Det Gyldne Bur (''The Golden Cage'') is an award given to the best

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Danish football Association football is the most popular sport in Denmark, with 331,693 players and 1,647 clubs registered () under the Danish FA. The game was introduced into Denmark by British sailors. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub is the oldest club outside of the U ...

each year. The winner is found by votes among the goalkeepers in the two top divisions of Danish football; the

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 ye ...

and Danish 1st Division. The award has been handed out by Danish sports paper ''TIPS-Bladet'' since 1984.

Recipients

External links

26 års vindere af Det Gyldne Bur
at TIPS-Bladet
{{Danish Football Goalkeeper of the Year Association football trophies and awards