Morten Bruun is a Danish

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...

 retired 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, who played in a defending or midfielder role. He spent his entire club career at Silkeborg IF

Silkeborg IF

Silkeborg IF is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland. Silkeborg IF plays in the Danish Superliga. The club was founded in 1917 and they first reach the highest level of football in Denmark in 1987, at that time called 1st division today known...

, with whom he won the 1994 Danish Superliga

Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

 and 2001 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...

 trophies. He played 424 matches and scored 35 goals for the club from 1988 to 2001. He played 11 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...

, and was an unused substitute when Denmark won the Euro 1992

1992 UEFA European Football Championship

The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden between 10 and 26 June 1992. It was the ninth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. Eight national teams contested the championship, which was won by Denmark, one of...

 tournament.

He was brought back to Silkeborg IF as manager in October 2001. He managed the club for nine months, and succeeded in avoiding relegation to the Danish 1st Division

Danish 1st Division

The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...

. In September 2005, he was appointed manager of SønderjyskE

SønderjyskE

SønderjyskE is a Danish sport club. They have two football teams , two handball teams and an ice hockey team based in Vojens. All the teams play in South Jutland...

 where he stayed for eight months until he was fired.

Morten is currently a football expert for Kanal 6 in Denmark which allows him to travel in England and Spain commenting upon live matches, including his beloved Manchester United.

In his free time he is also Head coach for Lyseng Boys 1997 football team.

Honours

• 1992 European Championship
• 1994 Danish Superliga
  Danish Superliga
  The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
  
  
• 2001 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...
  
  

External links

• Danish national team profile