Ole Bjur
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| Ole Bjur | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Bjur | |
| Date of birth | September 13, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Rødovre, Denmark | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 19??-1991 1991-2001 |
Vanløse IF Brøndby IF |
384 (?) |
| National team | ||
| 1996-1997 | Denmark | 3 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ole Bjur (born September 13, 1968) is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player, who played 384 matches for Danish club Brøndby IF, with whom he won three Danish championships. Ole Bjur played as an attacking midfielder, and he represented the Denmark national football team on three occasions, scoring one goal.
He is the younger brother of Danish footballer Jan Bjur.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Rødovre, Ole Bjur started playing football with Vanløse IF in the secondary Danish 2nd Division. When the structure of Danish football was altered in 1991, Vanløse was placed in the secondary Danish 1st Division. Bjur showed himself as a forward with good finising and eye for the game, and was named 1991 Danish 1st Division Player of the Year.[1] This attracted the attention of defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, and Bjur moved to the top-flight Danish Superliga club in July 1991. Under Brøndby manager Morten Olsen, Bjur saw a lot of playing time, but had a hard time scoring goals.
Brøndby hired new manager Ebbe Skovdahl in 1992. He would go on to deploy Bjur in a right wingback position, where Bjur was immediately praised for his performance.[2] From his wingback position, he would both engage in elegant, dribbling runs as well as hit precise crosses, and following the 1992-93 Superliga season he was touted as a coming man for the Danish national team.[3] In the opening of the 1993-94 Superliga season, Bjur saw a slump in form, and was not chosen for the Danish national team by national manager Richard Møller Nielsen.[4] Bjur was left out of the Brøndby first team, and played a number of games in the reserve team. He returned to form in October 1993,[5] and became one of Brøndby's leading men for set pieces. With Skovdahls change of tactics, to a 3-4-3 formation in March 1994, Bjur was moved up to a forward position, behind the lone striker Mark Strudal, where he reproduced the attacking play of his Vanløse days.[6]
For the 1994-95 Superliga season, Skovdahl changed the formation to a 4-4-2 system, and Bjur settled into the right midfielder spot. He found a good understanding with right back Søren Colding,[7] and the two formed a dangerous pairing on Brøndby's right flank.[8] Bjur had been a part of the Brøndby which won the 1994 Danish Cup, his first trophy in his Brøndby career, and he was named 1994 Brøndby IF Player of the Year. In the 1995-96 Superliga season, Brøndby won their first Danish championship in five years, and Bjur also scored the winning goal in the 2-1 defeat of AS Roma in the 1995-96 UEFA Cup tournament.
Bjur had been mentioned as a future Danish national team player, since his Brøndby career took off in March 1993. But he was not included in the national team squad, until new national manager Bo Johansson was hired in the summer 1996. Bjur was called up for Johansson first game in August 1996, and he scored the winning goal in his debut match, as Denmark beat Sweden 1-0 in a friendly match. Bjur started the next national team match, but after 22 minutes, he suffered a minor concussion from a swung elbow, and had to be substituted off. Bjur was then displaced by midfielder Peter Nielsen for the next national team games, before playing his last international game in August 1997.
With Brøndby, Bjur went on to win the 1996-97 Superliga and 1997-98 Superliga championships, as well as the 1998 Danish Cup trophy. He was a part of Brøndby's campaign in the 1998-99 UEFA Champions League tournament, and played a total of 54 games for Brøndby in the European competitions. After more and more games of not feeling satisfied with his own performances, he decided to end his career in November 2000, 32 years old.[9] He went on to concentrate on his studies at University of Copenhagen.
[edit] Honours
- 1991 Danish 1st Division Player of the Year
- 1994 Brøndby IF Player of the Year
- Danish Superliga: 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98
- Danish Cup: 1993-94, 1997-98
[edit] References
- ^ "Årets spiller vil snart til udlandet", Berlingske Tidende, 18 June, 1991
- ^ Vagn Nielsen, "Skål for os", Ekstra Bladet, 22 March, 1993
- ^ Kurt Thybo, "Charme Chok Champagne gok", Ekstra Bladet, 14 June, 1993
- ^ Søren Olsen, "Genvalg til alle", Politiken, 27 August, 1993
- ^ Jan Løfberg, "Verdens bedste publikum", Berlingske Tidende, 24 October 1993
- ^ Niels Abildtrup, "Bjur bedre bedst", Ekstra Bladet, 28 March, 1994
- ^ Søren Olsen, "De unge i hovedrollerne", Politiken, 15 September, 1994
- ^ Steen Ankerdal & Peter Brüchmann, "Bjur bare bedst", Ekstra Bladet, 28 November, 1994
- ^ Andreas H. Kraul, "Farvel: Sidespringet blev en lang affære", Aktuelt, 27 November, 2000
