5 of the Greatest Scandinavian footballers of all time

#1 Michael Laudrup

Michael Laudrup

Laudrup remains the greatest player Scandinavia has ever produced and also one of the greatest attacking midfielders of all time. He was a very elegant footballer and seemed to play the game with effortless ease. Laudrup also remains one of the finest passers of all time, and played for some big clubs like Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

He rose to prominence while playing for the Danish national team in the 1986 World Cup. He played for Juventus from 1984 to 1989 and joined Barcelona thereafter. He was a part of Johan Cruyff’s Dream Team in Barca and won the European Cup with them in 1992. He joined Real Madrid in 1994 and played for them for two more seasons.

Laudrup is one of the very few players to have performed creditably for both Barca and Madrid. He played in 547 matches in his entire club career and scored 120 goals. He was also voted as the greatest foreign player in LaLiga in the previous 25 years in 1999. He won 5 La Liga and 1 Serie A title in his career.

Laudrup also played in some World Cups for the Danish national team, but could not feature in the European championship winning squad of 1992 owing to an injury. He earned 79 caps for Denmark and scored 28 goals. He was also selected as one of the greatest 100 footballers of all time. The great man retired from football in 1998 and remains the finest player his country has produced.