Flemming Lund
Encyclopedia
Flemming Lund is a former Danish
professional football (soccer)
player in the midfielder
position, who played both in Europe
and the United States
. He played for Royal Antwerp in Belgium
and German
teams Rot-Weiss Essen
and Fortuna Düsseldorf
, winning the 1979 DFB-Pokal
trophy with Düsseldorf. Lund played 20 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team
from 1972 to 1979. He moved to the United States in 1979 and played for a number of American teams in the North American Soccer League
and the Major Indoor Soccer League
.
, Lund started his career with local top-flight club B 1903. He was called up for the Danish national under-19 team
in September 1969, and went on to play seven games and score one goal for the under-19 national team until June 1971. He played six games for the Danish national under-21 team
between June 1972 and May 1974. Simultaneously, he debuted for the senior Denmark national team
in June 1972 and went on to play 20 games and score two goals for his country until May 1979.
In the summer of 1972, Lund moved abroad to play professionally with Belgian
club Royal Antwerp. He made his Antwerp debut in August 1972, and went on to play 124 games and score 20 goals for Antwerp in the Belgian First Division. After four seasons with Antwerp, Lund went to Rot-Weiss Essen
in the German Bundesliga championship in 1976. Lund played 34 games and scored two goals for Essen in the 1976–77 Bundesliga season, but could not prevent Essen from being relegated to the German 2nd Bundesliga at the end of the season. Lund left Essen and moved to Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf
. He played two seasons at Düsseldorf, and won the 1979 DFB-Pokal
trophy with the team. After 62 games and five goals for Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga, Lund left the club in the summer 1979.
of the North American Soccer League
. He would remain with Dallas through three outdoor seasons. In the fall of 1979, he joined the Detroit Lightning
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
and was named a first team All Star. He then played the 1980-1981 indoor season with the Tornado. He returned to the MISL in the fall of 1981 with the Buffalo Stallions
. In 1983, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps
. Seven games into the 1983 season, the Whitecaps sent Lund to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He finished the season in Tampa Bay, then played the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season with them. On April 27, 1984, the Rowdies released Lund. In October 1985, he joined the Cleveland Force
for the 1984-1985 MISL season. In February 1985, the Force sent Lund to the New York Cosmos
in exchange for a second round draft pick. In March, the Cosmos released Lund who then signed with the Wichita Wings
.
Tina Lund
. He has won the Zealand championship in badminton
with world champion Lene Køppen
as his mixed-double partner.
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...
professional 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 in the midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position, who played both in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He played for Royal Antwerp in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
teams Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
and Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
, winning the 1979 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
trophy with Düsseldorf. Lund played 20 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football 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 1972 to 1979. He moved to the United States in 1979 and played for a number of American teams in the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
and the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
.
European career
Born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Lund started his career with local top-flight club B 1903. He was called up for the Danish national under-19 team
Denmark national under-19 football team
The Denmark national under-19 football team was founded in 1950 as a under-18 team. In 2001, it was changed to a under-19 team.-Competitive record:...
in September 1969, and went on to play seven games and score one goal for the under-19 national team until June 1971. He played six games for the Danish national under-21 team
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.-U-21 European Championship:*1978 – Quarterfinals*1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify...
between June 1972 and May 1974. Simultaneously, he debuted for the senior Denmark 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...
in June 1972 and went on to play 20 games and score two goals for his country until May 1979.
In the summer of 1972, Lund moved abroad to play professionally with Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
club Royal Antwerp. He made his Antwerp debut in August 1972, and went on to play 124 games and score 20 goals for Antwerp in the Belgian First Division. After four seasons with Antwerp, Lund went to Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia.- Early years :The club was formed as SV Vogelheim on 1 February 1907 out of the merger of two smaller clubs: SC Preussen and Deutsche Eiche. In 1910, Vogelheim came to an arrangement with Turnerbund...
in the German Bundesliga championship in 1976. Lund played 34 games and scored two goals for Essen in the 1976–77 Bundesliga season, but could not prevent Essen from being relegated to the German 2nd Bundesliga at the end of the season. Lund left Essen and moved to Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf
Fortuna Düsseldorf
' is a German association football club based in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, currently playing in the second tier of German league football, the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga...
. He played two seasons at Düsseldorf, and won the 1979 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
trophy with the team. After 62 games and five goals for Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga, Lund left the club in the summer 1979.
American career
In 1979, Lund signed with the Dallas TornadoDallas Tornado
Dallas Tornado were a soccer team based in Dallas that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1981. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl , P.C. Cobb Stadium , Franklin Field , Texas Stadium and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus...
of the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
. He would remain with Dallas through three outdoor seasons. In the fall of 1979, he joined the Detroit Lightning
Detroit Lightning
The Detroit Lightning was a Major Indoor Soccer League franchise which existed for only one season, 1979-1980. The Lightning finished that season at 15-17...
of the Major Indoor Soccer League
Major Soccer League
The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the USA from 1978 to 1992. After the folding of the North American Soccer League in 1984, the MISL was the Division I soccer league for the United States...
and was named a first team All Star. He then played the 1980-1981 indoor season with the Tornado. He returned to the MISL in the fall of 1981 with the Buffalo Stallions
Buffalo Stallions
The Buffalo Stallions were a soccer team based out of Buffalo, New York that played in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1979 to 1984. Their home arena was Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.-History:...
. In 1983, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL)
The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded on December 11, 1973 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League . The Whitecaps achieved success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Alan Ball, but also "home...
. Seven games into the 1983 season, the Whitecaps sent Lund to the Tampa Bay Rowdies. He finished the season in Tampa Bay, then played the 1983-1984 NASL indoor season with them. On April 27, 1984, the Rowdies released Lund. In October 1985, he joined the Cleveland Force
Cleveland Force (1978 – 1988)
The original Cleveland Force was one of the six charter franchises in the original Major Indoor Soccer League . The team played from 1978 to 1988 at the Richfield Coliseum, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and occasionally drew crowds in excess of 20,000 in the mid-80's.Akron businessman Eric J...
for the 1984-1985 MISL season. In February 1985, the Force sent Lund to the New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
The New York Cosmos were an American soccer club based in New York City, New York and its suburbs. The team played home games in three stadiums around New York before moving in 1977 to Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, where it remained for the rest of its history...
in exchange for a second round draft pick. In March, the Cosmos released Lund who then signed with the Wichita Wings
Wichita Wings
This article is about the original team. For the current team, see Wichita Wings .The Wichita Wings were a professional indoor soccer franchise based in Wichita, Kansas. The Wings were admitted to the Major Indoor Soccer League as an expansion team on August 21, 1979...
.
Personal
He is the father of international equestrianEquestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
Tina Lund
Tina Lund
Tina Lund is a Danish professional equestrian living in Skævinge, Nordsjælland in DanmarkTina Lund is 11 times Danish Champion, three times Nordic Champion, and one time European Champion for "young riders"...
. He has won the Zealand championship in badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
with world champion Lene Køppen
Lene Køppen
Lene Køppen is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and major international championships from the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Noted for her speed and athleticism, she and Camilla Martin are the only Danish women to win both the World and All-England ...
as his mixed-double partner.