Kim Daugaard

Kim Daugaard Hansen (born March 29, 1974) is a Denmark formerly professional football (soccer) player, who has played as a midfielder and defender (football) for Brøndby IF since 1993. He has played more than 450 games for the club, and has won five Danish Superliga championships. He has represented the Denmark national under-21 football team in 17 matches from 1994 to 1996, but has never played for the Denmark national football team.

Biography

He played at youth level for Herfølge BK before moving to Brøndby IF, for whom he represented the Danish under-19 national team. He signed his first professional contract with Brøndby IF in January 1993, alongside under-19 national teammates Allan Ravn and Ole Puggaard. He made his senior debut for Brøndby on July 3, 1993, and was a part of the Brøndby team which won the 1994 Danish Cup. Daugaard was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in May 1994, and he went on to play 17 matches and score a single goal until July 1996.

He established himself in the Brøndby starting line-up during the Danish Superliga 1995-96, under manager Ebbe Skovdahl. Daugaard only missed eight of 99 league games as Brøndby won three Danish Superliga championships in a row, from 1996 to 1998, as well as the 1998 Danish Cup, and he won the 1998 Brøndby IF Player of the Year award. He was called up for the Danish national league team, comprising the best players of the Danish Superliga, on a number of occasions, and played seven unofficial national league team games from January 1997 to January 2000.

When Åge Hareide was appointed new Brøndby manager in January 2000, for the Danish Superliga 2000-01, Daugaard received stiff competition from Sweden players Krister Nordin and Magnus Svensson (footballer). Daugaard eventually reclaimed his starting position in the Danish Superliga 2003-04, under new coach Michael Laudrup. He played 31 of 33 games in the Danish Superliga 2004-05, as Brøndby won the 2005 Superliga championship. With a goal in the 2005 Danish Cup final, he helped Brøndby win the Double that year.

Honours

- Danish Superliga (5 titles)
- - Danish Superliga 1995-96, Danish Superliga 1996-97, Danish Superliga 1997-98, Danish Superliga 2001-02, Danish Superliga 2004-05
- Danish Cup (5 titles)
- - 1993-94, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08
- 1998 Brøndby IF Player of the Year