Søren Skov (21 February 1954 – 18 August 2022https://www.haslund.info/10_danmark/20_spillere/skosor.asp) was a Danish professional

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who played as a

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. Skov played for a number of clubs in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, but played most of his career for Belgian club

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. He has played three games for the Denmark national team.

Career

Born in Nyborg on

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, Skov played his first years in Funen clubs Nyborg BK and

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. He made his debut for the Denmark under-21 national team in June 1975. Skov played four under-21 national team games and scored one goal from to June to October 1975. In 1975, Skov moved abroad to play professionally for German club

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in the second-tier 2. Bundesliga Nord. He made his debut for St. Pauli in December 1975, and scored two goals in his first three games for the club. He only missed two games for the remainder of the 1975–76 2. Bundesliga season, scoring a total four goals in 19 games as St. Pauli finished 14th. In his second year at St. Pauli, Skov scored seven goals in 34 games, as St. Pauli won the

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league and was

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into the top-flight

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championship. Skov did not represent St. Pauli in the Bundesliga, as he subsequently moved to play for

in the top-flight

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championship. In his first season at Cercle, Skov scored three goals in 29 league games, as Cercle finished 17th of 18 teams, and were

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to the

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. Skov stayed with Cercle and helped the club win the 1978–79 Second Division to bounce straight back into the First Division. In the next two seasons, Skov scored 19 goals in 62 games for Cercle. Skov's most successful season at Cercle was the 1981–82 First Division season, as he scored 23 goals in 33 games. Skov caught the eye of Danish national team coach

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, and Skov made his national team debut on 5 May 1982, in a 1–1 draw against

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. He played a further two national team games in May 1982. In the Summer 1982, Skov moved to Italy to play for

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in the

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championship. Avellino finished 9th in the

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season. In 1983, Skov moved on to German club

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in the 2. Bundesliga. In his two seasons at Hertha, Skov scored seven goals in 48 games. Skov ended his career with Swiss clubs

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and

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Honours

FC St. Pauli *

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Nord: 1976–77 Cercle Brugge *

: 1978–79

References

External links

*
Haslund database
*
Cerclemuseum.be stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skov, Soren 1954 births 2022 deaths People from Nyborg Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Denmark men's international footballers Serie A players 2. Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Odense Boldklub players FC St. Pauli players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Hertha BSC players FC St. Gallen players FC Winterthur players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark