Torben Frank (born 16 June 1968 in

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) is a

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former

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, who played in the striker role. He most successfully played for Danish clubs

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and Brøndby IF, and won four Danish championships. In addition, Frank received 5 international

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for the Denmark national football team and was a part of the Danish team that won the 1992 European Championship. Frank started playing football for Vallensbæk IF. In 1986, he signed his first contract with Brøndby IF, with whom he went on to win three Danish championships. He moved to league rivals

in January 1991. In April, he made his debut for the Danish national team, in a

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against

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, and was a part of the Danish championship winning Lyngby team in 1992. He was selected to represent Denmark at the

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, and played in two of five games, as Denmark won the tournament. After Euro 92, Frank moved abroad to play for Olympique Lyonnais in

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. He was injured during preliminary physical tests in Lyon, and never got to play for the club. Lyon wanted out of the contract, and a legal battle between club and FIFA ensued. In 1995, Frank moved on, returning to Lyngby, but never recovered his form prior to the injury. He went on to play for

Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby-Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has won t ...

in 1997, and ended his career in 1998.

Honours

* Danish Championship : 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1992 * 1992 European Championship

External links

Danish national team profileDanish Superliga statisticsBoldklubben Frem profile

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