John Lauridsen

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John Lauridsen
Full name	John Mikkelsen Lauridsen
Date of birth	April 2, 1959
Place of birth	Ribe, Denmark
Position	Midfielder
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1978-1982 1982-1988 1988-1990 1990-1992	Esbjerg fB RCD Espanyol CD Malaga Esbjerg fB	213 (26) 58 (3)
National team
1981-1988	Denmark	27 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

John Mikkelsen Lauridsen (born April 2, 1959 in Ribe) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player. He played 27 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the 1984 European Championship.

John Lauridsen started his senior career with Esbjerg fB in Denmark in 1978. Lauridsen was a part of the Esbjerg team that won the 1979 Danish championship, and he made his Danish national team debut in August 1981. In 1982, he moved abroad and became a full-time professional for RCD Espanyol in the Spanish La Liga championship. He and Espanyol most notably reached the 1988 UEFA Cup final, but were beaten by Bayer Leverkusen in penalty shootout. He went on to play seven seasons for Espanyol, scoring 26 goals in 213 league matches for the club. While at Espanyol, he was part of the Danish squad at the 1984 European Championship, where he took part in two games and scored a goal against Yugoslavia.

He switched from Espanyol to league rivals CD Malaga in 1988, where he played for two seasons. Lauridsen moved back to Denmark in 1990, to end his career with Esbjerg fB. Following a total of 173 matches and 37 goals for Esbjerg, he ended his career in November 1992.