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| Full name | Peter Bolesław Schmeichel | |
| Date of birth | November 18, 1963 | |
| Place of birth | Gladsaxe, Denmark | |
| Height | 1. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gladsaxe is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand ( Sjælland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe 93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
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| -1971 1971-1981 |
Ledøje-Smørum Gladsaxe/Hero |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1981-1983 1984-1986 1987-1991 1991-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 |
Gladsaxe/Hero Hvidovre IF Brøndby Manchester United Sporting Portugal Aston Villa Manchester City Total |
46 (0) 76 (6) 119 (2) 296 (1) 50 (0) 29 (1) 29 (0) 645 (10) |
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| 1987-2001 | Denmark | 129 (1) |
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Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (IPA: [pʰeːd̥ɐ̥ boːlɛslɑʊ̥ smɑːɪ̥g̊l̩], born 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gladsaxe is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand ( Sjælland The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports He experienced his most successful years playing for English club Manchester United, with whom he won the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the He was a key member of the Denmark national football team which won the 1992 European Championship (Euro 92) tournament. The Denmark national football team is controlled by the Danish Football Association and has represented the country of Denmark in international football The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden.
Schmeichel is famous for his intimidating physique (he wears an XXXL shirt and stands 6'4" tall) and his attacking threat. Throughout his career, Schmeichel scored 11 goals, a great feat for a keeper. He is the most capped player for the Denmark national team, with 129 games and one goal between 1987 and 2001. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports Apart from Euro 92, he played for his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and three additional European Championship tournaments. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European He captained the national team in 30 matches.
Today, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of football. The IFFHS ranked Schmeichel among the top ten keepers of the 20th century in 2000,[1] and in 2001, Schmeichel won a public poll held by Reuters, when the majority of the 200,000 participants voted him as the best goalkeeper ever, ahead of Lev Yashin and Gordon Banks. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson Lev Ivanovich Yashin (Лев Ива́нович Я́шин (22 October 1929 – 20 March 1990 was a Russian Soviet football goalkeeper, considered by many to be Gordon Banks, OBE (born 30 December, 1937 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is a former English footballer [2] In 2003, Schmeichel was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his impact on the English game. The Hall of Fame is housed at The National Football Museum in Preston, England. In March 2004, he was named as one of the "125 greatest living footballers", at the FIFA 100 celebrations. The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé 's choice of the "greatest living footballers"
He holds the record for the greatest clean sheets-to-games ratio in the Premiership with 42% of the games he played in the Premiership ending without his team conceding.
His son, Kasper Schmeichel, is employed by Manchester City F.C., but is currently on loan at Coventry City F.C.. Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born November 5, 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip is an association football club based in Coventry,
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Biography
Schmeichel was born in Søborggård parish, Gladsaxe in Denmark. Gladsaxe is a municipality ( Danish, kommune) near Copenhagen in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand ( Sjælland His father was Polish and his mother was Danish, and Peter Schmeichel was a Polish citizen until 1970 when he, his father, and his siblings became Danish citizens. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland [3] Schmeichel played his first years at local teams in Gladsaxe before moving to Hvidovre IF in the top-flight Danish 1st Division championship in 1984. Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre. The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament and administered by the Danish Football Association. He made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in May 1984. The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. He worked as a carpet fitter before becoming a professional footballer. In February 2007 he became the host in a new quiz, on TV3 named 1 mod 100 (the Danish version of 1 vs. 100). TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation 1 vs 100 is a Game show created by Endemol that is aired in several countries In 2008 he became the host for the European version of Dirty Jobs for Discovery Channel. Dirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult strange and/or messy occupational duties alongside Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and He is a pundit for TV3 Denmark's coverage of UEFA Champions League football. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club He and his wife currently resides in Espergærde, Denmark. Espergærde is a town south of Helsingør on the island of Zealand, Denmark.
Professional career
Brøndby
Despite the fifth best defence in the league, conceding 40 goals in 30 games,[4] Schmeichel and Hvidovre finished in 14th place and were relegated in 1985. In many Sports leagues around the world (with North American and Australian professional leagues being the most notable exceptions promotion and relegation After only a single season, the club bounced right back to the 1st Division, but Schmeichel was lost by Hvidovre to Danish runners-up Brøndby IF before the 1987 season. Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. Winning the Danish league in his first year, he joined a club which he helped turn into a success. He debuted for the Danish national team in May 1987, under national manager Sepp Piontek, and was selected for the Euro 88 tournament, where he eventually became Denmark's starting goalkeeper. Sepp Piontek, fullname Josef Emanuel Hubertus Piontek (born March 5, 1940 in Breslau ( Wroclaw) today Poland) is a former The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany.
In all, Schmeichel and Brøndby won four championships in five seasons. The climax of his Brøndby career would come in the European 1991 UEFA Cup competition, which saw Schmeichel as an important part of the team that reached the semi-finals. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The club was eliminated by AS Roma with a last-minute goal by Rudi Völler. Associazione Sportiva Roma, ( commonly referred to as simply Roma, is an Italian professional football club from Rome, and are currently amongst Rudolf 'Rudi' Völler (born April 13 1960) is a German former international football Striker, and a former manager of the German Following the tournament, Schmeichel was voted 10th in "The World's Best Goalkeeper 1991" poll by the IFFHS. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS is an organization that chronicles the history of football. [5]
Manchester United
Following his showings on the international scene, Manchester United bought him in 1991 for £530,000,[6] a price which was described in 2000 by Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson as the "bargain of the century". Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager [7] Schmeichel played the bulk of his career for United, eight years in total. With United, Schmeichel won five FA Premier League titles, three FA Cups, one League Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition
He and Manchester United finished runners-up in his first season, but Schmeichel would experience personal success with the Danish national team under new national manager Richard Møller Nielsen. Richard Møller Nielsen (born 19 August 1937) nick-named Richardo, is a Danish former Football (soccer player and football manager Schmeichel was Denmark's starting goalkeeper at the Euro 92 tournament which they won. He saved a penalty kick from Marco van Basten in the semi-final, and most notably held a cross with one hand in the final. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Marcel "Marco" van Basten ( 31 October 1964 in Oog in Al, Utrecht) is a Dutch football manager currently He made a string of important saves during the tournament, and was elected "The World's Best Goalkeeper 1992". [8]
In the 1992-93 season, 22 clean sheets from Schmeichel helped United win the Premier League championship for the first time in 26 years. A clean sheet is a football term meaning a game in which the team referred to have not conceded any goals The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs Schmeichel was once again named "The World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1993. In January 1994, Schmeichel fell out with Ferguson, as United had squandered a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Liverpool. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The two had a row where Schmeichel "said the most horrible things",[9] and he was subsequently sacked by Ferguson. A few days later, Schmeichel made an improvised apology to the other players. Unknown to him, Ferguson was eavesdropping on this, and he let Schmeichel stay at Manchester United. [7] Schmeichel and United repeated the Premier League championship win at the end of the season. Schmeichel competed with Denmark at the Euro 96 hosted by England. The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship ( Euro 96) was hosted by England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The defending European Champions went out in the preliminary group stage, despite delivering results equivalent to the Euro 92 tournament. [10]
Following a February 1997 match against Arsenal, Schmeichel was accused of racism by Arsenal striker Ian Wright. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Ian Edward Wright, MBE (born 3 November 1963 in Woolwich, London) is an English former professional footballer who won the Golden During the game, Schmeichel and Wright had a number of controversies, and at the end of the game, the two players confronted each other on their way off the pitch. After the game, news emerged of a police inquiry into a November 1996 match between the two clubs, where it was alleged that Schmeichel had made a racist remark. After months of politicizing by The FA and The PFA, who wanted a "converted" Schmeichel as their posterboy of the "Kick Racism out of Football" campaign, no evidence was found and the case was dropped. The Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey The Professional Footballers' Association (PFA is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. [11]
Under new national manager Bo Johansson, Schmeichel was a part of the Danish squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Bo Johansson, nicknamed "Bosse", (born 27 November 1942) is a Swedish former football player and current football coach The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled He was one of the leading members of the Danish campaign, which ended in a 2-3 quarter-final defeat to Brazil. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international
Schmeichel ended his Manchester United career on the highest note, when Schmeichel and United won the Treble, the FA Premier League title, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League, in the same season. The Treble is a term in Association football that refers to a club winning their country's top tier league primary domestic cup and continental level cup competition in the The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after In that year's FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal, Schmeichel saved a penalty kick by Dennis Bergkamp in the last minutes of the game, to send the game into extra time. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level In the absence of the suspended Roy Keane, he captained United in the UEFA Champions League final in May 1999. Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971 in Mayfield, Cork) is an Irish former professional footballer and the current manager of See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club German opponents Bayern Munich had a 1-0 lead until the dying minutes of the game, when United received a corner kick. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern Schmeichel ran into the attack attempting to cause confusion, and Teddy Sheringham scored the equalising goal. Edward Paul 'Teddy' Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966 in Highams Park, London is a retired English professional footballer, and the father of footballer A few seconds later, Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored the 2-1 winner for United, Schmeichel's last game for the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 26 February 1973 in Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal) is a Norwegian former footballer who spent the majority of his
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Schmeichel decided to leave English football at the end of the 1999 season, as the gruelling 60 game league and cups season, which came with playing with a successful club, was threatening to undermine his high standards at the age of 35. He moved to Sporting, where he won the 1999-2000 Portuguese Premier League title in his first season with the club. Sporting Clube de Portugal ( pron 'spɔɾtĩg 'klub(ɨ dɨ puɾtu'gaɫ referred to coloquially as Sporting, Sporting CP or erroneously Sporting The Portuguese Liga ( pron 'liɣɐ currently named Liga Sagres after its main sponsor, is the league competition for Portuguese He scored his only goal for the Danish national team, a penalty kick against Belgium, in a June 2000 warm-up match for the Euro 2000. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by He represented Denmark at the Euro 2000, where the team was eliminated in the group stage. He retired from the national team in April 2001, when he played a planned farewell match against Slovenia. The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia.
His second year with Sporting would be remarkable in that it was the first time in 14 years, since his Hvidovre days, that Schmeichel's club would finish below second place in the domestic league competition. Schmeichel stated his wish to activate a contract option of a further year at Sporting in January 2001,[12] but eventually decided to leave the club when his contract ran out in June 2001. [13] He considered a number of options for the future, before deciding to keep on playing.
Return to England
He returned to England with Aston Villa in July 2001. [14] On 20 October 2001, Schmeichel became the first goalkeeper to score a Premiership goal, in a 3-2 defeat away to Everton. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. A goalkeeper scoring in the Premier League is a feat only repeated twice, by Blackburn Rovers' Brad Friedel on 21 February 2004, also from a corner kick, and by Tottenham Hotspur's Paul Robinson from a free-kick on 17 March 2007. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. Bradley Howard "Brad" Friedel (born May 18, 1971 in Lakewood, Ohio) is an American international Association football Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Paul William Robinson (born 15 October, 1979 in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire) is an English football goalkeeper Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Schmeichel failed to complete his single season at Villa due to having a clause in his contract stipulating that he had to play in every game if he was fit to do so. After a string of poor performances, Graham Taylor decided to release Schmeichel from his contract in order to be able to play Peter Enckelman. Graham Taylor OBE (born 15 September 1944 Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a football manager and a former player Peter Enckelman (born March 10, 1977 in Turku) is a Finnish football Goalkeeper who is currently with Football League
Schmeichel played his last active year for Manchester City during the 2002-03 season. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club Schmeichel's record in the Manchester derby is exceptional, in that he was never on the losing side. The Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. During his nine years with Manchester United, they were unbeaten against Manchester City, while in his single season with City, they won at Maine Road and drew at Old Trafford. This article is about the stadium for the football club see Maine Road F His last major action in football was to make a world class save against Liverpool at Anfield, in a game which City went on to win. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. This ultimately led to Liverpool missing out on a Champions League spot on the final day of the season.
Retirement
In December 1999, Schmeichel became the club owner of his childhood club Hvidovre IF. He withdrew from the club in June 2002. He worked as a pundit for the BBC after retiring, being a regular analyst on Match of the Day until 2005. Match of the Day (sometimes abbreviated as MOTD) is the BBC 's main football Television programme He then began hosting live UEFA Champions League-matches at Danish television channel TV3+, with Preben Elkjær and Brian Laudrup the studio pundits. Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Preben Elkjær Larsen (born September 11, 1957 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former professional football player, simply referred to Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won However, he still works occasionally as a pundit for the BBC. Most recently, Schmeichel appeared as a pundit during the FA Cup Third Round match between two of his former clubs, Manchester United and Aston Villa on 5 January 2008 alongside host Gary Lineker, and pundits Alan Hansen and Alan Shearer. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football Striker who scored Alan David Hansen (born Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, 13 June 1955 is a BBC television football pundit and a former Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Schmeichel's tough line of punditry has often been praised by critics and fans alike.
He has a son, Kasper, who plays as goalkeeper for Manchester City. Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born November 5, 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper Kasper was called up for the Danish U-19 squad in August 2003 and he got his first experience of first team football on loan at League 2 side Darlington in 2005. Darlington Football Club (also known as Darlo or The Quakers) are an English football team based in the English town of
His popularity in Britain is perhaps best measured by Chesney Battersby-Brown on the soap Coronation Street naming his former dog (a Great Dane) "Schmeichel". Chesney Battersby-Brown (née Brown) is a character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren The Great Dane, Danish Hound, or German Mastiff, is a breed of Domestic dog (
He also took part in Soccer Aid, and played for the Rest of the World team, who lost 2-1 after he was substituted at half-time. Soccer Aid is a British charity event which has raised £26 million in aid of UNICEF. Schmeichel was a contestant on the 2006 series of the BBC's popular Saturday night TV programme Strictly Come Dancing, but was voted out by the public on his 43rd birthday. Strictly Come Dancing is a British Television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin He recently appeared on The Weakest Link in the UK, but he was voted off as the weakest link in the first round. The Weakest Link is a television Game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August, 2000 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
On August 31, 2007, an investor group including Schmeichel announced their intention to invest 250 million DKK (33. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 5 million €) in the football club Brøndby IF and make Peter Schmeichel sports director. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. This was announced in a press conference in Danish at a hotel in Copenhagen. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city This decision is a result of the major crisis that the club Schmeichel made his breakthrough with is in. The offer fell through when Brøndby failed to accept the offer within the group's deadline[15].
Career statistics
| Club Performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1984 | Hvidovre | 1st Division | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985 | 28 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1986 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1987 | Brøndby | 1st Division | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1989 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1990 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 1991 | Superliga | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1991-92 | Manchester United | First Division | 40 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 1992-93 | Premier League | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1993-94 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 1996-97 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Portugal | League | Cup of Portugal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Sporting CP | Portuguese Liga | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001-02 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 29 | 1 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | Manchester City | Premier League | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | Denmark | 197 | 8 | |||||||
| England | 354 | 1 | ||||||||
| Portugal | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career Total | 601 | 9 | ||||||||
Honours
Team
Brøndby IF
- Danish Superliga
- Champions (4): 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991
- Runner-Up: 1989
- Danish Cup: 1989
Manchester United
- Football League First Division Runner-Up: 1992
- Premier League
- Champions (5): 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996–97, and 1998/99
- Runner-Up: 1994/95 and 1997/98
- FA Cup (3): 1994, 1996, and 1999
- FA Charity Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997
- Football League Cup: 1992
- European Super Cup: 1991
- UEFA Champions League: 1998-99
Sporting Lisbon
- Portuguese Superliga: 2000
Aston Villa
- Inter-Toto Cup: 2001
Personal
- Danish Goalkeeper of the Year: 1987, 1988, 1990
- Brøndby IF Player of the Year: 1990
- Danish Player of the Year (3): 1990, 1993, and 1999
- World's Best Goalkeeper: 1992 and 1993
- UEFA Club Football Awards: 1997-98
- Inducted into English Football Hall of Fame in 2003
- Best European Goalkeeper :1992, 1993
Others
- European Footballer of the Year: 5th in 1992
- FIFA World Player of the Year: 5th in 1992, 4th in 1993
- World's Best Goalkeeper: 4th in 1994, 2nd in 1995, 4th in 1996, 3rd in 1997, 2nd in 1999
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Walter Zenga |
IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper 1992 – 1993 |
Succeeded by.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Michel Preud'homme |
Preceded by Bodo Illgner |
UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1992–1993 |
Succeeded by Michel Preud'homme |
| Preceded by Jens Lehmann |
UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by Oliver Kahn |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Roy Keane |
Manchester United Captain (temporary) 1997 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Roy Keane |
Literature
- Peter Schmeichel with Egon Balsby, "The Great Peter", Møntergården, Copenhagen, 2000, 2nd edition (ISBN 87-7901-122-5). The Danish Cup (Landspokalturneringen is the official " knockout " cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The Union of European Football Associations (Union des associations européennes de football is the administrative and controlling body for European football. The 1984 Danish 1st Division season was the 39th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. Hvidovre IF is a Danish football club founded on 15 October 1925 in Hvidovre. The 1st Division (officially named Viasat Divisionen after main sponsor Viasat) has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark The 1985 Danish 1st Division season was the 40th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1987 Danish 1st Division season was the 42nd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen. The 1st Division (officially named Viasat Divisionen after main sponsor Viasat) has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark The 1988 Danish 1st Division season was the 43rd season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1989 Danish 1st Division season was the 44th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. The 1990 Danish 1st Division season was the 45th season of the Danish 1st Division, and the last in which it was the country's top flight The 1991 Danish Superliga season was the 1st season of the Danish Superliga league championship governed by the Danish Football Association. 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| Preceded by Brian Laudrup |
Danish Football Player of the Year 1990 |
Succeeded by Kim Vilfort |
| Danish Football Player of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Thomas Helveg |
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| Preceded by Ebbe Sand |
Danish Football Player of the Year 1999 |
Succeeded by René Henriksen |
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