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Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

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Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

Flemming Serritslev Flemming Serritslev (born 18 February 1947) is a Danish footballer, coach and manager who is currently head coach of the Fiji national team. Biography Serritslev played most of his career for Vejle Boldklub in a successful period. Thus, Serrit ...

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Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

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. The 19 May 1977 Vejle Boldklub won its third cup final in only six years. The fifth cup triumph was won with a 2–1 victory against

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. The goal scorers for Vejle was

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and

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. VB could now call itself the best cup team in Denmark – a status that was taken away from AGF. Vejle reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup-Winners' Cup in the 1977–78 campaign. In the following season, 1978, Vejle Boldklub underlined its top position in Danish football by winning the Danish title for the fourth time in the club's history. Manager

Poul Erik Bech Poul Erik Bech (15 March 1938 – 5 April 2014) was a Danish football manager. He won the 1984 Danish Championship with Vejle Boldklub and was awarded Manager of the Year the same year. References External linksDBU Profile
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and his players could celebrate the victory in

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

before the last game as AGF and

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could no longer catch the reds. Among the stars in the team were Alex Nielsen, Tommy Hansen and

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, who later became the first player to score

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in the German Bundesliga.

The 1980s: The trophies are brought to Vejle

In

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Vejle Boldklub became the first team to win the Danish title after the involvement of money in Danish football. But as it turned out VB would find it difficult to adapt to the new times. However, at the start of the decade VB continued in the footsteps of the successful 1970s teams. On 28 May 1981 Boldklubben Frem was beaten 2–1 in the cup final. This meant that the beautiful trophy – which Danish clubs had been fighting for since 1955 – was brought to

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

permanently and placed in the club house in Nørreskoven. In 1983 Allan Simonsen – named third best player in Europe the same year – returned to Vejle Boldklub. Simonsen had a big impact on the team and was a major influence as the club went on to win its fifth Danish title in

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. With this victory the greatest trophy in Danish football found a permanent spot in the club house in Vejle next to the cup winners trophy. Among the biggest stars in the squad were

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, Allan Simonsen and

Steen Thychosen Steen Thychosen (born 22 September 1958) is a former Danish footballer, who played 252 games and scored 101 goals for Vejle Boldklub. He was a forward, who also represented German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Belgian club RWD Molenbeek and Lau ...

, who became the league top scorer with 24 goals. After some indifferent seasons VB was in 1988 taken over by four local businessmen. Once again the club started dreaming about titles and the fans were excited by the signings of star players such as Preben Elkjær,

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and

Keld Bordinggaard Keld Bordinggard (born 23 November 1962) is a Danish former association football player. He was the head coach of the Danish national under-21 team from July 2006 until the U21 European Championship in June 2011. As a player, he most notably play ...

. However, the new manager

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could not get the team to work together even though he had several star players in his side.

1991: A dark year

Vejle Boldklub's centenary was celebrated in the worst possible manner with relegation to the second tier for the first time since 1956. Many star players went to play for other clubs and a sad atmosphere of crisis descended upon

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

. The four businessmen left the club, but ensured on their way out that it was not in dire straits. To turn things around VB hired their old star player Allan Simonsen as new manager. However, it was a thankless task for Simonsen, who started his managerial career with a defeat. In 1994 the successful manager from 1981, Ole Fritsen, was named as the new manager of Vejle Boldklub. As a former youth coach in the club, Ole knew all about the many talented young players in VB, amongst which were

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and

Peter Graulund Peter Graulund (born 20 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub, Brøndby IF and AGF, German side VfL Bochum, and Swedish club Helsingborgs IF. He played six g ...

. Ole started to build up a new team around these young players. Vejle Boldklub was back in the top Danish league in 1995. Ole Fritsen's young team played impressive, charming and attacking football, which earned them runners-up medals in 1997 and qualification for the

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on two occasions. For his fine work, Ole Fritsen was named Danish Manager of the Year in 1997.

2000s: Crises and rebuilding

At the beginning of the new millennium, VB was relegated from the Danish super league for the second time in the club's history. They were back after only one season in the first division, but it turned out to be a short respite as the club was relegated the same season. This proved to be the beginning of a serious crisis. In 2004, VB was almost relegated to the third tier division and the club was threatened with bankruptcy. This resulted in desperate attempts to save the club through amalgamations with clubs in the north, south, east and west. But, in late 2004, another turning point was reached when a group of visionary businessmen reconstructed the club's finances and launched the so-called four point plan: A new stadium, promotion to the Danish super league, income through business other than football and a new sponsor strategy. In 2006, VB was back in the first division. However, the club made a dreadful start to the season with nine defeats in a row. But a successful second half of the season pointed it in the right direction and optimism returned. Today, VB draws together the most successful businesses in south-east

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, which makes the club potentially one of the wealthiest in Danish football. And where the club earlier had to look in vain for local support, today it is seen as an attractive investment. In spring 2008, Vejle Boldklub opened the gates to its new modern stadium. It retains the name of

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and is still located in Nørreskoven. On 5 June 2008, VB achieved a record in scoring the highest number of points to win the Danish 1st Division. Promotion to the Superliga was secured with 78 points from 30 matches. By the 32nd round of the 2008–09 season, it was clear VB would be relegated to play in the

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during the 2009–10 season.

2010–12: Merger with Kolding FC

On 8 December 2010, Vejle Boldklub announced that the club known as Vejle Blodklub would merge with Kolding FC and from July 2011 would be known as Vejle Boldklub Kolding. This would mark an end for Vejle Boldklub and the beginning of yet another Danish fusion club.

2012: Resurrection

In November 2012 Kolding IF withdrew from the agreement with Vejle Boldklub. This resulted in the dissolution of Vejle Boldklub Kolding, and Vejle Boldklub inherited the merger club's licence in the

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for the upcoming 2013–14 season.

2013–16: Fighting to return to the
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From the start of the season in the summer of 2013, Vejle Boldklub once again played under the name VB in the Danish tournament. After four seasons in the 1st division the club was still chasing a promotion to the

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, but neither the seasons 2013–14 and 2014–15 were any great success. In the first season, VB built a new team under head coach Tonny Hermansen, but was only able to secure a middle position. A couple of players from outside the club came in the following season, but the results did not improve and VB changed coach in the autumn of 2014. Swedish

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got better results and what for a long time looked like a bad position in the lower half, was saved with a good spring. Especially the Faroese

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became a great player for VB and he secured the club many points in the spring. In the 2015–16 season, it was again the ambition was yet again to fight for promotion. Despite the strengthening of the team with several new players up to the season, the Vejlensers chased after AC Horsens, Silkeborg and Lyngby who eventually secured promotion for most of the season. Profile Jóan Símun Edmundsson only played in the autumn before he was sold to

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. In the spring, the VB head coach changed six games before the end of the season. Sports director Steen Thychosen took over the responsibility in a last attempt to catch up with the top teams, but it turned out not to be enough. VB defeated AC Horsens in all three matches of the season – especially the match at Vejle Stadium in March is one of the most memorable matches in Nørreskoven in the decade. After 0–0 at the break, VB won 4–3 on Anders Kaagh's match winning goal in the match's overtime.

2016–present: Zolotko era

On 28 June 2016, Vejle Boldklub got a new owner. Moldovan Andrew Zolotko took over the majority of shares in the club, while Klaus Eskildsen kept the remaining shares. In the summer of 2016, Swedish

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took over as head coach of Vejle Boldklub. The former

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coach took over a brand new VB squad, where there were only six players returning from the 2015–16 season. A large number of players from Europe, South America and Africa came in and in record time – three weeks from the first training session to the season premiere – a new VB team had to get ready. The results over the autumn were mixed for the new and young VB team, but there was plenty of talent in the team. In particular, the Brazilian

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, the goalkeeper

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, the Ivorian D'Avila Ba Loua,

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and the young talents Agon Mucolli and Christian Kudsk shone, but as the season progressed, the Vejlens did not escape the relegation zone. Survival was secured in the 31st round, and then the work could start on shaping the team that was to chase the promotion in the following season. Italian

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took over as head coach in Nørreskoven in the summer of 2017 and with the experienced Italian also came a sporting upgrade. Jacob Krüger was hired in the position of technical director and he put a strong squad together around the Italian coaching staff. Defensive profiles like

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and

Rasmus Lauritsen Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen (born 27 February 1996) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre back for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF. Career Lauritsen has both played for Herning Fremad and Brande IF as a youth player, starting as a four ...

came from competing 1st division clubs, midfielder

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came from Albanian football. Tunisian

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and Brazilian

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, who had joined VB in February 2017, had gradually become accustomed to Danish football and the two offensive players, together with Dominic Vinicius, played a major role in the coming season. VB started strongly in the new season and took a top position all fall. During the winter break, the first player sales came under the new owners, when Vejle Boldklub made a transfer of four players. They were

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(AC Horsens),

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( IFK Gothenburg), Wang Xin ( Guangzhou R&F) and

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(

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). Despite the four departures and a difficult start to the spring of 2018, Vejle Boldklub secured the direct promotion to the Super League ahead of competing clubs such as

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,

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and

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. It all culminated in the 33rd round on the road against

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, where VB won 2–0. After a nine-year absence, Vejle Boldklub made a comeback to the Superliga in the 2018–19 season. After a great start to the season with five points in the first three games, the team came down to earth during the autumn season. Before the season, the Swedes Gustaf Nilsson and Melker Hallberg, the Irishman

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, young

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, while

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and

Nathan Oduwa Kelede Nathan Oduwa (born 5 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. He has represented England at the under-17, under-18, and under-20 levels, and Nigeria at the under-23 level. Club career Tottenham Hotspur Born in ...

joined during the autumn. VB was good in many matches, but after the autumn was the team had only won four matches. The squad was strengthened during the winter break with

Kjartan Finnbogason Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born 9 July 1986) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented Iceland at international level. Club career Kjartan was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was signed by Celtic in D ...

,

Malte Amundsen Malte Meineche Amundsen (born 11 February 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Club career Born in Næstved, Amundsen started his youth career with hometown club Næstv ...

,

Branko Ilic Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

and

Mathias Hebo Mathias Hebo Rasmussen (; born 2 August 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Lyngby. Club career Nordsjælland In the summer 2014, Hebo was one out of six under-19 players, who permanentl ...

, but even though the Vejle team was good in many matches, the results were not forthcoming. In March – after a defeat to FC Copenhagen – Italian Adolfo Sormani handed over the responsibility to

Constantin Gâlcă Constantin Gâlcă (born 8 March 1972) is a Romanian former footballer, and a manager, who was most recently manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Hazem. Equally at ease as a defensive or central midfielder and possessing an accurate lo ...

. The Romanian and his staff improved the results when VB continued in the relegation group against AGF,

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and AC Horsens. Despite eight points in six games, VB ended up last in the pool and had to compete in two matches against

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...

for access to the next play-off round for survival. After 1–0 in Hobro, VB lost 0–2 at Vejle Stadium. Vejle Boldklub's comeback season was a sportive disappointment, but VB had a strong hold on the audience. There were 5,800 spectators on average for the team's matches and it placed 7th out of 14 teams in the league based on spectators. In February 2020, Vejle Boldklub presented a record profit of 11.5 million for the financial year 2019. The impressive result came after the relegation to the 1st division. A number of player sales, in particular, helped to create a substantial result. In 2019, VB sold players such as

Rasmus Lauritsen Rasmus Steensbæk Lauritsen (born 27 February 1996) is a Danish footballer who plays as a centre back for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF. Career Lauritsen has both played for Herning Fremad and Brande IF as a youth player, starting as a four ...

, Gustaf Nilsson, Bubacarr "Steve" Trawally and youth player

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, but CEO Henrik Tønder pointed out that there was also growth in core areas such as sponsorship and matchday income. Vejle Boldklub quickly put aside the disappointment of the relegation, and began the work of creating a potential top-tier team. Contracts were extended with profiles such as

Jacob Schoop Jacob Toppel Schoop (born 23 December 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Helsingør in the Danish 1st Division. Club career Schoop began his career with lower league Odense sides Tarup-Paarup and B1909, ...

,

Kjartan Finnbogason Kjartan Henry Finnbogason (born 9 July 1986) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a striker. He has represented Iceland at international level. Club career Kjartan was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was signed by Celtic in D ...

,

Tobias Mølgaard Tobias Mølgaard Henriksen (born 22 July 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club AGF. Career Thisted Mølgaard was born in Gudum, Lemvig Municipality, Denmark. As a youth, he started playin ...

and Sergiy Gryn after the relegation, while the squad was strengthened with Diego Montiel,

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and

Lucas Jensen Lucas Tomas Jensen (; born 8 October 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF. Jensen started his career with Viborg FF, where he made his professional debut. He signed with Oden ...

. After the first few rounds, the Finn

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was brought in. The results were fluctuating in July and August, but as the autumn progressed, VB was the best and most stable team in the league. In November,

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

and Vejle met for a showdown in Viborg and the last match of the decade was also one of the most memorable. Down 0–2, VB won 4–3 in a true fireworks display and ended the fall at the top of the second-tier NordicBet LIGA. The fine results continued in the spring season, which ended with 13 matches in two months after the resumption of the NordicBet LIGA after the corona break in Danish football.

Honours

Danish Championship *Winners (5):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

,

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

,

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

,

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

,

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

* Runners-up:

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

,

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

, 1996–97 Danish Cup *Winners (6): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1980–81 *Runners-up: 1967–68

Europe

1973 was the year when Vejle Boldklub made its debut in the

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.

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

was put up against one of the biggest clubs in Europe at the time:

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

from

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.

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the R ...

gave the Belgians a good match, but the reds could not keep

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

from progressing in the tournament. The highlight of Vejle Boldklub's European history came in 1978, when the club went all the way to the quarter finals in the

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, where VB lost out to Dutch side

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...

. In the 1985–86 season, Vejle lost to eventual Champions' Cup winners

FC Steaua București FC Steaua București was a Romanian professional football club of which two current entities are claiming the records. The original ''FC Steaua București'' team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministry ...

, after a first-leg tie: 1–1, 1–4. The last time Vejle Boldklub played in Europe was in 1998–99, when the reds were drawn with

Real Betis Real Betis Balompié, known as Real Betis () or just Betis, is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1907, it plays in La Liga. It holds home games at the Estadio Benito Vill ...

in the first round of the

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. Betis came to

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

with a great team including the star player Denílson. But against all odds VB won the first match against the Spanish stars as

Peter Graulund Peter Graulund (born 20 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub, Brøndby IF and AGF, German side VfL Bochum, and Swedish club Helsingborgs IF. He played six g ...

scored the winner in the dying minutes of the game. However, in Sevilla VB could not follow up on the good result and lost 5–0.

Squad and players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

1950s *

Poul Mejer Poul Mejer (2 November 1931 – 9 January 2000) was a Danish footballer who played as a winger. Career Mejer played his entire career for Vejle Boldklub, where he got 307 caps for the club's first team. He was known for his fantastic pace, whi ...

(1950) * Poul Jensen (1953) *

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(1954) * Tommy Troelsen (1957) *

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(1957) * Bent Sørensen (1957) 1960s * Johnny Hansen (1962) *

Karsten Lund Karsten Lund (12 November 1943 – 27 May 2015) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played 310 games and scored 140 goals for Vejle Boldklub. He played four games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team The ...

(1962) * Ole Fritsen (1963) *

Ulrik le Fevre Ulrik le Fevre (born 25 June 1946) is a Danish former professional football player and manager, and current FIFA-licensed player agent. He was a left winger, who had a fierce shot. He played for Danish club Vejle Boldklub, German club Borussia ...

(1965) *

Jørgen Markussen Jørgen Markussen (born 19 November 1943) is a former Danish footballer. Life and career Jørgen Markussen played ten games for Denmark scoring a single goal. This goal rate did not match the goal instinct that made Markussen a club legend in ...

(1966) *

Flemming Serritslev Flemming Serritslev (born 18 February 1947) is a Danish footballer, coach and manager who is currently head coach of the Fiji national team. Biography Serritslev played most of his career for Vejle Boldklub in a successful period. Thus, Serrit ...

(1966) 1970s *

Iver Schriver Iver Schriver (born 9 April 1949) is a former Danish footballer. Biography Iver Schriver was born in Lemvig but moved to Aulum with his family at a young age. Already then it was obvious that Schriver was a big talent. In 1970 Schriver made his ...

(1970) * Allan Simonsen (1971) *

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(1971) * Gert Eg (1973) *

Ib Jacquet Ib Sigfred Jacquet (born 12 April 1956) is a former Danish football player. Club career Ib Jacquet played in the forward position and was known as an unpredictable and entertaining player. He played 210 games and scored 81 goals for Vejle Boldklu ...

(1975) *

Ulrich Thychosen Ulrich Thychosen (born July 19, 1956) is a former Danish footballer Biography Ulrich Thychosen spend his childhood years in Vejle FC, before he moved to Vejle Boldklub. He made his debut for the first team in 1975 against Leicester City. Ul ...

(1975) *

Steen Thychosen Steen Thychosen (born 22 September 1958) is a former Danish footballer, who played 252 games and scored 101 goals for Vejle Boldklub. He was a forward, who also represented German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Belgian club RWD Molenbeek and Lau ...

(1977) * Alex Nielsen (1978) 1980s *

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(1980) *

Troels Rasmussen Troels Rasmussen (born 7 April 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub and AGF. He played 391 games for AGF, and scored five goals from penalty kicks. From 1982 to 1991, he pla ...

(1980) * Finn Christensen (1981) * Peter Kjær (1984) * Henrik Risom (1986) *

Johnny Mølby Johnny Mølby (born 4 February 1969) is a Danish football manager and former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of AGF. He played 16 matches for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the team which won ...

(1987) *

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(1988) * Preben Elkjær (1988) *

Keld Bordinggaard Keld Bordinggard (born 23 November 1962) is a Danish former association football player. He was the head coach of the Danish national under-21 team from July 2006 until the U21 European Championship in June 2011. As a player, he most notably play ...

(1989) *

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(1989) * Jacob Laursen (1989) 1990s * Jesper "Krølle" Mikkelsen (1993) *

Alex Nørlund Alex Nørlund Andersen (born 28 January 1975) is a Danish former football player in the attacking midfielder position. He played 229 games for Vejle Boldklub, and also represented Danish Superliga clubs Viborg FF and AGF, winning the 2000 Danish ...

(1993) *

Thomas Gravesen Thomas Gravesen (; born 11 March 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Gravesen played as a professional in Denmark, Germany, England, Spain and Scotland for Vejle Boldklub, Hamburger SV, Everton, Real Mad ...

(1995) *

Kaspar Dalgas Kaspar Buhl Dalgas (born 11 May 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who was the joint top scorer of the 2001–02 Danish Superliga season with 22 goals in 31 games. He represented the Denmark U21 team once, in 1997. Career Dalgas s ...

(1995) *

Peter Graulund Peter Graulund (born 20 September 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Danish clubs Vejle Boldklub, Brøndby IF and AGF, German side VfL Bochum, and Swedish club Helsingborgs IF. He played six g ...

(1995) *

Dejvi Glavevski Dejvi Glavevski (; born 17 November 1967) is a retired Macedonian international football striker. Club career His career started in 1985 in the Yugoslav Second League, playing with FK Pelister. In 1990, he made his debut in the Yugoslav First L ...

(1995) * Thomas Sørensen (1996) *

Erik Boye Erik Boye (born 7 February 1964) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Ulrik Balling Ulrik Balling (born 11 June 1975) is a retired Denmark, Danish professional Association football, football player who is currently the assistant manager of Næstved BK. External links Vejle Boldklub profile Danish national team profile Career sta ...

(1999) 2000s * Steffen Kielstrup (2001) * Baré (2002) *

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(2004) * Brian Nielsen (2005) *

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(2007) *

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(2008) *

Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen (born 6 August 1977) is a Danish-American retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Until June 2007, he played 398 games for Danish team AaB Fodbold. Playing every league match for AaB since 1997, Nielsen won the 1999 Danish ...

(2009) 2010s *

Alexander Scholz Alexander Scholz (born 24 October 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for J.League club Urawa Red Diamonds Early life Scholz' parents are German. He was raised in the Vejle area in Denmark. Club career Sch ...

(2010) *

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(2010) * Arbnor Mucolli (2016) *

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(2016) *

Allan Sousa Allan Gonçalves Sousa (born 27 January 1997) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish club Aalborg BK. Club career Early career In winter 2016, at the age of 19, Sousa joined Al Arabi club in the Stars Leag ...

(2017) 2020s *

Wahid Faghir Wahidullah Faghir (born 29 July 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club SV Elversberg, on loan from VfB Stuttgart. Early life Faghir was born in Vejle, Region Syddanmark, Denmark. His parents are both Afghan ...

(2020) *

Hugo Ekitike Hugo Ekitike (born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. Early life Hugo Ekitike was born on 20 June 2002 in Reims, Marne to a French father and a Cameroonian mother. C ...

(2021)

Recent history

: Note: SL =

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

, 1D =

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

Achievements

*43 ''seasons'' in the '' Highest Danish League'' *17 ''seasons'' in the '' Second Highest Danish League'' *9 ''seasons'' in the '' Third Highest Danish League''

Coaches 1990–present

*

Ebbe Skovdahl Ebbe Skovdahl Hansen (5 July 1945 – 23 October 2020) was a Danish football manager. He most prominently was a successful manager at Brøndby IF, for whom he had also played in his active years. He helped turn the side into the most dominant D ...

(1990–1991) * Allan Simonsen (1991–1994) * Ole Fritsen (1994–1999) * Poul Erik Andreasen (2000) *

Keld Bordinggaard Keld Bordinggard (born 23 November 1962) is a Danish former association football player. He was the head coach of the Danish national under-21 team from July 2006 until the U21 European Championship in June 2011. As a player, he most notably play ...

(2001–2002) * Frank Petersen (2002–2003) *

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(2003) *

Steen Thychosen Steen Thychosen (born 22 September 1958) is a former Danish footballer, who played 252 games and scored 101 goals for Vejle Boldklub. He was a forward, who also represented German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Belgian club RWD Molenbeek and Lau ...

(2003) *

Jens Tang Olesen Jens Tang Olesen (born 27 September 1947) is a Danish football manager. He was most recently in charge of the Greenland national football team He has previously managed Viborg FF, Randers Freja, FC Aarhus and Vejle Boldklub. In 2003, he was bri ...

(2004) *

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and

Mogens Nielsen Mogens is a Danish masculine given name (specifically Danish shake-up of Magnus), and may refer to: *Mogens Ballin, Danish artist, one of a group of painters who gathered in the Breton village of Pont-Aven *Mogens Berg (born 1944), Danish former f ...

(2004) *

Frank Andersen Frank Andersen (born 15 April 1953 in Copenhagen) is a former Danish ballet dancer who was twice artistic director of the Royal Danish Ballet. He has been an influential supporter of the Danish choreographer August Bournonville. Biography Anderse ...

(2004–2005) *

Lasse Christensen Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Sw ...

and

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(2005) *

Kim Poulsen Kim Poulsen (born 22 March 1959) is a Danish football manager and former amateur player was most recently manager of the Tanzania national football team. Managerial career Early career Poulsen only played amateur football as an active player.

(2006–2007) *

Ove Christensen Ove Christensen (born 26 March 1950) is a Danish football manager who is currently the director of football of Danish fourth tier club Silkeborg KFUM. He has managed a number of Danish Superliga clubs, and won the Danish women's championship wi ...

(2007–2009) *

Lasse Christensen Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri. People Notable people named Lasse include: * Lasse Aasland (1926–2001), Norwegian politician *Lasse Åberg (born 1940), Sw ...

and Ole Schwennesen (2009) *

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(2009–2011) *

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(2011) * Nicolai Wael (2011–2013) *

Kim Brink Kim Brink (born 19 November 1958) is a Denmark, Danish football manager. Coaching career Kim Brink started as manager of Odense Boldklub, and later managed Ikast fS and F.C. Copenhagen. OB He was the Odense Boldklub manager, at the time of the ' ...

(2013) * Tonny Hermansen (2013–2014) *

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(2014–2016) *

Steen Thychosen Steen Thychosen (born 22 September 1958) is a former Danish footballer, who played 252 games and scored 101 goals for Vejle Boldklub. He was a forward, who also represented German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, Belgian club RWD Molenbeek and Lau ...

(2016) *

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(2016–2017) *

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(2017–2019) *

Constantin Gâlcă Constantin Gâlcă (born 8 March 1972) is a Romanian former footballer, and a manager, who was most recently manager of Saudi Professional League club Al-Hazem. Equally at ease as a defensive or central midfielder and possessing an accurate lo ...

(2019–2021) *

Carit Falch Carit Falch (born 16 December 1976) is a Danish football manager. He is currently working as the manager of Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager. Career He started managing youth players at Karlslunde IF, Greve Fodbold, Hvidovre IF, FC Nordsjæl ...

(2021) * Peter Sørensen (2021–2022) *

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(2022–)

Captains 2003–present

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Klaus Eskildsen Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus *Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseba ...

(2003) * Peter Degn (2003) * Carsten Hemmingsen (2004) * Steffen Kielstrup (2005) *

Jakob Bresemann Jakob Bresemann (born 22 October 1976) is a former Danish professional football central defender. He was the vice-captain of Lyngby BK, behind Morten Petersen Morten Roald Petersen (born 27 May 1978) is a Danish retired football central de ...

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Bora Zivkovic Bora may refer to: Geography * Bora (Australian), the site of an initiation ceremony in Australian aboriginal culture, sometimes known as Bora rings * Bora, Punjab, a village in India * Borá, a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil * Bora (wind) ...

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Klebér Saarenpää John Klebér Saarenpää (born 14 December 1975) is a Swedish football manager who is the current head coach of Superettan club IK Brage. He is also a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented IK Sirius, Djurgården ...

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Bora Zivkovic Bora may refer to: Geography * Bora (Australian), the site of an initiation ceremony in Australian aboriginal culture, sometimes known as Bora rings * Bora, Punjab, a village in India * Borá, a city in the São Paulo state in Brazil * Bora (wind) ...

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Jimmy Nielsen Jimmy Nielsen (born 6 August 1977) is a Danish-American retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Until June 2007, he played 398 games for Danish team AaB Fodbold. Playing every league match for AaB since 1997, Nielsen won the 1999 Danish ...

(2008–09) * Steffen Kielstrup (2010–2012) *

Jens Berthel Askou Jens Berthel Askou (born 19 August 1982) is a Danish football coach and former professional player. He is in charge of AC Horsens. Askou has played for a number of Danish clubs before moving abroad, first to Turkish club Kasımpaşa and then t ...

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Henrik Bødker Henrik Bødker (born 6 June 1983) is a Danish football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish side KFUM Roskilde KFUM's Boldklub Roskilde is an association football club based in the town of Roskilde, Denmark, that competes in the Den ...

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Niels Bisp Rasmussen Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint ...

(2015–2016) * Steffen Kielstrup (2016–2017) *

Jacob Schoop Jacob Toppel Schoop (born 23 December 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Helsingør in the Danish 1st Division. Club career Schoop began his career with lower league Odense sides Tarup-Paarup and B1909, ...

(2017–2022) * Denis Kolinger (2022) *

Raúl Albentosa Raúl Albentosa Redal (born 7 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub. Club career Born in Alzira, Valencia, Albentosa played youth football with local Elche CF, ma ...

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References

External links

Official website
{{Danish Superliga teamlist Football clubs in Denmark Association football clubs established in 1891 1891 establishments in Denmark Companies based in Vejle Municipality Vejle

History

The first golden age

The 1950s: A golden decade

The 1970s: A triumphal march

The 1980s: The trophies are brought to Vejle

1991: A dark year

2000s: Crises and rebuilding

2010–12: Merger with Kolding FC

2012: Resurrection

2016–present: Zolotko era

Honours

Europe

Squad and players

Current squad

Out on loan

Notable players

Recent history

Achievements

Coaches 1990–present

Captains 2003–present

References

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