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He made his debut for the Danish national team in May 1988, and was named 1988 Revelation of the Year as Næstved finished runners-up in the 1st Division.
He made his debut for the Danish national team in May 1988, and was named 1988 Revelation of the Year as Næstved finished runners-up in the 1st Division.
He became known for his extravagant lifestyle, but in later years he reentered the minds of the Danish public as the manager of Football Club Zulu. He is currently working as assistant manager and forward coach for Brøndby IF. Strudal got his national breakthrough while playing for Næstved IF in the Danish 1st Division championship. He moved abroad to play professionally for German team Borussia Dortmund in the winter 1988.
He played half a season at Dortmund, but had a controversy with manager Horst Köppel.
When the Grasshoppers squad faced 20% wage cuts, Strudal decided to leave the club in July 1991. In September 1991, he moved back to Denmark to play for Vejle Boldklub in a transfer deal worth more than DKK 4 million.
lieutenant was later to be known that his contract with Vejle had a clause which secured Vejle approximately DKK 4 million if he ever was to be sold to a club abroad. His stay at Vejle was short, as he suffered injuries and the club was relegated.
He underwent a series of loan deals to other Danish teams.
First to former club Næstved IF in the fall 1992, then to F.C. Copenhagen in February 1993, and finally to BK Frem in April 1993. When his Vejle contract ran out in the summer 1993, he moved on to league rivals Brøndby IF on a free transfer in July 1993. He stayed two years at Brøndby, before he left the club in July 1995.
Despite his credentials, the Vejle clause kept him from moving to a foreign club
He moved back to Næstved IF, where he suffered a knee injury which kept him out for five months. He tried to move abroad in the summer 1996, but a four-year contract with Greek club Skoda Xanthi was terminated without pay when Strudal was injured in a pre-season game.
He underwent recovery, and made a short comeback to football on an amateur basis at Danish a local club in Hagested in August 1997. After his active career he went on to train Football Club Zulu.
1988 Danish 1st Division Revelation of the Year.