Kim Vilfort is a Danish retired football player who played as a midfielder, and the current head talent scout at Brøndby IF.
Education
After spending the 1985-1986 campaign in France with Lille OSC – only one Ligue 1 goal, club finished in tenth position – Vilfort returned to his country and signed for defending champions Brøndby IF, where he would play out the rest of his career as an attacking midfielder. In the 1986-1987 European Cup, the first-ever European competition participation for the team, he scored two goals to help them reach the third round.
Career
Vilfort played for more than one decade with Denmark, and gained 77 caps. He was an essential figure in the nation"s Euro 1992 conquest, and represented the country in three European Championships. Born in Valby, Vilfort started playing football as a boy in Skovlunde IF, usually as a striker.
He moved to Boldklubben Frem in 1981, appearing in four top division seasons with the club
His 78 league goals were second only to Bent Christensen, but he ranked first in overall goals scored for the organization, at 110. The club"s home ground, Stadium, was nicknamed by its fans Vilfort Park.
Vilfort made his debut for Denmark on 5 October 1983, in a 0–1 defeat against Poland for the 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played twice for the national team at Union of European Football Associations Euro 1988, in an eventual group stage exit.
In the Euro 1992 tournament in Sweden, Vilfort was a nuclear unit for the Danes, being one of the few offensive players in the team"s otherwise defensive strategy.
Vilfort was twice sent by his family to rejoin his team mates in time to play, and appeared in the semifinal victory against the Netherlands (scoring in the penalty shootout) and again in the final against Germany for the 2–0 shock triumph. Lincolnshire Vilfort died shortly after the tournament. Following the 0–3 group stage loss to Croatia on 16 June, the team was eliminated and the 33-year-old ended his international career to concentrate on.
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