Søren Thomas Busk (born 10 April 1953) is a Danish former

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who played as a defender. He usually played either right-back or in central defence. He played professionally for a number of European clubs, and helped

Gent Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to: * Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city ** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent ** .gent, a ...

win the

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. He gained 61 caps and scored two goals for the

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and represented Denmark at the Euro 1984,

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, and

Euro 1988 The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany from 10 to 25 June 1988. It was the eighth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The tournament crowned the Nethe ...

tournaments.

Biography

Born in

Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed from ...

, Busk started his senior career with local club

Glostrup IC Glostrup Idræts Club is a Danish sports club from Glostrup, founded on 17 April 1918. It has sections for athletics, basketball, table tennis, gymnastics and volleyball. Since 2003 the football Football is a family of team sports that ...

. He moved abroad in 1976, 23 years of age, to play professionally with

Westfalia Herne SC Westfalia Herne is a German football club based in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was founded on 13 June 1904 by the sons of the more well-heeled residents of the city as a rival to the worker-based club SV Sodingen. History Aft ...

in the German 2. Bundesliga. In his first season with Herne, Busk scored 12 goals in 32 games. He stayed three seasons with Herne, playing a total 105 games and scoring 16 goals for the club in the 2. Bundesliga. While at Herne, Busk was called up for the Danish national team, and he made his international debut in May 1979. He played three international games while at Herne. In the summer 1979, Busk moved to

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club

MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eerst ...

in the

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championship. With MVV, he finished 11th in the Eredivisie 1979–80 season and eighth in the

1980–81 Eredivisie The Dutch Eredivisie in the 1980–81 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ '67 won the championship. League standings Results See also * 1980–81 Eerste Divisie * 1980–81 KNVB Cup References Eredivisie official website - info on al ...

season. MVV finished 16th in the

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season and were

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to the secondary

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league, and Busk left the club in the summer 1982. He moved to

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club

K.A.A. Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...

in the

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. He was named Gent's player of the year, each of his three years at the club, and helped Gent win the 1984

trophy. Busk was called up to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championships.Slutrundetrupper 1908–2004
at

Danish Football Association The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...

He operated as a right-back in Denmark's first three games against

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, and

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, but switched to the other flank for the Danes' dramatic semi-final against

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, with John Sivebæk coming in on the other side of the defence. In the summer 1985, Busk moved back to play for MVV Maastricht. While playing for MVV, he was a part of the Denmark team at the

. Busk played well in the first round as Denmark topped the group, but endured a torrid time during their second-round 5–1 defeat to Spain, and conceded one of the two

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given away by the Danes in the second half. After the World Cup, Busk moved to play for French club

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in the

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championship in the summer 1986. He played one season with Monaco, before leaving the club in the summer 1987. He joined

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n club Wiener SC in the

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, playing one season for the club. While at Wiener SC, Busk represented Denmark at the 1988 European Championships, playing in Denmark's first game at the tournament. After the European Championship, Busk ended his international career, and moved back to Denmark in the summer 1988. He started playing for

Herfølge BK Herfølge is a suburb of the town of Køge, Denmark, located about 5 kilometers south of Køge, and is a part of Køge Municipality. The suburb is connected to Køge and Næstved by the Lille Syd railway line. Residential areas Holmebækhus ...

in 1988. In 1989, he was named sports director of Herfølge, occupying the job for one-and-a-half year. He continued his active career while being sports director, and ended his playing career in 1990. He went on to a job as a sales director in

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Honours

: 1983–84 Belgian Cup, 1983–84

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Busk, Soren 1953 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers MVV Maastricht players K.A.A. Gent players AS Monaco FC players Herfølge Boldklub players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players 2. Bundesliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players SC Westfalia Herne players Men's association football defenders People from Glostrup Municipality Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark