Lars Bastrup

Lars Bastrup Jørgensen (born 31 July 1955) is a Danish former professional football player, who most prominently played as a striker for Hamburger SV, winning two Bundesliga titles and the 1983 European Cup with the club. He played 30 matches and scored ten goals for the Danish national team, and won the 1980 Danish Player of the Year award.

Career Born in Levring between Viborg and Silkeborg, Bastrup started his senior career with Silkeborg IF in 1973.

In 1981, he was brought back to Germany to play for Hamburger SV (HSV). With German striker Horst Hrubesch, Bastrup made up the attacking duo of the strong HSV team. Alongside prolific players like Uli Stein and Felix Magath, Bastrup won two Bundesliga championships in 1982 and 1983. On the European scene, HSV reached the 1982 UEFA Cup final, where they lost to Swedish team IFK Göteborg, as well as the 1983 European Cup final. Bastrup played in the European Cup final, which HSV won 1–0 against Italian team Juventus FC. During the match, he collided with Italian defender Claudio Gentile, suffering a broken jaw. In his first year at the club, Bastrup scored 13 goals in 34 Bundesliga games, but he only scored five goals in 25 matches during his second year.

He moved back to Denmark in 1983, signing for IK Skovbakken.

Honours

Hamburger SV Bundesliga: 1981–82, 1982–83 European Cup: 1982–83

Individual Danish Player of the Year: 1980 Danish League top scorer: 1985 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1981–82