- Gert Eg
Football player infobox2
playername= Gert Eg
fullname = Gert Eg
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1954|2|26|mf=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Denmark
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position = Defender/Midfielder/Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =Vejle Boldklub
years = 1973-1986
clubs =Vejle Boldklub
caps(goals) = 509 (71)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =Gert Eg (born
February 2 1954 ) is a former Danish footballer. He played his entire career forVejle Boldklub and holds the club record for most played matches.Biography
He made 509 appearances for the Vejle Boldklub's first team and was part of many great triumphs in the 70's and 80's. In a long period of time he was the team's captain.
Eg was an all rounder that could cover almost any position on the field. However, he was primarily known as an elegant and clever central defender with a great understanding of the game.
In 1975 Eg was the match winner as
Vejle Boldklub won theDanish Cup . Thus, VB qualified for theUEFA Cup Winners Cup , where the team made it to the quarter finals.In 1983 Eg decided to end his footballing career, but already in 1984 he was back and became very successful once again. The same season
Vejle Boldklub won its fifth Danish Championship with Eg andAllan Simonsen as some of the biggest profiles in the team.[http://youtube.com/watch?v=B7dWwJcT7HQ YouTube: Gert Eg scores in the Danish Cup final in 1975]
Titles
*The Danish Championship: 1978, 1984
*The Danish Cup: 1975, 1977, 1981External links
* [http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk Vejle Boldklub > Statistics]
* [http://www.vb-fan.dk VB Fanclub > Club History]
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