Allan Simonsen

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 73)
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)
International career
1971–1972	Denmark U-21	6	(0[4])
1972–1986	Denmark	55	(20[4])
Managerial career
1991–1994	Vejle BK
1994–2001	Faroe Islands
2001–2004	Luxembourg
2011–2013	Fredericia (General manager)
2013	Fredericia (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Simonsen in a Vejle BK jersey in 2000

Club

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

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

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

Vejle Boldklub

• Danish championship: 1971, 1972, 1984
• Danish Cup: 1972

Borussia Mönchengladbach

• Bundesliga: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
• DFB-Pokal: 1972–73
• DFL-Supercup: 1977
• European Cup runner-up: 1976–77
• UEFA Cup: 1974–75, 1978–79; runner-up: 1972–73

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 1980–81
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1981–82

Individual

• Ballon d'Or: 1977
• Onze de Bronze: 1977
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77^[7][8][9]
• Sport Ideal European XI: 1977^[10]
• European Cup Top Scorer: 1977–78
• UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1978–79
• Danish Football Hall of Fame