Kim Daugaard Hansen (; born 29 March 1974) is a Danish

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coach and former professional player, who currently works as assistant coach

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

. He played as a

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for

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for his entire career.Kim Daugaard Hansen
at DanskFodbold.com He played more than 450 games for the club, and won five

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championships and five

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titles, and was named 1998

''Player of the Year''. Daugaard played 17 games and scored one goal for the Danish under-21 national team from 1994 to 1996.

Playing career

Daugaard played at youth level for

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before moving to Brøndby IF,Brøndby IF profile
for whom he represented the Danish under-19 national team. He signed his first professional contract with Brøndby IF in January 1993, alongside under-19 national teammates

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and Ole Puggaard. He made his senior debut for Brøndby on 3 July 1993, and made his

debut in April 1994. Daugaard was a part of the Brøndby team which won the 1994

. He was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in May 1994, and he went on to play 17 matches and score a single goal until July 1996.Kim Daugaard – Alle hold (Alle kampe)
at

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He established himself in the Brøndby starting line-up during the 1995–96 Superliga season, under manager

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. Daugaard only missed eight of 99 league games as Brøndby won three

championships in a row, from 1996 to 1998, as well as the 1998 Danish Cup, and he won the 1998 Brøndby IF ''Player of the Year'' award.Årets Spiller
at

He was called up for the Danish national league team, comprising the best players of the Danish Superliga, on a number of occasions, and played seven unofficial national league team games, scoring one goal, from January 1997 to February 2000. When

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was appointed new Brøndby manager in January 2000, and for the 2000–01 Superliga season, Daugaard received stiff competition from Swedish players

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and Magnus Svensson. Daugaard eventually reclaimed his starting position in the 2003–04 Superliga season, under new coach

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. He played 31 of 33 games in the 2004–05 Superliga season, as Brøndby won the 2005 Superliga championship. With a goal in the 2005

final, he helped Brøndby win the Double that year. Daugaard helped Brøndby win the 2008 Danish Cup, before ending his career in the winter 2008. Daugaard played a total 466 games for Brøndby in all competitions, including 336 games and 34 goals in the Superliga.

Coaching career

Between January 2009 og 1 September 2011, Daugaard worked as assistant coach for

. In July 2012, he became part of the coaching staff at Frederiksværk FK and officially became a playing assistant coach later that year.- Jeg vil rykke noget
Ugeblad Frederiksværk og Halsnæs Posten

Honours

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2004–05 *

: 1993–94, 1997–98, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2007–08 *

''Player of the Year'': 1998

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daugaard, Kim 1974 births Living people People from Køge Municipality Men's association football midfielders Danish men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Brøndby IF players Brøndby IF non-playing staff Footballers from Region Zealand