player · international archive · 1979–1987
DenmarkArchive goals
26
for Denmark
Matches scored in
18
2 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (12)
Career span
1979–1987
first 1979-06-06 · last 1987-10-14
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Preben Elkjær Larsen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1984–1988The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Preben Elkjær in Denmark's starting line-up, from 1984-06-12 to 1988-06-14.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
26 goals across 18 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1979–1987| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-10-14 |  Wales | W1–0(h) | 50' | UEFA Euro qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1986-06-08 |  Uruguay | W6–1(n) | 11' 67' 80'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup | Nezahualcóyotl |
| 1986-06-04 |  Scotland | W1–0(n) | 57' | FIFA World Cup | Nezahualcóyotl |
| 1985-11-13 |  Republic of Ireland | W4–1(a) | 7' 76' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dublin |
| 1985-10-16 |  Norway | W5–1(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oslo |
| 1985-06-05 |  Russiaplayed as Soviet Union | W4–2(h) | 16' 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1984-11-14 | Republic of Ireland | W3–0(h) | 26' 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1984-09-26 | Norway | W1–0(h) | 56' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1984-06-19 |  Belgium | W3–2(n) | 84' | UEFA Euro | Strasbourg |
| 1984-06-16 | Yugoslavia | W5–0(n) | 82' | UEFA Euro | Lyon |
| 1983-11-16 |  Greece | W2–0(a) | 16' | UEFA Euro qualification | Athens |
| 1983-10-12 |  Luxembourg | W6–0(h) | 35' 58' | UEFA Euro qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1983-06-01 |  Hungary | W3–1(h) | 3' | UEFA Euro qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1981-10-14 | Greece | W3–2(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Salonica |
| 1981-09-09 | Yugoslavia | L1–2(h) | 62' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1981-05-01 | Luxembourg | W2–1(a) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1980-11-19 | Luxembourg | W4–0(h) | 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Copenhagen |
| 1979-06-06 |  Northern Ireland | W4–0(h) | 13' 33' 83'hat-trick | UEFA Euro qualification | Copenhagen |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
Ballon d'Or×2
1984, 1985
Bundesliga
1977–78
Serie A
1984–85
| Team honours5 | ||||
| Bundesliga | ×1 | 1977–78 | 1. FC Köln | |
| Serie A | ×1 | 1984–85 | Verona F.C. | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×2 | 1976–77, 1977–78 | 1. FC Köln | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×1 | 1996 | Silkeborg | |
| Individual honours9 | ||||
| Player of the year · 5 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or | ×2 | 1985, 1984 | ||
| Danish Player of the Year | 1984 | |||
| FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball | 1986 | |||
| Onze de Bronze | 1984 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup All-Star Team | 1986 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Danish Football Hall of Fame | ||||
| Onze d'Argent | 1985 | |||
| World Soccer The Greatest Players of the 20th century | ||||
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