Morten Wieghorst was born on 25 February 1971 and is a Danish association football manager and former player.
16 Facts About Morten Wieghorst
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Morten Wieghorst is currently the assistant coach for the Denmark national football team.
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Morten Wieghorst started his career with Lyngby Boldklub, with whom he won the 1990 Danish Cup and 1992 Superliga titles.
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Morten Wieghorst then moved abroad and played ten seasons in Scottish football with Dundee and Celtic, and won the 1998 Scottish football championship with Celtic.
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Morten Wieghorst played 30 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national team from 1994 to 2004, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and appeared in three games at the 1998 World Cup.
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Morten Wieghorst was named 2003 Danish Player of the Year, and received a 2003 Olympic Committee fair play award for missing a penalty kick on purpose.
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Morten Wieghorst suffered an ankle injury in the summer of 1991, and returned to the team in September 1991.
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Morten Wieghorst made 109 appearances and scored 17 goals in his time with the club.
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Morten Wieghorst moved on to Premier Division team Celtic in December 1995.
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Morten Wieghorst was appointed vice-team captain behind Per Nielsen, and Wieghorst won his second Danish Cup title in 2003.
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In May 2004, Morten Wieghorst suffered a knee injury in the "New Firm" local derby against archrivals FC Copenhagen.
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Morten Wieghorst made his international debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in October 1990, and played six games for the team until September 1991.
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Morten Wieghorst was selected to represent Denmark at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and played three games at the tournament.
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The incident made CNN's "Play of the Day" of 2 February 2003, and Morten Wieghorst received an Olympic Committee fair play award.
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Morten Wieghorst was selected the 2003 Danish Player of the Year.
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Morten Wieghorst got the team promoted to the Danish Superliga in his first season.