Vejle Boldklub

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Vejle

Full name	Vejle Boldklub
Nickname	VB
Founded	1891
Ground	Vejle Stadion, Vejle
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Lars Skou
Manager	Frank Andersen
League	Danish 1st division
2004-05
Home colours 　 Away colours

Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club, from the town of Vejle. The club was founded on May 3 1891.

In 1956 they where promoted to the best danish division. Vejle Boldklub (Vejle Football Club) has won many Danish soccer (football) championships throughout the years (1958, 1971, 1972, 1978 and 1984). Vejle has fostered many great football players among them one of the few worldwide stars of Danish soccer history: Allan Simonsen, who was named Europe's best soccer player in 1977. Thomas Gravesen from Real Madrid also started his career in Vejle. Currently Vejle is playing in the 1st division (2nd best division).

Honours

• Danish Superliga Champions 5
  • 1958, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1984
• Danish Cup Winners 6
  • 1958, 1959, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1981

Current first team squad

Accurate as of June 4 2005

1 Stig Olsen 2 Jesper Olesen 3 Kristoffer Johansen 4 Carsten Hemmingsen 5 Anders Post 6 Steffen Kielstrup 7 Tommy Knudsen 8 Mads Beierholm 9 Henrik Bøgebjerg 10 Adeshina Lawal 11 Chris Hermansen 12 Kenneth Knudsen 13 Ulrik Balling 14 Jacob Thychosen

15 Mathias Hansen 16 Lars Villadsen 17 Henrik Smedegaard 18 Ulrik Johansen 19 Ronni Bagge 20 Peter Matzen 23 Lasse Kronborg 25 Justice Erhenede 27 Lars Madsen 31 Martin Ogstrup

External links

• Official website (http://www.vejle-boldklub.dk/)

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