Flemming Povlsen

Flemming Povlsen
Povlsen in 2011
Personal information
Full name Flemming Søgaard Povlsen
Date of birth (1966-12-03) 3 December 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Brabrand, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Viby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 AGF Aarhus 40 (13)
1986–1987 Castilla CF 40 (10)
1987–1989 1. FC Köln 71 (19)
1989–1990 PSV Eindhoven 30 (10)
1990–1995 Borussia Dortmund 116 (20)
1998–2004 Brabrand IF 40 (15)
Total 337 (87)
International career
1985–1987 Denmark U-21 9 (2)
1987–1994 Denmark 62 (21)
Managerial career
2005–2009 AC Horsens (assistant manager)
2009 Randers FC (assistant manager)
2010–2012 Silkeborg IF (assistant manager)
2013–2014 OB (assistant manager)
2014–2015 AGF (Attacking coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Aarhus and a youth product of Viby IF, Povlsen also played in The Netherlands, Spain and Germany, until a knee injury forced him to retire, at only 28 years of age. Before the injury, Povlsen rose to prominence at FC Cologne, before settling at Borussia Dortmund, with whom he won the 1995 Bundesliga and played the final half of his career. At an international level, he was among the profiles on the Denmark squad that won the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.

  1. ^ "Flemming Povlsen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 November 2012.