Troels Rasmussen (born 7 April 1961) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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for Danish clubs

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six t ...

and AGF. He played 391 games for AGF, and scored five goals from

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s. From 1982 to 1991, he played 35 matches for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the Euro 1984,

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and

1986 World Cup The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had ...

tournaments. He played two matches at each of the two latter tournaments.

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Aarhus GF profile
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Vejle Boldklub profile
1961 births Living people People from Ebeltoft Danish footballers Association football goalkeepers Denmark international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Danish Superliga players Vejle Boldklub players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1988 players Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub