Kim Vilfort

1979/81 Skovlunde IF (DAN) 27 matches, 25 goals

1982/85 BK Frem Copenhagen (DAN) 151 matches, 93 goals

1985/86 Lille OSC (FRA) 24 matches, 1 goal

1986/98 Brøndby IF (DAN) 470 matches , 121 goals

With the National Team :

77 caps, 14 goals

(Friendly matches: 30 caps)

(World Cup qualifiers: 14 caps, 3 goals)

(Euro qualifiers: 15 caps, 6 goals)

(Euro qualifiers: 8 caps, 1 goal)

(Olympic Games: 10 caps, 4 goals)

1st cap: 5 October 1983 against Poland (0-1)

Last cap: 16 June 1996 against Croatia (0-3)

U23: 6 caps, 2 goals

Kim Vilfort

Born November 15, 1962 in Valby (DAN)

Danish, Attacking-midfielder, Central-midfielder 1m90

Kim Vilfortn was born on November 15, 1962 in Valby, Denmark. Starting a football career in 1979 in the Skovlunde IF club in Denmark, he then joined a bigger club, BK Frem Copenhagen, and began an incredible rise. The player joined the Danish national team in 1983 and a match against Poland.

But his career will take another dimension in 1992, in the meantime, he will have remained in the country except for a season spent in France at LOSC where he did not convince the leaders to keep him longer. Unknown to the general public before Euro 1992, he was part of the team warned in the last moments of the country's qualification for the Euro, following the disqualification of Yugoslavia, at war.

Without Michael Laudrup and in a very strong group, Denmark had, on paper, no chance. And the team could also have lost the presence of its other legend, Kim Vilfort, in fact, the player's daughter, aged 7 in 1992, fell ill and was diagnosed with leukemia a few weeks before the start of the competition.

He who did not want to leave his daughter hesitated before finally deciding to participate in the competition, during the tournament, he would also make several trips to his daughter's bedside. And the fact that the tournament was taking place in Sweden most certainly made the player accept the fact of being able to participate and see his daughter regularly.

Very tall, 1m90, he had a very good passing game and incredible power on the field, a real control tower in the middle of the field where he could play in the attacking-midfielder and central-midfielder positions.

After a 0-0 draw against England, which was already a monumental feat, the Danish team would crack and suffer its only defeat of the tournament against Sweden in the following match, 1-0. But the player would not be able to participate in the third match of the group stages of the competition, his daughter's condition worsening drastically and the player returning to her.

Without him, the Danish team managed to beat the French team of Jean-Pierre Papin and Eric Cantona, a second feat in 3 matches. Denmark then qualified for the rest of the competition. Motivated by his daughter and his family, the player returned to the competition and participated in the semi-final against the Netherlands, Denmark qualified during a long penalty shootout.

In the final, the midfielder scored the second Danish goal in the 78th minute, synonymous with victory with a low shot from his left foot. There was euphoria in the stadium and among his teammates, Denmark created one of the greatest feats in the history of football.

Alas, the joy would be short-lived for this legend of Danish football, his daughter's condition continued to deteriorate and she died a few weeks after the competition, the player was devastated. However, he would find the strength and courage to continue his career until 1998.

Remaining at Brøndby, a great club in his country, during the 12 seasons he played there, he won 6 league titles, 3 national cups and reached a UEFA Cup semi-final. Today, he is still the top scorer in the history of the Danish club with 121 goals scored in 470 matches. He finally retired at the age of 35.

- Voted Danish Player of the Year in 1991

- Voted Brøndby IF Player of the Year in 1991

- Voted Danish League Player of the 20th Century by DBU in 2014

- Inducted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame

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