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The Danish Player of the Year award is an annual prize, which has been given to the best Danish professional football (soccer) player by the Danish Football Association since 1963. The winner is decided in a vote amongst the professional Danish footballers.
Jens Petersen was the first player to win the award in 1963. When receiving the award in 1975, Henning Munk Jensen became the first player to win the prize for a second time. Up until 1978, the Danish Football Association's rule of amateurism ment only players in the domestic league could win the prize. Even after the emergence of paid football in Denmark in 1978, no players in foreign clubs were eligible for the award. When the award was finally opened to all Danish players in 1983, national team captain Morten Olsen was the first player to win the award. Record title holder is Brian Laudrup, with four "Danish Player of the Year" honours to his name. Brøndby IF is the football club with most players selected for the award: In total, the honour was given on eight occasions to a player who played that year at Brøndby.
[edit] Winners
- 1963 Jens Petersen, Esbjerg fB
- 1964 Ole Madsen, HIK
- 1965 Kaj Poulsen, Vejle BK
- 1966 Leif Nielsen, BK Frem
- 1967 Johnny Hansen, Vejle BK
- 1968 Henning Munk Jensen, Aalborg BK
- 1969 Allan Michaelsen, B 1903
- 1970 Jan Larsen, Akademisk Boldklub
- 1971 Birger Pedersen, Hvidovre IF
- 1972 Per Røntved, Brønshøj BK
- 1973 Hans Aabech, Hvidovre IF
- 1974 Niels-Christian Holmstrøm, KB
- 1975 Henning Munk Jensen (2), Aalborg BK
- 1976 Flemming Ahlberg, BK Frem
- 1977 Allan Hansen, Odense BK
- 1978 Ole Kjær, Esbjerg fB
- 1979 Jens Jørn Bertelsen, Esbjerg fB
- 1980 Lars Bastrup, Aarhus GF
- 1981 Allan Hansen (2), Odense BK
- 1982 Michael Laudrup, Brøndby IF
- 1983 Morten Olsen, RSC Anderlecht
- 1984 Preben Elkjær, Hellas Verona
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- 1985 Michael Laudrup (2), Juventus F.C.
- 1986 Morten Olsen (2), FC Köln
- 1987 John "Faxe" Jensen, Brøndby IF
- 1988 Lars Olsen, Brøndby IF
- 1989 Brian Laudrup, Brøndby IF/Bayer Uerdingen
- 1990 Peter Schmeichel, Brøndby IF
- 1991 Kim Vilfort, Brøndby IF
- 1992 Brian Laudrup (2), Bayern Munich/AC Fiorentina
- 1993 Peter Schmeichel (2), Manchester United
- 1994 Thomas Helveg, Udinese Calcio
- 1995 Brian Laudrup (3), Rangers
- 1996 Allan Nielsen, Brøndby IF/Tottenham
- 1997 Brian Laudrup (4), Rangers
- 1998 Ebbe Sand, Brøndby IF
- 1999 Peter Schmeichel (3), Manchester United
- 2000 René Henriksen, Panathinaikos FC
- 2001 Ebbe Sand (2), Schalke 04
- 2002 Jon Dahl Tomasson, Feyenoord/A.C. Milan
- 2003 Morten Wieghorst, Brøndby IF
- 2004 Jon Dahl Tomasson (2), AC Milan
- 2005 Christian Poulsen, Schalke 04
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