Finn Laudrup (born 31 July 1945) is a Danish former

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player who played as a forward. He represented a number of Danish clubs and played professionally with

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. He played 19 matches and scored six goals for the

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. He is the father of former Denmark national team players

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and Brian Laudrup.

Club career

On club level, Finn Laudrup started at

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in 1962 before he moved abroad to play professionally in

with Wiener Sportclub in 1968. He returned to the top-flight

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in 1971 for Brønshøj, before he moved a few leagues lower to become player/coach for the small-time club Brøndby in 1973. He went back to the 1st Division with KB in 1976, but would return to Brøndby in 1981, now in

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. He played the 1981 season which ended in promotion for Brøndby. Before the 1982 season, Finn retired from football.

International career

Laudrup made his debut for the Danish national team on 24 May 1967, in a 2–0 against

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. He played seven more games that year, scoring four goals. As a professional, he was banned from the amateur-only national team. When he returned to Denmark, he went on to play a further ten games from May 1971 to November 1972. His final cap came several years later, when Denmark lost 2–1 against the

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in June 1979. In all, Finn Laudrup played 19 games and scored six goals for Denmark.Finn Laudrup – A-Landshold (Alle kampe)
at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laudrup, Finn Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players Brøndby IF players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria 1945 births Living people Wiener Sport-Club players Brønshøj Boldklub players Vanløse IF players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Frederiksberg Finn 20th-century Danish sportsmen