Bjarne Goldbæk

Bjarne Goldbæk (born 6 October 1968) is a Danish former professional footballer and current sports pundit for Eurosport. An attacking midfielder, he played for a number of foreign clubs, including Chelsea and Fulham in England and several clubs in Germany. He most prominently won the 1990 German Cup tournament and 1990–91 Bundesliga championship with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. For the Denmark national team, Goldbæk was capped 28 times, and he was a part of the Danish squads for the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000 tournaments.

Bjarne Goldbæk
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-10-06) 6 October 1968
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
0000–1987 B 1901
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 Næstved IF 17 (4)
1987–1989 Schalke 04 74 (8)
1989–1993 1. FC Kaiserslautern 80 (11)
1993–1994 Tennis Borussia Berlin 24 (5)
1994–1996 1. FC Köln 30 (2)
1996–1998 Copenhagen 74 (16)
1998–2000 Chelsea 29 (5)
2000–2003 Fulham 85 (6)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiss Essen 61 (9)
Total 474 (56)
International career
1987–1988 Denmark U-21 5 (0)
1987–2001 Denmark 28 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Runner-up1993 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He works as a football agent, and as an occasional football commentator on Eurosport during Bundesliga matches.

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