Kim Vilfort
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Born in the Copenhagen-quarter of [[Valby]], Vilfort started playing football as a boy in Skovlunde IF, usually as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He moved to [[Boldklubben Frem]] in 1981, appearing in four [[Danish 1st Division|top division]] seasons with the club. |
Born in the Copenhagen-quarter of [[Valby]], Vilfort started playing football as a boy in Skovlunde IF, usually as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He moved to [[Boldklubben Frem]] in 1981, appearing in four [[Danish 1st Division|top division]] seasons with the club. |
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After spending the [[1985–86 French Division 1|1985–86 campaign]] in France with [[Lille OSC]] – only one [[Ligue 1]] goal, club finished in tenth position – Vilfort returned to his country and signed for [[1985 Danish 1st Division|defending champions]] [[Brøndby IF]], where he would play out the rest of his career as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]]; in the [[1986–87 European Cup]], the first-ever [[UEFA|European competition]] participation for the team, he scored two goals to help them reach the third round. |
After spending the [[1985–86 French Division 1|1985–86 campaign]] in France with [[Lille OSC]] – only one [[Ligue 1]] goal, club finished in tenth position – Vilfort returned to his country and signed for [[1985 Danish 1st Division|defending champions]] [[Brøndby IF]], where he would play out the rest of his career as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]];{{cite news|url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/sport/fodbold/ECE7952793/de-vandt-guld-til-danmark-ved-em-i-sverige-i-19921/|publisher=Jyllands-Posten|author=Bülow, Ole|title=De vandt guld til Danmark ved EM i Sverige i 1992|date=27 August 2015|access-date=16 April 2026|language=da}} in the [[1986–87 European Cup]], the first-ever [[UEFA|European competition]] participation for the team, he scored two goals to help them reach the third round. |
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1991 was an outstanding year for Vilfort: he helped Brøndby reach the [[1990–91 UEFA Cup|semi-final]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], appeared in 55 league games in the [[1991 Danish Superliga]] and the [[1991–92 Danish Superliga]] combined – [[Danish Superliga|the latter]] had been recently created – and scored nine times, going on to be named both Brøndby's ''Player of the Year'' and [[Danish Player of the Year|Danish ''Player of the Year'']]. |
1991 was an outstanding year for Vilfort: he helped Brøndby reach the [[1990–91 UEFA Cup|semi-final]] in the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]], appeared in 55 league games in the [[1991 Danish Superliga]] and the [[1991–92 Danish Superliga]] combined – [[Danish Superliga|the latter]] had been recently created – and scored nine times, going on to be named both Brøndby's ''Player of the Year'' and [[Danish Player of the Year|Danish ''Player of the Year'']]. |
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From 1996 to 1998, veteran Vilfort won a further two Danish championships with Brøndby. His contract expired on 1 June 1998 after the last game of the [[1997-98 Danish Superliga|1997–98 campaign]], where he scored the winning goal (a flying header) in a 1–0 win against [[Odense BK]]; at the time, only [[Bjarne Jensen (footballer)|Bjarne Jensen]] had played more games than him for the club (556), and he would only be overtaken by [[Per Nielsen]] more than one decade later. His 78 league goals were second only to [[Bent Christensen (1967)|Bent Christensen]], but he ranked first in overall goals scored for the organization, at 110. |
From 1996 to 1998, veteran Vilfort won a further two Danish championships with Brøndby. His contract expired on 1 June 1998 after the last game of the [[1997-98 Danish Superliga|1997–98 campaign]], where he scored the winning goal (a flying header) in a 1–0 win against [[Odense BK]]; at the time, only [[Bjarne Jensen (footballer)|Bjarne Jensen]] had played more games than him for the club (556), and he would only be overtaken by [[Per Nielsen]] more than one decade later. His 78 league goals were second only to [[Bent Christensen (1967)|Bent Christensen]], but he ranked first in overall goals scored for the organization, at 110. |
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Following his retirement at nearly 36, Vilfort became the head of Brøndby's youth system, where his sons Mikkel and Kasper would also play. The club's home ground, [[Brøndby Stadium]], was nicknamed by its fans ''Vilfort Park''.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=2325555.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424110630/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=2325555.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2016|title=EURO cult heroes: 1992 – Kim Vilfort|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=23 April 2016|access-date=24 June 2016}} |
Following his retirement at nearly 36, Vilfort became the head of Brøndby's youth system, where his sons Mikkel and Kasper would also play. The club's home ground, [[Brøndby Stadium]], was nicknamed by its fans ''Vilfort Park''.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=2325555.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424110630/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/memories/newsid=2325555.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2016|title=EURO cult heroes: 1992 – Kim Vilfort|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=23 April 2016|access-date=24 June 2016}} |
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==International career== |
==International career== |
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