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Nicolai Laudrup Personal information Full name Nicolai Laudrup Date of birth October 4, 1988 Place of birth Albertslund, Denmark Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Fremad Amager Number 31 Youth career 2006-2008 Hørsholm-Usserød IK 2008 North Carolina Wesleyan Battling Bishops Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009 Ølstykke FC[1] 10 (0) 2009 FC Øresund 7 (0) 2010 Lyngby BK 2 (0) 2010- Fremad Amager[2] 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Nicolai Laudrup (born October 4, 1988 in Albertslund) is a Danish professional footballer, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Lyngby BK.
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Career
Laudrup focused on playing golf in his youth, before moving to the United States to play football (soccer) alongside his studies at North Carolina Wesleyan College.[3] He started his senior career when he returned to Denmark, and signed a semi-professional contract with Danish 2nd Division team Ølstykke FC in January 2009.[4] When his contract expired after six months, Nicolai moved back to his childhood club FC Øresund in August 2009, playing as an amateur in the Zealand Series.[5] In early 2010, he moved to Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub.[6] On 20 June 2010 signed with Fremad Amager.[7]
Golf career
Laudrup has spent months fine-tuning his game with Glasgow coach Adam Hunter, who helped Paul Lawrie to his Open Championship win at Carnoustie in 1999.[8]
Private life
He is the son of the former Danish international forward, Brian Laudrup, and Mette Laudrup[9], nephew to the former FC Barcelona and Real Madrid player Michael Laudrup, grandson to Danish international Finn Laudrup and his cousins are professional footballers Mads and Andreas Laudrup.[10]
References
- ^ Nicolai Laudrup - Playerhistory.com
- ^ Nicolai Laudrup - Fremad-amager.dk
- ^ Laudrups søns ukendte fodboldkarriere
- ^ Nicolai Laudrup valgte Ølstykke
- ^ "Nicolai Laudrup retur til FC Øresund", Frederiksborg Amts Avis, August 5, 2009, p.10
- ^ "Stærk keeper vender hjem", Frederiksborg Amts Avis, February 15, 2010, p.9
- ^ Laudrup, Abdalas og Richter nye på Amager
- ^ Familier i top-idræt - dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold
- ^ Ølstykke FC: Nicolai Laudrup har redskaberne - Lokalavisen Egedal
- ^ Laudrup skriver med Ølstykke
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Danish golfers
- Danish expatriates in the United States
- North Carolina Wesleyan College alumni
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