Søren Lerby
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| Søren Lerby | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Søren Lerby | |
| Date of birth | February 1, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Position | Sports agent | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| B 1903 Taastrup IK Fremad Amager |
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| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1975-1983 1983-1986 1986-1987 1987-1989 |
Ajax Amsterdam Bayern Munich AS Monaco PSV Eindhoven |
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| National team | ||
| 1978-1989 | Denmark | 67 (10) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1991-1992 | Bayern Munich | |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Søren Lerby, (born February 1, 1958) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player, who won the 1988 European Cup with Dutch club PSV Eindhoven. A left-legged midfielder, Lerby was a player who was always committed and a leader of the team. He played 67 matches for the Denmark national football team, and represented Denmark at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and two European Championships.
[edit] Biography
Born in Copenhagen in Denmark, he played in local clubs B 1903, Taastrup IK and Fremad Amager. He and Fremad Amager teammate Frank Arnesen moved abroad to become professional footballers in 1975. They switched to Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam, with Lerby only being 17 years old. He won five Dutch Eredivisie league championships in his eight years at Ajax. While at Ajax, he made his Danish national team debut against the Republic of Ireland in May 1978.
He moved to Germany in 1983, where he was looking to replace German midfielder Paul Breitner at Bayern Munich. Here he remained for three years, winning two German Bundesliga championships. Lerby was selected for the Danish national team at the 1984 European Championship, where he played full time in Denmark's four matches, and scored a goal in the semi-final against Spain, which saw Denmark eliminated on penalty shoot-out. He also played full time in Denmark's four games at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where he scored a goal in Denmark's 6-1 win against Uruguay.
His career continued for French team AS Monaco from 1986 to 1987. Lerby moved back to the Netherlands in 1987 and was reunited with Frank Arnesen, now at Ajax' rivals PSV Eindhoven. He was a part of the 1988 European Cup winning PSV squad, also including fellow Danes Jan Heintze and Ivan Nielsen, Frank Arnesen being out with an injury for the final against SL Benfica. He was a part of the Danish squad for the 1988 European Championship, before he ended his active career in 1989.
Between 9 October 1991 and 10 March 1992 he spent some time as coach with Bayern Munich, as successor of Jupp Heynckes. With a spell of undistinguished results, including a combined 6-3 UEFA Cup elimination by his former club B 1903, Lerby effectively ended his managerial career and became a FIFA-licensed sports agent.
[edit] Honours
- Dutch Eredivisie championships (7):
- 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, with Ajax Amsterdam
- 1988 and 1989, with PSV Eindhoven
- German Bundesliga championships:
- 1985 and 1986, with Bayern Munich
- 1988 European Cup, with PSV Eindhoven
[edit] External links
- (Danish) Danish national team profile
- (Dutch) Ajax Hall of Fame
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Denmark squad - 1986 World Cup | |
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1 Rasmussen | 2 Sivebæk | 3 Busk | 4 M. Olsen | 5 I. Nielsen | 6 Lerby | 7 Mølby | 8 J. Olsen | 9 Berggreen | 10 Elkjær Larsen | 11 Laudrup | 12 Bertelsen | 13 Frimann | 14 Simonsen | 15 Arnesen | 16 Qvist | 17 K. Nielsen | 18 Christensen | 19 Eriksen | 20 Bartram | 21 Andersen | 22 Høgh | Coach: Piontek |
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