Scandinavian goalscorers in the European Cups, 1955-1999

Goals scored in Champions League, European Cup, UEFA Cup, Cupwinners' Cup, Intercontinental Cup and Super Cup.

Total goals:

43 : Allan Simonsen (Den)

33 : Torbjörn Nilsson (Swe)

26 : Stefan Pettersson (Swe)

24 : Jari Litmanen (Fin)

23 : Kenneth Brylle (Den)

21 : Michael Laudrup (Den), Kurt Hamrin (Swe)

18 : Søren Lerby (Den), Harald Brattbakk (Nor)

16 : Johnny Ekström (Swe), Bent Christensen (Den)

15 : Preben Elkjær (Den), Ralf Edström, Conny Torstensson (Swe)

14 : Ove Kindvall (Swe)

13 : Henning Jensen, Benny Nielsen (Den), Ismo Lius (Fin), Henrik Larsson (Swe)

12 : Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (Isl), Owe Ohlsson (Swe)

11 : Frank Arnesen (Den), Hallvar Thoresen, Sigurd Rushfeldt (Nor), Bo Larsson, Mats Magnusson (Swe)

9 : Michael Manniche (Den), Tore Cervin (Swe), Arnór Gudjohnsen, Lárus Gudmundsson (Isl) 

8 : Benny Wendt, Stig Fredriksson (Swe), Johnny Bjerregaard (Den), Pétur Pétursson (Isl)

 

Goals per game (min. 25 played):

0,750 T. Nilsson

0,606 Simonsen

0,583 Hamrin

0,538 Kindvall

0,516 Christensen

0,500 Litmanen

0,460 Brylle

0,455 Elkjær

0,450 Brattbakk

0,419 H. Larsson

0,366 Torstensson

0,357 Edström

0,355 B. Larsson, M. Magnusson

0,348 Ekström

0,329 S. Pettersson

0,324 Thoresen

0,286 J. Bjerregaard

0,273 M. Laudrup, Manniche, Lerby

0,267 Pétursson

0,255 H. Jensen

0,240 Arnesen

0,207 Sigurvinsson

0,205 S. Fredriksson

0,184 A. Gudjohnsen

Ove Kindvall & Torbjörn Nilsson

Top rated La Liga players 1992/93

7,15 Miroslav Đukić (Deportivo)

7,02 Fran (Deportivo)

6,98 Michael Laudrup (Barcelona)

6,96 Andoni Zubizarreta (Barcelona)

6,91 Julen Lopetegui (Logroñés)

6,88 Bebeto (Deportivo)

6,69 Paco (Rayo Vallecano)

6,68 Pep Guardiola (Barcelona)

6,64 Mauro Silva (Deportivo)

6,63 Iván Zamorano (Real Madrid)

6,56 Felipe (Tenerife)

6,54 Míchel (Real Madrid), Julen Guerrero (Athletic)

6,51 Albert Ferrer (Barcelona)

Denmark ratings in the Euro 1996

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,63 Brian Laudrup

6,24 Peter Schmeichel

5,93 Jes Høgh

6,04 Brian Steen Nielsen

5,92 Marc Rieper, Michael Schjønberg

5,89 Thomas Helveg

5,86 Michael Laudrup 

5,83 Henrik Larsen

5,61 Claus Thomsen

Denmark ratings in the 1986 World Cup

 

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,77 Frank Arnesen
6,75 Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjær
6,58 Morten Olsen, Søren Lerby
6,46 Lars Høgh
6,33 Ivan Nielsen
6,27 Jens Jørn Bertelsen
6,20 Klaus Berggreen
6,17 Jan Mølby
6,10 Søren Busk
6,07 Henrik Andersen
6,01 Jesper Olsen
5,95 John Eriksen
5,85 Troels Rasmussen

Le pagelle della Juventus 1987/88

6,39 Stefano Tacconi

6,30 Sergio Brio

6,25 Antonio Cabrini

6,18 Luigi de Agostini

6,13 Massimo Bonini

6,06 Roberto Tricella

6,02 Marino Magrin

5,94 Pasquale Bruno, Michael Laudrup

5,91 Luciano Favero

5,89 Angelo Alessio

5,88 Massimo Mauro

5,83 Renato Buso

5,81 Ian Rush

5,73 Nicolò Napoli

Top 30 greatest dribblers in football history

 

1. Ronaldinho (Brazil)

2. Lionel Messi (Argentina)

3. Diego Maradona (Argentina)

4. Garrincha (Brazil)

5. Pelé (Brazil)

6. Ronaldo (Brazil)

7. George Best (Northern Ireland)

8. Johan Cruyff (Holland)

9. Zinédine Zidane (France)

10. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria)

11. Neymar (Brazil)

12. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

13. Rivelino (Brazil)

14. Zico (Brazil)

15. Roberto Baggio (Italy)

16. Omar Sivori (Argentina/Italy)

17. Michael Laudrup (Denmark)

18. Eden Hazard (Belgium)

19. Bruno Conti (Italy)

20. Franck Ribéry (France)

21. Sir Stanley Matthews (England)

22. Sergio "Kun" Agüero (Argentina)

23. Mágico González (El Salvador)

24. Romário (Brazil)

25. Denilson (Brazil)

26. Paulo Futre (Portugal)

27. Pierre Littbarski (West Germany)

28. Dragan Stojkovic (Yugoslavia)

29. Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)

30. Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund (Sweden)

Top rated Barcelona & Real Madrid players 1990/91

 

League matches only. Barcelona players in bold text.

7,10 Goicoechea
6,55 Butragueño
6,53 Bakero
6,44 Michael Laudrup
6,40 Zubizarreta
6,37 Ferrer
6,33 Eusebio
6,29 Hierro
6,20 Buyo
6,16 Gheorghe Hagi
6,08 Amor
5,89 Chendo
5,87 Serna
5,78 Julio Salinas
5,77 Michel

Le pagelle Guerin Sportivo: gli stranieri della Serie A 1986/87 e 1987/88

 

Barcelona ratings in the 1993/94 Champions League

 

Ratings: El Mundo Deportivo - Gazzetta dello Sport - Guerin Sportivo.

6,97 Ronald Koeman
6,68 Sergi
6,67 Bakero
6,63 Michael Laudrup
6,61 Hristo Stoichkov
6,38 Guardiola
6,37 Iván
6,28 Eusebio
6,19 Zubizarreta
6,16 Ferrer
6,11 Nadal
6,10 Amor
6,06 Begiristain
5,80 Goikoetxea
5,63 Romário
5,60 Quique

Denmark ratings in the 1998 World Cup

 

6,55 Brian Laudrup
6,45 Michael Laudrup
6,20 Peter Schmeichel
6,10 Jan Heinze
6,05 Martin Jørgensen
5,95 Søren Colding
5,90 Michael Schjønberg
5,80 Marc Rieper, Allan Nielsen
5,70 Jes Høgh
5,40 Ebbe Sand

 

Barcelona ratings 1990/91

 

Ratings: Don Balón. La Liga matches only.

7,10 Goicoechea
6,57 Nando
6,53 Bakero
6,46 Stoichkov
6,44 M. Laudrup
6,40 Zubizarreta
6,37 Ferrer
6,33 Eusebio
6,08 Amor
5,87 Serna
5,78 Julio Salinas

Mondiale 1986: le pagelle del 'Guerin'

 

Fonte: Guerin Sportivo.

8,00 : Maradona (Arg)
7,33 : Yaremchuk (URS)
7,25 : Elkjær (Dan)
7,00 : Careca (Bra), Lerby & Arnesen (Dan)
6,88 : M. Laudrup (Dan), Belanov (URS), Bouderbala (Mar)
6,86 : Pfaff (Bel)
6,83 : Yakovenko (URS)
6,80 : Júlio César (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
6,75 : Calderé (Esp), Kuznetsov (URS), De Napoli (Ita), Zaki (Mar)
6,71 : Ruggeri & Burruchaga (Arg)
6,70 : Alemão (Bra), Michel & Butragueño (Esp), Hoddle (Eng)
6,67 : Josimar (Bra), Dasaev & Bessonov (URS), Luis Flores (Mex)
6,62 : Zavarov (URS), Timoumi (Mar), Roberto Fernández & Jorge Amado Nunes (Par)
6,60 : Carlos & Edinho (Bra), Shilton (Eng), Negrete (Mex)
6,58 : Fernandez (Fra), Briegel (BRD), Gerets (Bel)
6,57 : Matthäus (BRD), Ceulemans & Claesen (Bel)
6,50 : Muller (Bra), M. Olsen & Bertelsen (Dan), Amoros & Battiston (Fra), Zubizarreta (Esp), Sansom & Beardsley (Eng), Demianenko & Aleinikov & Rats (URS), Altobelli (Ita), Scifo (Bel), Quirarte (Mex), Khairi (Mar)
6,42 : Platini & Stopyra (Fra)
6,40 : Sócrates (Bra), Butcher (Eng), Larios (Mex)
6,38 : Enrique (Arg), Bagni (Ita), Dolmy & Bouyahiaoui (Mar), Julio César Romero, Cabañas (Par)
6,36 : Valdano (Arg), Schumacher (BRD)
6,33 : Berggreen (Dan), Bats (Fra), Waddle (Eng), Rodionov (URS), Vercauteren (Bel), Diogo (Uru)
6,30 : Elzo (Bra), Vervoort (Bel)
6,25 : Zico (Bra), Cuciuffo (Arg), Ayache & Rocheteau (Fra), Völler & Littbarski (BRD), Hodge (Eng), Vierchowod (Ita), Grun (Bel), Khalifa (Mar), Alvez & Francescoli (Uru), Zabala (Par)
6,21 : Giusti (Arg), KH Förster (BRD),
6,20 : Júnior (Bra), Veyt (Bel), Servín & Aguirre (Mex)
6,17 : H. Andersen (Dan), Eloy (Esp), Berthold & Magath (BRD), Steven & Reid (Eng), Barrios, Ramos & Da Silva (Uru)
6,14 : Brown (Arg), Bossis (Fra), Demol (Bel)
6,12 : Busk (Dan), Gallego (Esp), Lamris (Mar), Boniek (Pol)
6,10 : Branco (Bra), Olarticoechea (Arg), Camacho (Esp), Jakobs (BRD), Renquin (Bel)
6,07 : Pumpido (Arg), Tigana (Fra),
6,00 : J. Olsen (Dan), Tomás, Francisco, Goicoechea, Víctor & Julio Alberto (Esp), Eder, Rummenigge & K. Allofs (BRD), G.M. Stevens (Eng), Scirea & Vialli (Ita), Muñoz , Boy, H. Sánchez & España (Mex), El Biyaz (Mar), Bossio, Gutiérrez & Santín (Uru), Młynarczyk, Ostrowski, Urban (Pol), Guasch (Par)
5,92 : Giresse (Fra)
5,88 : Garré (Arg), Cabrini (Ita), Krimau (Mar), Acevedo (Uru), Smolarek (Pol), Torales, Alfredo Mendoza (Par)
5,83 : I. Nielsen (Dan), Bergomi (Ita), Desmet (Bel), Karaś (Pol), Schettina (Par)
5,80 : Brehme (BRD)
5,75 : Papin (Fra), Fenwick (Eng), Conti & Galderisi (Ita), Buenaventura Ferreira (Par)
5,70 : J. Salinas (Esp)
5,67 : Amador (Mex)
5,64 : Batista (Arg).
5,62 : G. Galli & Di Gennaro (Ita)
5,50 : Majewski (Pol), Rogelio Delgado (Par)
5,33 : Matysik, Komornicki (Pol)
5,25 : Wójcicki, Dziekanowski (Pol)

Barcelona ratings 1990/91

Ratings: Don Balón. La Liga matches only.

7,10 Goicoechea
6,57 Nando
6,53 Bakero
6,46 Stoichkov
6,44 M. Laudrup
6,40 Zubizarreta
6,37 Ferrer
6,33 Eusebio
6,08 Amor
5,87 Serna
5,78 Julio Salinas

The 40 best players in the 1998 World Cup

1. Edgar Davids (Hol)
2. Lilian Thuram (Fra)
3. Rivaldo (Bra)
4. Ronaldo (Bra)
5. Marcel Desailly (Fra)
6. Zinédine Zidane (Fra)
7. Dunga (Bra)
8. José Luis Chilavert (Par)
9. Davor Šuker (Cro)
10. Michael Owen (Eng)
11. Dennis Bergkamp (Hol)
12. Frank de Boer (Hol)
13. Ariel Ortega (Arg)
14. B. Laudrup (Dan)
15. Roberto Carlos (Bra)
16. Fabien Barthez (Fra)
17. Michael Laudrup (Dan)
18. Carlos Gamarra (Par)
19. Cafu (Bra)
20. Emmanuel Petit (Fra)
21. Laurent Blanc (Fra)
22. Jay-Jay Okocha (Nig)
23. Juan Sebastián Verón (Arg)
24. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Irn)
25. Dražen Ladić (Cro)
26. Mustapha Hadji (Mar)
27. Christian Vieri (Ita)
28. Gianluca Pagliuca (Ita)
29. Faryd Mondragón (Col)
30. Sol Campbell (Eng)
31. Bixente Lizarazu (Fra)
32. Luis Hernández (Mex)
33. Thierry Henry (Fra)
34. Didier Deschamps (Fra)
35. Paul Ince (Eng)
36. Peter Schmeichel (Dan)
37. Fabio Cannavaro (Ita)
38. Pedro Sarabia (Par)
39. Marcelo Salas (Chl)
40. Paolo Maldini (Ita)

Barcelona ratings 1993/94

 

Including La Liga, Champions League and Copa del Rey. Ratings: El Mundo Deportivo.

2,61 Sergi
2,58 Ferrer
2,55 Stoichkov
2,54 M. Laudrup
2,53 Zubizarreta
2,41 R. Koeman
2,34 Nadal
2,32 Guardiola
2,30 Bakero
2,29 Amor
2,17 Iván
2,15 Romário
2,12 Juan Carlos
2,05 Goikoetxea
1,86 J. Salinas
1,68 Begiristain
1,67 Quique.

Denmark ratings in the 1986 World Cup

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,77 Frank Arnesen
6,75 Michael Laudrup, Preben Elkjær
6,58 Morten Olsen, Søren Lerby
6,46 Lars Høgh
6,33 Ivan Nielsen
6,27 Jens Jørn Bertelsen
6,20 Klaus Berggreen
6,17 Jan Mølby
6,10 Søren Busk
6,07 Henrik Andersen
6,01 Jesper Olsen
5,95 John Eriksen
5,85 Troels Rasmussen

Denmark: average ratings in the Euro 1988

Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - El Mundo Deportivo.

6,07 Jan Heintze
5,97 Peter Schmeichel
5,96 Michael Laudrup
5,85 John "Faxe" Jensen
5,84 Ivan Nielsen, Flemming Povlsen
5,80 Kim Vilfort
5,72 John Sivebæk
5,47 John Eriksen
5,40 Morten Olsen, Lars Olsen
5,38 Søren Lerby, Preben Elkjær

20 greatest Danish footballers of all time

1. Michael Laudrup [1964]
 KB - Brøndby - Lazio - Juventus - Barcelona - Real Madrid - Vissel Kobe - Ajax

2. Allan Simonsen [1952]
Vejle - Borussia Mönchengladbach - Barcelona - Charlton - Athletic - Vejle
 

3. Peter Schmeichel [1963]
 Gladsaxe-Hero - Hvidovre - Brøndby - Manchester United - Sporting CP - Aston Villa - Manchester City

4. Preben Elkjær [1957]
 Vanløse - 1. FC Köln - Lokeren - Verona - Vejle

5. Harald Nielsen [1941-2015]
Frederikshavn - Bologna - Inter - Napoli - Sampdoria

6. Brian Laudrup [1969]
Brøndby - Bayer Uerdingen - Bayern München - Fiorentina - Milan - Rangers - Chelsea - FC Copenhagen - Ajax

7. Morten Olsen [1949]
B. 1901 - Cercle Brugge - Racing White - Anderlecht - 1. FC Köln

8. John Hansen [1924]
Frem - Juventus - Lazio - Frem

9. Karl Aage Præst [1922-2011]
Østerbro - Juventus - Lazio

10. Søren Lerby [1958]
Fremad Amager - Ajax - Bayern München - Monaco - PSV Eindhoven

11. Pauli Jørgensen [1905-1993]
Frem

12. Henning Jensen [1949-2017]
Nørresundby - Borussia Mönchengladbach - Real Madrid - Ajax - AGF Aarhus - Nørresundby

13. Frank Arnesen [1956]
Fremad Amager - Ajax - Valencia - Anderlecht - PSV Eindhoven

14. Jon Dahl Tomasson [1976]
 Køge - Heerenveen - Newcastle United - Feyenoord - Milan - VfB Stuttgart - Villarreal - Feyenoord

15. Karl Aage Hansen [1921-1990]
KFUM Boldklub - Akademisk Boldklub - Huddersfield Town - Atalanta - Juventus - Sampdoria - Catania

16. Flemming Povlsen [1966]
AGF Aarhus - Castilla - 1. FC Köln - PSV Eindhoven - Borussia Dortmund - Brabrand

17. Daniel Agger [1984]
Brøndby - Liverpool - Brøndby
 

18. Poul "Tist" Nielsen [1891-1962]
KB - Montréal Canadian National Railways

19. Ivan Nielsen [1956]
Fremad Amager - Feyenoord - PSV Eindhoven - Fremad Amager - B. 1903 - FC Copenhagen - Næstved

20. Per Røntved [1949]
Brønshøj - Werder Bremen - Randers Freja - Hvidovre


Danmarks bedste fodboldspillere gennem tiderne

Memory Lane: European Cup topscorers 1984-89.

1984/85
7: Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg), Michel Platini (Juventus)
5: Paolo Rossi (Juventus), Ian Rush & John Wark (Liverpool)

1985/86
7: Torbjörn Nilsson (IFK Göteborg)
5: Lajos Détári (Budapest Honvéd), Ismo Lius (Kuusysi Lahti), Victor Piţurcă (Steaua Bucharest), Aldo Serena (Juventus)

1986/87
7:  Borislav Cvetković (Crvena Zvezda)
5: Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev), Emilio Butragueño (Real Madrid), Fernando Gomes (FC Porto), Michael Laudrup (Juventus), Vadym Yevtushenko (Dynamo Kiev)

1987/88
4: Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua Bucureşti), Jean-Marc Ferreri (Girondins de Bordeaux), Rabah Madjer (FC Porto), Ally McCoist (Rangers), Petar Novak (Sparta Prague), Michel (Real Madrid), Rui Águas (Benfica)

1988/89
10: Marco van Basten (Milan)
7: Marius Lăcătuş (Steaua Bucharest)
6: Gheorghe Hagi (Steaua Bucharest), Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray), Hugo Sánchez (Real Madrid)

Per nationality:
4: Romania
2: Sweden, Italy, Soviet Union, Spain, Portugal, France, Scotland.

Memory Lane: top rated Barcelona & Real Madrid players 1990/91.

League matches only. Barcelona players in bold text.

7,10 Goicoechea
6,55 Butragueño
6,53 Bakero
6,44 M. Laudrup
6,40 Zubizarreta
6,37 Ferrer
6,33 Eusebio
6,29 Hierro
6,20 Buyo
6,16 Hagi
6,08 Amor
5,89 Chendo
5,87 Serna
5,78 J. Salinas
5,77 Michel