Michael Schäfer
Encyclopedia
Michael Schäfer is a Danish
former football
player and now manager. In his active career, he played 482 games for Danish club Lyngby BK, as well as three games for the Denmark national football team
. At the moment he is a teacher at Virum Skole in Denmark.
in eastern Copenhagen
, Schäfer started playing football with local club BK Avarta
. He moved on to Lyngby BK, where he played for more than a decade, including the entire decade of the 1980s. He was called up for the Danish national team in July 1980, by national manager Sepp Piontek. In his three years in the national team, Schäfer was a bit-part player and played three national team matches.
He was a part of the Lyngby team that won the first major trophy in club history; the 1983 Danish championship
. He also won the 1984 and 1985 Danish Cup
tropies with the club. As Lyngby team captain, he captained the team to the 1990 Danish Cup title as well. Having played 482 matches for Lyngby BK, he retired in the fall 1990, 32 years old.
He then went on to be a manager. He started as an assistant coach for Lyngby BK in January 1991, but was promoted to head coach in September 1992, following the departure of Swedish
coach Kent Karlsson
. In 1995, he became the new manager of F.C. Copenhagen
, but he was fired after only one season because of poor results. Since then he has been the manager of several clubs in the lower divisions, among them his former club BK Avarta
.
He is also a football commentator for Danish TV3
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...
former football
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 and now manager. In his active career, he played 482 games for Danish club Lyngby BK, as well as three games 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...
. At the moment he is a teacher at Virum Skole in Denmark.
Biography
Born in RødovreRødovre
Rødovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Its mayor is Erik Nielsen, a member of the Social Democrats political party who hold a majority of seats in the council.-History:The municipality was created in 1901 when the parish of Rødovre was...
in eastern Copenhagen
Copenhagen
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...
, Schäfer started playing football with local club BK Avarta
BK Avarta
Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East which ranks as the third best league in Denmark. The team was relegated from the Danish 2nd Division East following the 2005-06 season, but spent only two seasons in the Denmark Series Pool 1 before...
. He moved on to Lyngby BK, where he played for more than a decade, including the entire decade of the 1980s. He was called up for the Danish national team in July 1980, by national manager Sepp Piontek. In his three years in the national team, Schäfer was a bit-part player and played three national team matches.
He was a part of the Lyngby team that won the first major trophy in club history; the 1983 Danish championship
Danish football champions
The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
. He also won the 1984 and 1985 Danish Cup
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
tropies with the club. As Lyngby team captain, he captained the team to the 1990 Danish Cup title as well. Having played 482 matches for Lyngby BK, he retired in the fall 1990, 32 years old.
He then went on to be a manager. He started as an assistant coach for Lyngby BK in January 1991, but was promoted to head coach in September 1992, following the departure of Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
coach Kent Karlsson
Kent Karlsson
Kent Karlsson is a Swedish football coach and former player.He was capped 38 times for the national team and played at the 1974 FIFA World Cup....
. In 1995, he became the new manager of F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
, but he was fired after only one season because of poor results. Since then he has been the manager of several clubs in the lower divisions, among them his former club BK Avarta
BK Avarta
Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East which ranks as the third best league in Denmark. The team was relegated from the Danish 2nd Division East following the 2005-06 season, but spent only two seasons in the Denmark Series Pool 1 before...
.
He is also a football commentator for Danish TV3
TV3 (Viasat)
TV3 is the brand name used by Viasat's flagship channels in Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Slovenia. Viasat is part of the Swedish media company Modern Times Group...
Honours
- Danish championshipDanish football championsThe Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
: 1983 - Danish CupDanish CupThe Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
: 1984, 1985 and 1990