1. Allan Gaarde was born on 25 January 1975 and is a Danish former professional football player in the midfielder position, who played 227 games and scored 48 goals for AaB, and won the 1999 Danish Superliga championship with the club.
19 Facts About Allan Gaarde
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Allan Gaarde played abroad for Italian club Udinese and Norwegian club Viking FK, before ending his career with Vejle in Denmark.
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Allan Gaarde was sports director in AaB from 2013 to 2019.
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Allan Gaarde played youth football with Vejle, but did not like the atmosphere in the team, and decided to end his dream of a professional career at the age of 16.
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At the age of 20, Allan Gaarde was poised to start an academic education, when an offer from lower-league Denmark Series club Vejen prompted him to reignite his footballing career instead.
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Allan Gaarde helped the club win promotion for the Danish 2nd Division, and was approached by a number of Danish clubs in the Summer 1997.
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Allan Gaarde was signed to replace retired defender Ib Simonsen, though Gaarde made it clear that his favoured position was in midfield.
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Allan Gaarde played a total 109 league games and scored 22 goals for Aalborg BK from 1997 to 2000.
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In December 2000, Allan Gaarde was bought by Udinese Calcio under manager Roy Hodgson.
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Hodgson soon left the club, and Allan Gaarde did not find playing success at Udinese.
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Allan Gaarde suffered from injuries, and only played eight league games in the Serie A championship.
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Allan Gaarde moved back to Aalborg BK in spring 2002, and played his come-back game for Aalborg BK in May 2002.
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In June 2005, Allan Gaarde played his last Superliga game for the club.
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Allan Gaarde played a combined total of 227 games and scored 48 goals in all competitions for Aalborg BK.
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Allan Gaarde moved to Norwegian club Viking, playing under Roy Hodgson.
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Allan Gaarde played a combined total of 136 games and scored 25 goals in all competitions for Viking FK.
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Allan Gaarde stayed with the club in the secondary Danish 1st Division, but suffered a knee injury and ended his career in February 2010.
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Three years later in 2013 Allan Gaarde became sports director in his old club AaB.
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Allan Gaarde was the man behind the biggest sale in the history of AaB when Christian Bassogog made a transfer from AaB to Chinese Henan Jianye.