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Preben Elkjær

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Preben Elkjær Larsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈelˌkʰeˀɐ̯]; born 11 September 1957) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Amongst others, he played with Hellas Verona in Italy, helping the club to the only major title of its history, the 1985 Serie A. Additionally, Elkjær scored 38 goals for the Denmark national team in 11 years, being a leading figure for the Danish side under coach Sepp Piontek that played at the Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup (a first-ever appearance), often hailed as the golden generation of Danish football by their countrymen. Elkjær won the Bronze Ball award at the latter competition. Widely regarded as one of the best forwards of the 1980s, Elkjær finished second in the Ballon d'Or awards in 1985, having been placed third the previous year, and going on to finish fourth in 1986. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Preben Elkjær is the 626th most popular soccer player (down from 416th in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 164th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Danish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Preben Elkjær ranks 626 out of 21,273. Before him are Igor Netto, Philipp Lahm, Alisson, Javier Clemente, Michel Hidalgo, and Yoshio Kikugawa. After him are Hidetoshi Nakata, Tofiq Bahramov, Víctor Valdés, Werner Leimgruber, Mark van Bommel, and John Connelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Preben Elkjær ranks 78. Before him are Johnny Lever, Wolfgang Ketterle, Yuen Biao, Robert Harris, Šefik Džaferović, and Daniel Stern. After him are Clive Burr, José Sócrates, Stephen Fry, Thierry Boutsen, Klaus Augenthaler, and Ricardo Darín.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Preben Elkjær ranks 191 out of 1,032. Before him are Ole Nydahl (1941), Jens Fink-Jensen (1956), Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg (1887), Vilhelm Thomsen (1842), Edvard Eriksen (1876), and Nathaniel Wallich (1786). After him are Peter Naur (1928), Guthrum (830), Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester (1946), Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (1532), Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), and Princess Frederica Amalia of Denmark (1649).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Preben Elkjær ranks 4. Before him are Peter Schmeichel (1963), Allan Simonsen (1952), and Richard Møller Nielsen (1937). After him are 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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