Anders Kure

Anders Kure Vidkjær (; born 12 September 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played most of his career for hometown club AGF together with his brother, Kasper Kure.

Early life Anders Kure Vidkjær was born on 12 September 1985 in Aarhus, Denmark, and grew up in the southern suburb of Højbjerg, the son of Bente and Peter. Both parents worked to support the family, his mother as a municipal worker for Aarhus Municipality, and his father as a logistics worker in shipping. His brother, Kasper, scored in the game which ended in a 5–3 victory against Midtjylland.

He scored his first goal on 7 May 2006 in a 3–1 away win over Esbjerg fB at Blue Water Arena; the first match under new head coach Ove Pedersen. The club would be relegated to the second tier in the 2005–06 season, after more than 30 seasons in the top tier.

During his time with AGF, Kure grew into a fan favourite and was named vice-captain behind Steffen Rasmussen. He became renowned being a hard-tackling defender with an extremely high work rate. He left the club as his contract expired in June 2014 after more than 20 years at the club. He made his debut on 22 September as he started in a 1–0 home win against AaB on Slagelse Stadium. On 18 April 2015, he scored his first goal for the club, heading in a cross from Henrik Madsen to secure in 2–1 victory against AaB. His second goal came two games later, heading in a free kick by Rasmus Festersen to help Vestsjælland to another 2–1 home win, this time against Nordsjælland. In his first season at the club, in which they suffered relegation, he made 22 appearances, scoring twice.

Kure left Vestsjælland as a free agent after the club filed for bankruptcy in December 2015.

Vejle Kure joined Vejle Boldklub on 11 January 2016, signing a six-month contract. He made his debut on 20 March, starting in a 4–3 win in the local rivalry match against AC Horsens.

He left the club as his contract expired in June 2016. After having considered his future during the summer, During his years for the national youth teams, he faced other players born in 1985, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Roberto Soldado and Mario Gomez.

Personal life Kure was married to Vicki in December 2013. He studied economy at Aarhus University. He since moved to Copenhagen where he began working for the Ministry of Finance specialising in digitalisation, including NemID.

Honours AGF Danish 1st Division: 2010–11