Johnny Vilstrup Pedersen (born 27 February 1967) is a Danish former association footballer, who played for Lyngby and AGF of the Danish Superliga. He moved abroad to play professionally for Luton Town during the 1995–96 season.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnny Vilstrup Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Fremad Valby | ||
| 1988–1989 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 1991–1995 | Lyngby | 112 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Luton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1996 | → AGF (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | AGF | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn September 1995 Vilstrup was signed for Luton Town by manager Terry Westley for £175,000.[1] After just seven Football League First Division appearances Westley was sacked and his replacement Lennie Lawrence discarded Vilstrup, who returned to Denmark on loan with AGF. He helped AGF win the 1995–96 Danish Cup and his transfer was made permanent for £100,000 in June 1996.[2] A knee injury sustained in November 1996 prematurely ended Vilstrup's football career.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Martin, Andrew (11 September 1995). "Sherwood to placate Blackburn protesters". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Pontins League to switch from three to a four-division format". The Independent. 6 June 1996. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Interview med Johnny Vilstrup: - Medaljerne skulle hjem til Aarhus" (in Danish). KSDH. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Sporløs - Johnny Vilstrup" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
edit- Johnny Vilstrup at Superstats.dk (in Danish)
- Johnny Vilstrup at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Johnny Vilstrup at Soccerbase
- "Johnny Vilstrup". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
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