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Søren Thomas Busk (born 10 April 1953) is a Danish former
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a defender. He usually played either right-back or in central defence. He played professionally for a number of European clubs, and helped
Gent Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to: * Ghent ( Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city ** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent ** .gent, ...
win the
Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...
. He gained 61 caps and scored two goals for the
Denmark national football team The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for ...
and represented Denmark at the Euro 1984,
1986 World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had ...
, and
Euro 1988 The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. France were the defending champio ...
tournaments.


Biography

Born in
Glostrup Glostrup is a Denmark, Danish town in Capital Region of Denmark, Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the Western suburbs (Copenhagen), western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated populati ...
, Busk started his senior career with local club
Glostrup IC Glostrup Idræts Club is a Danish sports club from Glostrup, founded on 17 April 1918. It has sections for athletics, basketball, table tennis, gymnastics and volleyball. Since 2003 the football Football is a family of team sports that ...
. He moved abroad in 1976, 23 years of age, to play professionally with
Westfalia Herne SC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen. History A ...
in the German 2. Bundesliga. In his first season with Herne, Busk scored 12 goals in 32 games. He stayed three seasons with Herne, playing a total 105 games and scoring 16 goals for the club in the 2. Bundesliga. While at Herne, Busk was called up for the Danish national team, and he made his international debut in May 1979. He played three international games while at Herne. In the summer 1979, Busk moved to
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club
MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently ...
in the
Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
championship. With MVV, he finished 11th in the Eredivisie 1979–80 season and eighth in the
1980–81 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1980–81 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ '67 won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1980–81 Eerste Divisie * 1980–81 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on all ...
season. MVV finished 16th in the
1981–82 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1981–82 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship. From this season onwards, three clubs relegated instead of two. League standings Results See also * 1981–82 Eerste Divisie * 1981–82 KNVB ...
season and were
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to the secondary
Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...
league, and Busk left the club in the summer 1982. He moved to Belgian club
K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (; English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Gent or by their nickname ' (), is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football tea ...
in the
Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...
. He was named Gent's player of the year, each of his three years at the club, and helped Gent win the 1984
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trophy. Busk was called up to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championships.Slutrundetrupper 1908–2004
at
Danish Football Association The Danish Football Association (; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based ...
He operated as a right-back in Denmark's first three games against
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
,
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
, and
Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
, but switched to the other flank for the Danes' dramatic semi-final against
Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
in
Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, with
John Sivebæk John Sivebæk (born 25 October 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87 appeara ...
coming in on the other side of the defence. In the summer 1985, Busk moved back to play for MVV Maastricht. While playing for MVV, he was a part of the Denmark team at the
1986 World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had ...
. Busk played well in the first round as Denmark topped the group, but endured a torrid time during their second-round 5–1 defeat to Spain, and conceded one of the two penalties given away by the Danes in the second half. After the World Cup, Busk moved to play for
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club
AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...
in the
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
championship in the summer 1986. He played one season with Monaco, before leaving the club in the summer 1987. He joined
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n club
Wiener SC The Wiener Sport-Club, sometimes abbreviated as WSC, was established in 1883 in Vienna, Austria and is one of the country's oldest athletics clubs. Their traditional home is in the Dornbach quarter of the city ( 17th district). History At vari ...
in the
Austrian Football Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...
, playing one season for the club. While at Wiener SC, Busk represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championships, playing in Denmark's first game at the tournament. After the European Championship, Busk ended his international career, and moved back to Denmark in the summer 1988. He started playing for
Herfølge BK Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of central Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line. Herfølge Church Herføl ...
in 1988. In 1989, he was named sports director of Herfølge, occupying the job for one-and-a-half year. He continued his active career while being sports director, and ended his playing career in 1990. He went on to a job as a sales director in
SELECT Sport A/S Select Sport A.S. is a Danish sports equipment manufacturer based in Glostrup, Denmark. As of 2008, Select Sport provides the Danish Football Association with footballs, and also several clubs in the Danish, Belgian, and Portuguese top foot ...
.


Honours

*
Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...
: 1983–84


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busk, Soren 1953 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers MVV Maastricht players KAA Gent players AS Monaco FC players Herfølge Boldklub players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players SC Westfalia Herne players Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Glostrup Municipality Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen