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Brøndbyvester
Brøndbyvester () is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. It is known for housing the stadium of football team Brøndby IF. History The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometimes is simply named in that way. Geography The town is situated close to the coast, in the south-western suburb of Copenhagen and is part of its urban area. Notable people * Per Bjerregaard (born 1946 in Randers) a Danish educated physician, former footballer and chairman of Brøndby IF * Henrik Carlsen (born 1959) a Danish composer, record producer, singer and keyboardist; grew up in Brøndby Sport * Erik Rasmussen (born 1960) a former Danish footballer with 450 club caps and a manager * Morten Cramer (born 1967) a Danish educated police officer, formerly a football goalkeeper * Karim Zaza (born 1975) a Danish retired professional football goalkeeper with 412 club caps * Helle Nielsen (born 1981) a Danish badminton player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby Stadium
Brøndby Stadium ( da, Brøndby Stadion, ) is a football stadium in Brøndbyvester, Denmark and the home ground of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. It is the second-largest stadium in Denmark. Built in 1965 and inaugurated on 31 July 1966 where it had no stands, it saw a major redevelopment in 2000 which increased capacity to 31,500 spectators, of which 19,700 were seated. Continuous adjustments to the spectator facilities have since resulted in the stadium having a total capacity of 29,000 spectators, of which 23,400 are seated. Record attendance dates to 18 June 2003, where a crowd of 31,508 were present in a Copenhagen Derby against F.C. Copenhagen. When hosting the UEFA competitions Champions League and Europa League, seats are installed on the South End terraces ( da, Sydsiden) in accordance with UEFA regulations, which reduces the total capacity to 26,000. The stadium has also hosted the Denmark national football team in five matches. Their first game at Brøndby Stadiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby Municipality
Brøndby Kommune (), a municipality ( da, kommune) in the former Copenhagen County (now Region Hovedstaden), is on the east coast of the island of Zealand (''Sjælland'') in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of , and has a total population of 35,094 (2019). Its mayor Kent Max Magelund, a member of the Social Democrats (''Socialdemokraterne'') political party. The site of its municipal council is the town of Brøndbyvester. Neighboring municipalities are Hvidovre to the east, Rødovre to the north, Glostrup to the north, Albertslund to the northwest, and Vallensbæk to the west. To the south is Køge Bay (''Køge Bugt''). The geography of Brøndby municipality was not affected by the nationwide ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007) on 1 January 2007. The 'towns' of Brøndby Brøndby consists of three cities: Brøndbyvester (west), Brøndbyøster (east) and to the south Brøndby Strand. Brøndbyvester is the "original" Brøndby and has severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was promoted to the Danish top-flight football league in 1981. Brøndby IF has won 11 Danish championships and 7 Danish Cups. Brøndby's most successful period was from 1985 to 2005 when, in twenty years, they won ten league titles. In 1991, Brøndby reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and became the first and only Danish club to ever reach a European semi-final. Since the founding of F.C. Copenhagen in 1992, they have had a fierce rivalry. Matches between the two clubs are referred to as the Copenhagen Derby. History Formation (1964–1977) Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening was formed on 3 December 1964 following a merger between two local rivals – Brøndbyøster IF and Brøndbyvester IF. The merger was to be completed as a prerequis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan area has 2,057,142 people. Copenhagen is on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. Beginning in the 17th century, it consolidated its position as a regional centre of power with its institutions, defences, and armed forces. During the Renaissance the city served as the de facto capital of the Kalmar Union, being the seat of monarchy, governing the majority of the present day Nordic countries, Nordic region in a personal union with Sweden and N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brøndby Strand
Brøndby Strand (in English: 'Well Town' Beach) is a suburb in Brøndby Municipality, approximately south-west of central Copenhagen, Denmark Overview Brøndby Strand contains a large housing project, in which 8,000 of the suburb's 11,000 inhabitants live. The area is known for having various social problems: many of the inhabitants are unemployed. Of the total population, 60% are immigrants or Danes with immigrant parents, most of whom live in the housing projects. It contains about a dozen high-rise residential estates of a big multicultural mix, and is home to a number of successful hip hop and urban rap artists of national and international stature. The suburb is connected with the S-train. Notable people Music * Majid (born 1975) a Danish rapper of Moroccan-Berber origin * Burhan Genç Koç (born 1983) known as Burhan G, a Danish R&B and pop singer, songwriter and producer [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Pleidrup
Caroline Pleidrup Gram (born 11 December 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Sassuolo and has appeared for the Denmark women's national under-23 team. She has also played for the Danish youth teams, several times. Career She played for Brøndby IF's first team, from December 2017 to 2022. Honours Brøndby IF * Elitedivisionen: Winner: 2019; Runners-up: 2018 * Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will qu ...: Winner: 2018; Runners-up: 2019 References External links * * * 2000 births Living people Danish women's footballers Denmark women's international footballers Brøndby IF (women) players Women's association football midfielders People from Brøndby Municipality Footballers from the Capi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Jochumsen
Anders Jochumsen (born 28 January 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer and current manager of Fremad Valby. He has represented the Danish Under-21, Under-19, Under-17 and Under-16 national teams a total of 25 times scoring 5 goals. Career Jochumsen started out as a trainee with Brøndby IF and has since represented several Danish clubs including Odense Boldklub and Akademisk Boldklub before moving to Lyngby Boldklub in the summer of 2006. He scored 16 league goals for Lyngby Boldklub in his first season with them. On 7 August 2007 he got a free transfer from Lyngby BK, the day after he announced that he would continue his career in Fremad Amager in the Danish Second Division. He played for the club until March 2009. Later he played for Brønshøj BK, Vanløse IF, Avedøre IF and Stenløse BK. In June 2010 he was named joint manager of Stenløse BK together with Thomas Skov. In June 2011 he replaced Anders Sundstrup as manager of Greve Fodbold Greve Fodbold is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Hansen (footballer)
Martin Hansen (born 15 June 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OB. Career Liverpool Hansen moved from Brøndby to Liverpool in 2006, where he made his Liverpool Academy debut against Chelsea's academy, in a 2–0 win on 16 January 2007. Hansen was the member of the Liverpool Under 18s who won the FA Youth Cup in 2007, even though he missed the second leg of the FA Youth Cup Final with a broken finger. Following this, Hansen was promoted to the reserve. Hansen signed his first professional with the club in July 2007, signing a two-year deal. After spending a number of years in Liverpool's reserves, Hansen signed a one-month loan contract with Bradford City on 27 July 2011. He made his senior debut on 6 August 2011. On 21 August, it was announced that Hansen would return to Liverpool at the end of the month-long deal, after the two clubs failed to agree to an extension. During that time he played in all 4 of Bradford City's league games. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zishan Shah
Zishan Shah (born 1 October 1987 in Brøndby) is a Danish cricketer who played for Denmark in the 2005 ICC Trophy. Career In May 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Denmark, against Jersey, on 16 June 2019. In August 2019, he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A The 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A was the inaugural edition of Group A of the 2019–2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League, a cricket tournament which formed part of the qualification pathway to the 2023 Cricket World ... tournament. References External links * 1987 births Living people Danish cricketers Denmark Twenty20 International cricketers People from Brøndby Municipality Danish people of Pakistani descent Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkel Bødker
Mikkel Bødker (surname alternately spelled Boedker; born 16 December 1989), is a Danish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for HV71 of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, making him the highest-ever drafted Danish player. He also features on the cover of the video game ''NHL 10'' in Denmark and Norway. Playing career Bødker was brought up in the highly regarded youth hockey program of Rødovre SIK. In 2005, at the age of 15, he moved to Frölunda HC in Sweden, where he played on Frölunda's junior team. He had an impressive 2006–07 season with 49 points (19 goals and 30 assists) in 39 games. The team won the national junior championships, and Bødker also made his debut with the men's team in the Swedish Elite League. After the season, Bødker was drafted by the Kitchener Rangers in the 2007 CHL Import Draft, and he joined the team for the 2007–08 season. He had a success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HC Lugano
Hockey Club Lugano, often abbreviated to HC Lugano or HCL, is a professional ice hockey club based in Lugano, Switzerland. The team competes in the National League (NL) and has won seven Swiss championships. History The founding of HC Lugano took place on 11 February 1941, when they participated on Muzzano Lake their first games against Ambrì, Muzzano, Massagno and Paradiso. On 1 December 1957, the first artificial ice rink was opened, at the Pista La Resega. Among those present was also the man who, 30 years later, was to take HC Lugano to the top of Swiss and international hockey: Geo Mantegazza, an engineer by profession, who had done the static calculations of the Resega and thus the first contacts had with the family earning the club the nickname of the "Bianconeri" acknowledging their Italian speaking heritage. In 1963–64, Lugano rose to the National League B, most notably through the contributions of defender Elwyn Friedrich and Forward Roland Bernasconi, both nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark
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