Allan Simonsen

Danish footballer

Allan Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a former Danish football player. He has played for Denmark national team.

Allan Simonsen
Personal information
Full name Allan Rodenkam Simonsen
Date of birth (1952-12-15) 15 December 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Vejle, Denmark
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1972 Vejle BK 42 (16[1])
1972–1979 Borussia Mönchengladbach 178 (76[2])
1979–1982 Barcelona 98 (31[3])
1982–1983 Charlton Athletic 16 (9[3])
1983–1989 Vejle BK 166 (70[1])
Total 500 (202)
National team
1971–1972 Denmark U-21 6 (0[4])
1972–1986 Denmark 55 (20[4])
Teams managed
1991–1994 Vejle BK
1994–2001 Faroe Islands
2001–2004 Luxembourg
2011–2013 Fredericia (General manager)
2013 Fredericia (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Simonsen in a Vejle BK jersey in 2000
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1972–73 Bundesliga 8 0
1973–74 9 2
1974–75 34 18
1975–76 34 16
1976–77 34 12
1977–78 31 17
1978–79 28 11
Total 178 76
Barcelona 1979–80 La Liga 32 10
1980–81 33 10
1981–82 33 11
Total 98 31
Charlton Athletic 1982–83 Second Division 16 9
Vejle 1983 First Division 28 13
1984 13 6
1985 30 16
1986 24 13
1987 25 13
1988 23 4
1989 23 5
Total 166 70
Career total 458 186

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[3][5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 1972 9 5
1973 0 0
1974 2 1
1975 1 0
1976 2 1
1977 2 2
1978 1 1
1979 4 1
1980 5 2
1981 7 3
1982 1 0
1983 7 4
1984 6 0
1985 4 0
1986 4 0
Total 55 20
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simonsen goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Allan Simonsen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 July 1972 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Iceland 2–2 5–2 Friendly
2 4–2
3 27 August 1972 Drei Flüsse Stadion, Passau, Germany   Brazil 1–0 3–2 1972 Summer Olympics
4 3–2
5 29 August 1972 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg, Germany   Iran 2–0 4–0 1972 Summer Olympics
6 3 September 1974 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Indonesia 4–0 9–0 Friendly
7 23 May 1976 Tsirion Stadium, Limassol, Cyprus   Cyprus 1–1 5–1 1978 World Cup qualification
8 1 May 1977 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Poland 1–1 1–2 1978 World Cup qualification
9 15 June 1977 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Sweden 2–1 2–1 1972–77 Nordic Championship
10 20 September 1978 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   England 1–2 3–4 1980 European Championship qualification
11 6 June 1979 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Northern Ireland 3–0 4–0 1980 European Championship qualification
12 21 May 1980 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Spain 1–1 2–2 Friendly
13 19 November 1980 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Luxembourg 4–0 4–0 1982 World Cup qualification
14 15 April 1981 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Romania 1–1 2–1 Friendly
15 26 August 1981 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Iceland 2–0 3–0 Friendly
16 3–0
17 1 June 1983 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Hungary 3–1 3–1 1984 European Championship qualification
18 21 September 1983 Wembley Stadium, London, UK   England 1–0 1–0 1984 European Championship qualification
19 12 October 1983 Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark   Luxembourg 4–0 6–0 1984 European Championship qualification
20 16 November 1983 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece   Greece 2–0 2–0 1984 European Championship qualification

Managerial statistics

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Updated 16 June 2016

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
  Faroe Islands 1994 2001 52 8 7 37 015.38
  Luxembourg[6] 13 February 2002 17 November 2004 27 0 4 23 000.00

Honours

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Vejle Boldklub

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Barcelona

Individual

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Simonsen played a total 208 league games and scored 86 league goals, according to his Vejle Boldklub profile Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. He played 166 league matches and scored 70 league goals from 1983 to 1989, according to National-Football-Teams.com. This leaves 42 league games and 16 goals from 1971 to 1972.
  2. "Allan Simonsen - Trainer". Fussballdaten.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Simonsen, Allan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Allan Simonsen – Alle hold (Alle kampe) at Danish Football Association
  5. "Denmark - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  6. "List of Luxembourg managers". ProFootball.lu. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  7. "Bundesliga Historie 1974/75" (in German). kicker.
  8. "Bundesliga Historie 1975/76" (in German). kicker.
  9. "Bundesliga Historie 1976/77" (in German). kicker.
  10. "Sport 1977". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 4 June 2024.