Flemming Povlsen

Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born 3 December 1966) is a Danish football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Aarhus and a youth product of Viby IF, Povlsen also played in The Netherlands, Spain and Germany, until a knee injury forced him to retire, at only 28 years of age. Before the injury, Povlsen rose to prominence at FC Cologne, before settling at Borussia Dortmund, with whom he won the 1995 Bundesliga and played the final half of his career. At an international level, he was among the profiles on the Denmark squad that won the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship.

Club career Povlsen started playing football in local town Viby, but moved on to Danish top-flight club AGF Aarhus in 1984. In 1985, he was awarded the Danish 1st Division Revelation of the Year. He moved abroad in 1986, when he signed for Spanish club Castilla CF, the reserve team of multiple European champions Real Madrid. In July 2009 he joined as Assistant Coach to Randers FC but resigned on 6 October 2009 when Manager John Jensen was sacked. He also teaches at Hessel Gods Fodboldkostskole, a football school in Jutland.

Honours Borussia Dortmund UEFA Cup: runner-up 1992–93 Bundesliga: 1994–95; runner-up 1991–92 DFB-Supercup: 1995

PSV Eindhoven KNVB Cup: 1989–90

1. FC Köln Bundesliga: runner-up 1988–89, 1989–90

Denmark UEFA European Football Championship: 1992