Gert Eg

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Gert Eg
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-02-26) 26 February 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth Denmark
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Vejle Boldklub
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1986 Vejle Boldklub 342 (44)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gert Eg (born 26 February 1954) is a Danish former footballer. He played his entire career for Vejle Boldklub and holds the club record for most played matches. He was an allrounder that could cover almost any position on the field. However, he was primarily known as an elegant and clever central defender with a great understanding of the game.

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Biography

Eg made 509 appearances for Vejle Boldklub's first team and was part of many great triumphs in the 1970s and 1980s. In a long period of time he was the team's captain.

In 1975 Eg was the matchwinner as Vejle Boldklub won the Danish Cup. Thus, VB qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners Cup, where the team made it to the quarter-finals.

In 1983 Eg decided to end his footballing career, but already in 1984 he was back and became very successful once again. The same season Vejle Boldklub won its fifth Danish Championship with Eg and Allan Simonsen as some of the biggest profiles in the team.

Honours

Vejle Boldklub

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