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Magical Michael Laudrup Trivia Quiz

10 questions on the magical Danish superstar Michael Laudrup. One of my favourite players who has played for some of the biggest clubs in the world such as Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona and Ajax.

A multiple-choice quiz by scholesno3. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
scholesno3

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
203,660

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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225

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Question 1 of 10

1. Michael is from a famous footballing family. His brother Brian was also a Danish football superstar. Their Father was also a quality footballer. Whats is his name? Hint

Soren

Finn

Morten

Jesper

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Question 2 of 10

2. What date was Michael Born on? Hint

15th June 1964

25th December 1963

15th January 1970

14th August 1969

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did he make his full international debut against? Hint

Norway

Brazil

Sweden

England

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Question 4 of 10

4. With which team did Michael win the European Cup (Champions League)? Hint

FC Barcelona

Real Madrid

Ajax

SS Lazio

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Question 5 of 10

5. Michael played on the Danish dynamite team at the Mexico '86 World Cup. Against whom did he score in those 1986 finals? Hint

Scotland

West Germany

Spain

Uruguay

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many World Cup Final appearances did Michael make in total in his career? Hint

Nine

Ten

Four

Fourteen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Michael won a European Championship Winners medal with Denmark in their 1992 truimph over Germany?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many international caps did Michael finish his career with? Hint

104

125

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many international goals did Michael finish with? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Against which team did Michael play his last international match? Hint

France

Brazil

Norway

South Africa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Michael is from a famous footballing family. His brother Brian was also a Danish football superstar. Their Father was also a quality footballer. Whats is his name?

Answer: Finn

Finn Laudrup was also a Danish International who won 19 Senior International caps and scored six goals. He nurtured the talent of both Michael and Brian.

2. What date was Michael Born on?

Answer: 15th June 1964

Michael was born on the 15th June 1964 in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

3. Who did he make his full international debut against?

Answer: Norway

Michael made his international debut against Norway on the 15th June 1982 (his 18th birthday). Denmark lost 2-1 but Michael scored Denmark's goal, and it was the start of a great career.

4. With which team did Michael win the European Cup (Champions League)?

Answer: FC Barcelona

Michael won the European Cup with FC Barcelona in 1992. They beat Sampdoria at Wembley, London, 1-0 with a goal from the Dutch star Ronald Koeman.

5. Michael played on the Danish dynamite team at the Mexico '86 World Cup. Against whom did he score in those 1986 finals?

Answer: Uruguay

He scored the third goal in the 6-1 thrashing of the then South American Champions Uruguay. He was regarded at the time by many as one of the best and quickest attackers in the game.

6. How many World Cup Final appearances did Michael make in total in his career?

Answer: Nine

Michael played in four matches in Mexico in 1986 and five matches in 1998 in France. He scored two goals during these games. Denmark narrowly missed out in qualifying for the 1990 and 1994 World Cups.

7. Michael won a European Championship Winners medal with Denmark in their 1992 truimph over Germany?

Answer: False

Michael did not play in the 1992 finals due to a fallout with the Danish manager Richard Moller Nielsen. His brother Brian did play in the finals. Michael made 10 European Championship finals appearances, reaching the semi-final in 1984.

8. How many international caps did Michael finish his career with?

Answer: 104

Michael ended his career on 104 international caps. This made him only the third Danish player to reach the century of caps.

9. How many international goals did Michael finish with?

Answer: 37

Michael ended on 37 goals. The last one was scored against France in the 1998 World Cup finals match which France won 2-1. Only six Danish players at that time had reached 30 goals or more for the national team, the most being Poul Tist Nielsen on 52.

10. Against which team did Michael play his last international match?

Answer: Brazil

His last appearance was the World Cup quarterfinal defeat to Brazil in 1998. Denmark lost 3-2 although it was a very close game. Had Denmark won, Michael would have ended an illustrious career with a top four finish in the World Cup finals.

Source: Author scholesno3

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