Brian Laudrup
Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969) was a Danish football player. He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004, as was his older brother Michael.
Laudrup was born into a football family with father Finn Laudrup a former player and brother Michael also very keen on the sport. He started his career in his native Denmark with Brondy before he won a transfer to Germany with KFC Uerdingen 05. After only one season with Uerdingen he was bought by Bayern Munich for £2m. His reputation began to grow and he earned himself a lifetime ambition when he moved to Serie A team Fiorentina. However, his time in Italy was both unhappy and unsuccessful and after the Italian team were relegated he was loaned to AC Milan. In July, 1994 Laudrup was offered an escape route from Italy when he was approached by Walter Smith of Rangers. He signed in a £2.3m deal. His time in Scotland was filled with success as he heled Rangers complete their nine-in-a-row sweep of the Scottish Premier League. He joined Chelsea in 1998 and had a brief spell at FC Copenhagen before retiring from football after a very successful career.
He was also an important player for Denmark, winning 75 caps and helping them win the 1992 European Championship.
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