sergey Bubka, and Till Lindemann. After him are Vanessa Williams, Rick Rubin, Dunga, Thomas Anders, Marla Maples, and Tori Amos.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Peter Schmeichel ranks 84 out of 1,032. Before him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Eric V of Denmark (1249), Michael Laudrup (1964), Christopher I of Denmark (1219), Gerda Wegener (1886), and Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864). After him are Sweyn III of Denmark (1125), Canute IV of Denmark (1043), Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted (1879), Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873), Princess Benedikte of Denmark (1944), and Allan Simonsen (1952).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Peter Schmeichel ranks 1. After him are Allan Simonsen (1952), 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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