Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel is a Danish footballer, born on 18 November 1963 in Gladsaxe, Denmark. Schmeichel played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United and Brøndby. Schmeichel played 877 games for club and country and won 24 trophies, including the Champions League and 10 league titles.

Schmeichel's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions74810
Denmark1291
Total87711

Schmeichel's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 24
  • League titles: 10
  • Domestic cups: 10
  • Champions League: 1
  • Other international club trophies: 2
  • Trophies with Denmark: 1
  • Individual awards: 32

Brøndby

  • Danish 1st Division/Danish Superliga: 4 (1987, 1988, 1990, 1991)
  • Danish Cup: 1 (1988–89)

Manchester United

  • Premier League: 5 (1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99)
  • FA Cup: 3 (1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99)
  • Football League Cup: 1 (1991–92)
  • FA Charity Shield: 4 (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)
  • UEFA Champions League: 1 (1998–99)
  • European Super Cup: 1 (1991)

Sporting CP

  • Primeira Liga: 1 (1999–2000)
  • Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1 (2000)

Aston Villa

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2001)

Denmark

  • UEFA European Championship: 1 (1992)

Individual

  • Det Gyldne Bur (Goalkeeper of the Year in the Danish League): 4 (1987, 1988, 1990, 1992)
  • Danish Football Player of the Year: 3 (1990, 1993, 1999)
  • UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 1 (1992)
  • UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year: 3 (1992, 1993, 1998)
  • IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper: 2 (1992, 1993)
  • PFA Team of the Year: 1 (1992–93)
  • Premier League Player of the Season: 1 (1995–96)
  • UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year: 1 (1997–98)
  • UEFA Champions League 10 Seasons Dream Team (1992 to 2002): 1 (2002)
  • English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2003)
  • PFA England League Team of the Century (1907 to 2007): 1 (2007)
  • Most clean sheets in the Premier League: 3 (1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98)
  • and 10 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1981–1984: Gladsaxe-Hero, 46 games, 0 goals
  2. 1984–1987: Hvidovre, 78 games, 6 goals
  3. 1987–1991: Brøndby, 119 games, 2 goals
  4. 1991–1999: Manchester United, 292 games, 0 goals
  5. 1999–2001: Sporting CP, 55 games, 0 goals
  6. 2001–2002: Aston Villa, 29 games, 1 goal
  7. 2002–2003: Manchester City, 29 games, 0 goals

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