Allan Simonsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Allan Simonsen

Danish footballer

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1952

Place of Birth: Vejle, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager.
He most prominently played as a forward for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup.
Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals.
Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year. For the Denmark national football team, Simonsen was capped 55 times, scoring 20 goals.
He represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
He was voted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame in November 2008.