Preben Elkjær-Larsen - Goals in International Matches


The outstanding Danish player scored 38 international goals in 69 matches for his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:  11/09/1957 
Country: Denmark 
Caps: 69 (W36-D9-L24 – GA108-GF76 - %58.70) 
Goals: 38 
Age First Cap:  19 yr 284 d - 22/06/1977 vs. Finland 2-1 
Age Last Cap:   30 yr 277 d - 14/06/1988 vs. West Germany 0-2 
National Team Career: 10 yr 358 d 

Caps  Goals  Date       Venue          Opponent       Score    Competition 
  1   2  2   22/ 6/77   Helsinki       Finland         2-1     Nordic Championship
  2   1  3   31/ 5/78   Oslo           Norway          2-1     Nordic Championship
  3   -  3   28/ 6/78   Reykjavík      Island          0-0
  4   -  3    2/ 5/79   Dublin         Ireland         0-2     European Champ. Qual.
  5   -  3    9/ 5/79   København      Sweden          2-2
  6   3  6    6/ 6/79   København      N. Ireland      4-0     European Champ. Qual.
  7   -  6   12/ 9/79   London         England         0-1     European Champ. Qual.
  8   1  7   26/ 9/79   København      Finland         1-0     Nordic Championship
  9   2  9   14/11/79   Cádiz          Spain           3-1
 10   -  9    7/ 5/80   Göteborg       Sweden          1-0     Nordic Championship 
 11   1 10    4/ 6/80   København      Norway          3-1     Nordic Championship 
 12   - 10   27/09/80   Ljubljana      Yugoslavia      1-2     World Cup Qualifier
 13   - 10   15/10/80   København      Greece          0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 14   - 10    1/11/80   Roma           Italy           0-2     World Cup Qualifier
 15   1 11   19/11/80   København      Luxembourg      4-0     World Cup Qualifier
 16   - 11   15/ 4/81   København      Romania         2-1
 17   1 12    1/ 5/81   Luxembourg     Luxembourg      2-1     World Cup Qualifier
 18   1 13   14/ 5/81   Malmö          Sweden          2-1     Nordic Championship 
 19   - 13    3/ 6/81   København      Italy           3-1     World Cup Qualifier
 20   1 14   09/09/81   København      Yugoslavia      1-2     World Cup Qualifier 
 21   1 15   23/09/81   København      Norway          2-1
 22   1 16   14/10/81   Thessaloniki   Greece          3-2     World Cup Qualifier
 23   - 16   05/05/82   København      Sweden          1-1
 24   - 16   19/05/82   Wien           Austria         0-1
 25   1 17   27/05/82   København      Belgien         1-0
 26   - 17   22/09/82   København      England         2-2
 27   - 17   10/11/82   Luxembourg     Luxembourg      2-1     European Champ. Qual.
 28   - 17   27/ 4/83   København      Greece          1-0     European Champ. Qual.
 29   1 18    1/ 6/83   København      Hungary         3-1     European Champ. Qual.
 30   - 18   21/ 9/83   London         England         1-0     European Champ. Qual.
 31   2 20   12/10/83   København      Luxembourg      6-0     European Champ. Qual.
 32   - 20   26/10/83   Budapest       Hungary         0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 33   1 21   16/11/83   Athinai        Greece          2-0     European Champ. Qual.
 34   - 21   14/03/84   Amsterdam      Netherlands     0-6
 35   - 21   11/04/84   Valencia       Spain           1-2
 36   - 21   16/ 5/84   Praha          Czechoslovakia  0-1
 37   1 22    6/ 6/84   Göteborg       Sweden          1-0
 38   - 22    8/ 6/84   København      Bulgaria        1-1
 39   - 22   12/ 6/84   Paris          France          0-1     European Championship
 40   1 23   16/ 6/84   Lyon           Yugoslavia      5-2     European Championship
 41   1 24   19/ 6/84   Strasbourg     Belgium         3-2     European Championship
 42   - 24   24/ 6/84   Lyon           Spain           1-1 (1) European Championship
 43   - 24   12/09/84   København      Austria         3-1
 44   1 25   26/ 9/84   København      Norway          1-0     World Cup Qualifier
 45   - 25   17/10/84   Bern           Switzerland     0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 46   2 27   14/11/84   København      Ireland         3-0     World Cup Qualifier
 47   - 27    8/ 5/85   København      East Germany    4-1
 48   2 29    5/ 6/85   København      Soviet Union    4-2     World Cup Qualifier
 49   - 29   11/ 9/85   København      Sweden          0-3
 50   - 29   25/ 9/85   Moskva         Soviet Union    0-1     World Cup Qualifier
 51   - 30    9/10/85   København      Switzerland     0-0     World Cup Qualifier
 52   1 30   16/10/85   Oslo           Norway          5-1     World Cup Qualifier
 53   2 32   13/11/85   Dublin         Ireland         4-1     World Cup Qualifier
 54   - 32   09/04/86   Sofia          Bulgaria        0-3
 55   - 32   13/ 5/86   Oslo           Norway          0-1
 56   1 33   16/ 5/86   København      Poland          1-0
 57   1 34    4/ 6/86   Nezahualcoyotl Scotland        1-0     World Cup
 58   3 37    8/ 6/86   Nezahualcoyotl Uruguay         6-1     World Cup
 59   - 37   13/ 6/86   Querétaro      West Germany    2-0     World Cup
 60   - 37   18/ 6/86   Querétaro      Spain           1-5     World Cup
 61   - 37   24/ 9/86   København      West Germany    0-2
 62   - 37   12/11/86   Bratislava     Czechoslovakia  0-0     European Champ. Qual.
 63   - 37    3/ 6/87   København      Czechoslovakia  1-1     European Champ. Qual.
 64   - 37    9/ 9/87   Cardiff        Wales           0-1     European Champ. Qual.
 65   - 37   23/ 9/87   Hamburg        West Germany    0-1
 66   1 38   14/10/87   København      Wales           1-0     European Champ. Qual.
 67   - 38    1/ 6/88   København      Czechoslovakia  0-1
 68   - 38   11/ 6/88   Hannover       Spain           2-3     European Championship
 69   - 38   14/ 6/88   Gelsenkirchen  West Germany    0-2     European Championship 

(1)  Denmark lost 4-5 on penalty kicks.  

Total Record   

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
   69     36    9   24  108- 76       81       58.70 

Types of Matches

Friendlies             23      
World Cup Qualifiers   16      
World Cup               4
European Champ. Qual.  14
European Championship   6 
Nordic Championship     6 

Total                  69 

Types of Goals

Friendlies              6     
World Cup Qualifiers   12      
World Cup               4
European Champ. Qual.   8
European Championship   2 
Nordic Championship     6 

Total                  38

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