Ole Kjær
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Ole Kjær is a Danish
former football (soccer)
player, who won the 1978 Danish Player of the Year
award. He played as a goalkeeper, and most prominently represented Danish club Esbjerg fB
, with whom he won the 1979 Danish Championship
. He played 26 games for the Danish national team
from 1977 to 1984, and represented Denmark at the 1984 European Championship
.
Ole Kjær was a part of Danish national team manager Sepp Piontek's successful "Danish Dynamite" team in the early 1980s, where he competed for the starting goalkeeper spot with Ole Qvist
and Troels Rasmussen
. He played an important part as Denmark qualified for the 1984 European Championship. Especially the game against England
at Wembley Stadium
on September 21, 1983 saw Kjær make a number of saves, as Denmark beat England 1-0. After a 0-6 pre-tournament loss to the Netherlands
, Kjær was replaced in the Danish goal by Ole Qvist, and he did not play any games at the 1984 European Championship main tournament.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
former football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player, who won the 1978 Danish Player of the Year
Danish Player of the Year
The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best Danish football player by the Danish Football Player Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote amongst the professional Danish footballers....
award. He played as a goalkeeper, and most prominently represented Danish club Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
, with whom he won the 1979 Danish Championship
Danish football champions
The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
. He played 26 games for the Danish national team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
from 1977 to 1984, and represented Denmark at the 1984 European Championship
1984 UEFA European Football Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. West Germany also bid for the hosting of this event. It was the seventh European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA...
.
Ole Kjær was a part of Danish national team manager Sepp Piontek's successful "Danish Dynamite" team in the early 1980s, where he competed for the starting goalkeeper spot with Ole Qvist
Ole Qvist
Ole Qvist is a former Danish international footballer. As a goalkeeper, he played for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, and got 39 caps from 1979–1986. He was on the 1986 FIFA World Cup team.Since retiring, he has worked as a police officer....
and Troels Rasmussen
Troels Rasmussen
Troels Rasmussen is a Danish former football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and AGF. He played 391 games for AGF, and scored 5 goals on penalty kicks...
. He played an important part as Denmark qualified for the 1984 European Championship. Especially the game against England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
on September 21, 1983 saw Kjær make a number of saves, as Denmark beat England 1-0. After a 0-6 pre-tournament loss to the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
, Kjær was replaced in the Danish goal by Ole Qvist, and he did not play any games at the 1984 European Championship main tournament.