Henrik Larsen

Henrik Larsen (born 17 May 1966 in Lyngby), nicknamed Store Larsen (), is a Danish former professional football player who was last the manager of Lyngby Boldklub.

Biography

He was the joint top scorer at the 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92), which he won with the Danish national team. He was also part of the Danish squad at Euro 96, where he played his last national team game. In all he played 39 national team matches and scored 5 goals.

Career

He started his career in Denmark for Taarbæk IF and then later Lyngby Boldklub. He won the 1985 Danish Cup trophy with Lyngby, and made his Danish national team debut in February 1989. In April 1990, he agreed a move abroad to play for Italian club Pisa Calcio, who were leading the promotion battle in the secondary Serie B division. Larsen was named Man of the Match, as he won the 1990 Danish Cup with Lyngby, before moving to Italy in June 1990. He joined Pisa in the Serie A championship, but in his first year at the club, Pisa were relegated to the Serie B again. As Serie B regulations only allowed two foreign players in the team, Larsen had to look for playing time elsewhere, when the club preferred Argentinians Diego Simeone and Jose Chamot.

After the Euro 92 tournament, Larsen moved back to Pisa in the Serie B. Simeone had been sold, but following the first few league games for the club, Larsen was put on sale. A number of European clubs were interested in him, but Pisa's pricetag of DKK 50 million kept all...
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