John Sivebæk
Danish footballer (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 appearances for the Denmark national team, and represented his country at the 1986 World Cup as well as three European Championships, including the triumphant 1992 European Championship tournament.
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Date of birth | (1961-10-25) 25 October 1961 (age 62) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1969–1980 | Vejle | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1985 | Vejle | 296 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Manchester United | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Saint-Étienne | 129 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | AS Monaco | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Pescara | 61 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Vejle | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | AGF | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 595 | (45) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1978–1980 | Denmark U-19 | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1983 | Denmark U-21 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
1982–1992 | Denmark | 87 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Sivebæk has two sons, Christian Sivebæk the eldest of the sons, is also a professional football player.