Gert Eg (born 26 February 1954) is a Danish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. He played his entire career for

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six t ...

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.

Biography

Eg made 509 appearances for

'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 The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

. Thus, VB qualified for the

UEFA Cup Winners Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-European club competition organised by UEFA. The tourna ...

, 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 Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcel ...

as some of the biggest profiles in the team.

Honours

Vejle Boldklub * The Danish Championship: 1978, 1984 * The Danish Cup: 1975, 1977, 1981

External links

Vejle Boldklub statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eg, Gert 1954 births Living people Danish footballers Association football central defenders Vejle Boldklub players