Danish soccer player and football coach. As a player, he played as a midfielder for Lazio, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Denmark. In 2006, the Danish Football Federation recognized Laudrup as the best footballer in Danish history.
Biography, family
Laudrup is one of the brightest and most famous football players of the Danish national team of the last century. An erudite and intellectually minded midfielder, the team’s brain center, which could not only perfectly create the moment, assisted by his partner, but also could masterfully forward the ball into the goal. Mikael loved attacking football, the teams for which Laudrup played were always distinguished by a spectacular game, and to some extent Mikael was also a merit.
Carier start
Michael was born on June 15, 1964 in Copenhagen. Mikael’s father, Finn Laudrup, was a soccer player, playing for Danish teams and showing beautiful football, and also played in the Danish national team. Michael followed the example of his father, as did his brother Briand. Mikael began to study football skills at the Brondby club in 1973, and after 4 successful seasons he was rented by one of the championship leaders, the Copenhagen club. At the age of 17, a football player returns from lease. He showed excellent form in the period 1982/83 and is seen by observers of Turin Juventus.
Career at Juventus (1983-1989)
After transferring to Juventus, Laudrup went on loan to the Roman Lazio, where the player spent 2 seasons. In “Juventus” at that moment, football players of the first magnitude were gathered, and it was difficult for the less experienced Michael to compete and win a place in the starting lineup. In “Juventus” was able to gain a foothold and start playing since 1985, becoming one of the key player in the team, and won the title with her in the 1985/86 season. Soon eminent players began to leave the team, Laudrup could not become the link of the new team, although he arrived in his best sports uniform. In 1989, he signed a labor agreement with Barcelona.
Career at Barcelona (1989-1994)
The career for the Catalan club has become the most significant and impressive in the football life of Michael. Perfectly fitting into the tactics of the game, and in the arrangement of the players on the field, he became one of the most important players, the leaders of the attacking game, while he himself scored a lot and gave assists. The attacking style of “Barcelona” in the early 90s was impeccable and in a short pass - “tiki - taka”. The Catalan club four times in a row (1990-1994) ended the victory in the Spanish championship, in the period 1989/90 became the winners of the Spanish Cup, in 1991 and 1992. took the Spanish Super Cup and, finally, in 1992 for the first time in their history they won the main international trophy - the European Champions Cup.
When the contract with “Barcelona” ended, Laudrup often remained on the reserve store, as the new football player Romario joined the team. The team had four foreigners - Mikael, Romario, Kuman and Stoichkov. Based on the rules, it is possible to let out only 3 legionnaires on the field, so 1 of these talented players always turned out of the game. This player was most often Michael. For this reason, a conflict broke out between Laudrup and the coach: Laudrup said that he could not remain in reserve, because he needed to prove his worth in the last year of the contract with the club, but the coach saw that the football player did not complete all the settings in training.
In the end, Mikael left the team’s location, despite the fact that the authorities notified him with a request not to leave, the notice was signed by thousands of talent fans and Mikael fans. Fans were disappointed that the new team of Michael was the archenemy of “Barcelona” - Real Madrid.
Career at Real Madrid (1994-1996)
In the debut season at the “Royal Club” Laudrup performed brilliantly, confirming his professional level, looked good.
Having become one of the team leaders, Michael kept the entire center of the field under his control, and subsequently helped Real Madrid become the country's champion.
For an outstanding game, the football player was awarded the title of best championship legionnaire in the past 25 years.
Retirement
After Madrid “Real” Laudrup went to the Japanese club “Vissel Kobe”, they offered a good expensive contract, and finished playing football in the homeland of the Dutch club “Ajax”. As part of Ajax, Laudrup won the Dutch championship and won the Cup, putting a beautiful point in his career as a football player.
National team
Laudrup began playing for the national team on June 15, 1982 in a confrontation with the Scandinavians. The Danes then lost to Norway 1: 2, but the only goal for the Danes was scored by Michael, who was 18 years old. Journalists called it the “Danish phenomenon” and prophesied a great future. The Danish national team always played better when Michael Laudrup and his brother appeared on the field. Naturally, there were other good players, whose talent deserved close attention, but the star of Michael Laudrup burned brighter than everyone.
In the semifinal of the 1984 European Championship, the team almost reached the final, losing at the stage of the semifinal of the Spanish national team. Despite the football player’s exemplary game at the 1986 World Cup and a very simple way out of the group, the Danish team was literally defeated by the Spanish team 1: 5 at the 1/8 final stage, and flew out of the tournament.
Then, a conflict occurred between the coach and Laudrup, the true reasons of which are unknown, but it is believed that Laudrup was offended by the mentor's sharp remarks. Brothers Michael and Briand were determined to complete the fieldwork for the national team, while the current coach Nielsen is the coach of the team. Despite this, in early 1990, Briand returned to the team, and the elder brother Michael is not, continuing to stand his ground. This act cost him the championship title of European Championship, the Danish team won the title in 1992. It was a wonderful achievement for them. In addition to the fact that the team was in an unimaginable way at the championship instead of Yugoslavia, which, due to the political situation in the country, was under international sanctions, the Danes left the difficult group, leaving behind the England team, the founders of football. In the 1/2 finals, the current European champions - the Dutch, were beaten, the main time ended with a score of 2: 2, in the penalty shootout the Danes were more accurate 5: 4. In the final they were beaten and
reigning world champions - German national team 2-0.
After the championship, Laudrup still returns to the national team, having made peace with the coach. The midfielder was remembered for his effective and vibrant game at the 1998 world championship, the Danish national team reached the quarter finals, and the Laudrup brothers looked very cool in a bunch and were distinguished by brilliant interaction in the game. In the quarterfinals, Denmark lost to the world team - Brazil. The meeting with the magicians of the ball ended with a score of 2: 3 and became the decoration of the whole championship. In total for Sat Denmark Laudrup had 103 meetings and scored 38 goals. By the total number of matches played, Michael is in the first 5 players, and in scored goals is in 6th place in the history of Denmark. In 1982 and 1985, Michael Laudrup was awarded the title of best football player in the country.
