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In his first two seasons with Borussia Monchengladbach, Simonsen had a hard time, as he only played a combined 17 games and scored two goals. However, he was part of the team which won the 1972-73 German Cup trophy. He broke into the starting line-up for the 1974-75 season. He played all 34 games of the season, and scored 18 goals as Monchengladbach won the Bundesliga championship. Simonsen also scored 10 goals in 12 games in the international 1974-75 UEFA Cup competition, including two goals in the 5-1 final victory against FC Twente. In the following season, Simonsen scored 16 goals as Monchengladbach regained the Bundesliga in the 1975-76 season. He scored four goals in six games of the international 1975-76 European Cup competition, before Monchengladbach were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Spanish team Real Madrid on the away goals rule.  1977 was the greatest year in Simonsen's career. In the 1976-77 European Cup, Simonsen helped Monchengladbach to the 1977 European Cup Final against English team Liverpool. In the final, Simonsen scored a memorable powerful long range goal to level the game at 1-1, but Monchengladbach eventually lost 3-1. He was subsequently named the 1977 European Footballer of the Year, as the first Danish player in history. The race for the award was tight, and Simonsen squeezed past English midfielder Kevin Keegan by three points and French midfielder Michel Platini by four points to win the prestigious prize. The win was notable, in that Simonsen's native Denmark was not among the top footballing nations in the 1970s, leaving him little room to impress at the international tournaments.  In the following two Bundesliga seasons, Simonsen continued his prolific goalscoring, as Monchengladbach finished 2nd and 8th respectively. He won another international trophy with Monchengladbach in 1979, when he scored eight goals in eight games to guide the club to the final games of the 1978-79 UEFA Cup. He scored the deciding goal in the 2-1 1979 UEFA Cup Final win against Red Star Belgrade. Simonsen had been approached by Spanish club FC Barcelona in 1978, but Monchengladbach refused to let him go. Instead, Simonsen waited for his contract to expire and moved to FC Barcelona in 1979, rejecting offers from Hamburger SV, Juventus, and several Arabian clubs. CANNOTANSWER
In his first two seasons with Borussia Monchengladbach, Simonsen had a hard time, as he only played a combined 17 games and scored two goals.
Allan Rodenkam Simonsen (born 15 December 1952) is a Danish former footballer and manager. He most prominently played as a striker for German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, winning the 1975 and 1979 UEFA Cups, as well as for Barcelona from Spain, winning the 1982 Cup Winners' Cup. Simonsen is the only footballer to have scored in the European Cup, UEFA Cup, and Cup Winners' Cup finals. Simonsen was named 1977 European Footballer of the Year.

For the Denmark national team, Simonsen was capped 55 times, scoring 20 goals. He represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1984 European Championship and 1986 World Cup tournaments. He was voted into the Danish Football Hall of Fame in November 2008.

Club career
Born in Vejle, Simonsen started playing football with Vejle FC, before he joined the youth team of local top-flight club Vejle BK (VB) in 1963. He made his senior debut for VB on 24 March 1971 in a 3–1 home win against Karlskoga FF. He won the 1971 and 1972 Danish championship with the club, as well as the 1972 Danish Cup to complete The Double. Following an impressive three goals in six matches at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Simonsen moved to Germany to play professionally for defending German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

In his first two seasons with Borussia Mönchengladbach, Simonsen had a hard time, as he only played a combined 17 games and scored two goals. However, he was part of the team which won the 1972–73 German Cup trophy. He broke into the starting line-up for the 1974–75 season. He played all 34 games of the season, and scored 18 goals as Mönchengladbach won the Bundesliga championship. Simonsen also scored ten goals in 12 games in the international 1974–75 UEFA Cup competition, including two goals in the 5–1 final victory against FC Twente. In the following season, Simonsen scored 16 goals as Mönchengladbach regained the Bundesliga in the 1975–76 season. He scored four goals in six games of the international 1975–76 European Cup competition, before Mönchengladbach were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Spanish team Real Madrid on the away goals rule.

1977 was the greatest year in Simonsen's career. In the 1976–77 European Cup, Simonsen helped Mönchengladbach to the 1977 European Cup Final against English team Liverpool. In the final, Simonsen scored a memorable goal from a powerful shot to level the game at 1–1, but Mönchengladbach eventually lost 3–1. He was subsequently named the 1977 European Footballer of the Year, becoming the first Danish player to win that award. The race was tight, Simonsen edged past English forward Kevin Keegan by three points and French midfielder Michel Platini by four points to win the prestigious prize. The win was notable in that Simonsen's native Denmark was not among the top footballing nations in the 1970s, leaving little room for him to impress at the international tournaments.

In the following two Bundesliga seasons, Simonsen continued his prolific goalscoring, as Mönchengladbach finished 2nd and 8th respectively. He won another international trophy with Mönchengladbach in 1979, when he scored eight goals in eight games to guide the club to the final games of the 1978–79 UEFA Cup. He scored the deciding goal in the 2–1 1979 UEFA Cup Final win against Red Star Belgrade. Simonsen had been approached by Spanish club FC Barcelona in 1978, but Mönchengladbach refused to let him go. Instead, Simonsen waited for his contract to expire and moved to FC Barcelona in 1979, rejecting offers from Hamburger SV, Juventus, and several Arabian clubs.

Barcelona
Simonsen spent three successful seasons with Barcelona. In his first Barcelona season, Simonsen was the top goal scorer of the team with ten goals in 32 games, as Barcelona finished in fourth place in the 1979–80 La Liga season. The following season saw several new players at Barcelona, and the club won the 1981 Copa del Rey. Simonsen's ten goals saw him as third top goalscorer behind new players Quini (20) and Bernd Schuster (11), as Barcelona finished in fifth place in the 1980–81 La Liga. Simonsen was second goal scorer behind Quini, as the club finished second in the 1981–82 La Liga. He also helped Barcelona reach the final of the continental 1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup competition. In the 2–1 final victory against Standard Liège, Simonsen scored the deciding goal on a header to help Barcelona lift the trophy.

Charlton Athletic
When Barcelona signed Argentinian forward Diego Maradona in 1982, Spanish league restrictions meant Simonsen was to compete with Maradona and Bernd Schuster for only two places allowed for foreign players in each starting line-up. Simonsen saw it as a personal insult, and asked Barcelona for his contract to be annulled. He made a shock move to English Second Division side Charlton Athletic for £300,000 in October 1982. He rejected offers from Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur, in order to play for a club with less stress and attention. Despite scoring nine times in 16 appearances, the club had trouble funding his transfer and wages after three months, and he was put up for sale. Simonsen then chose to return to his childhood club VB in 1983.

Vejle BK

He missed the last half of the 1984 season for VB because of an injury he sustained at the 1984 European Championship, but the club managed to win the 1984 Danish championship without him. He returned as a profile of the top-flight Danish 1st Division, but never reached his former form. Simonsen retired from football in 1989 at age 37, and played his last game for VB in November 1989. He played a total 282 games and scored 104 goals, including 208 games and 89 goals in the league, for Vejle Boldklub.

International career
He debuted for the Danish national team under manager Rudi Strittich in the July 1972 friendly match against Iceland. He scored two goals as Denmark won 5–2, and Simonsen was included in the Danish squad for the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, he scored three goals in the first three matches to help Denmark advance beyond the first group stage. In the second group stage, Simonsen ran out of steam and he was substituted at half time in two of the last three games as Denmark were eliminated.

He played a crucial part for the Danish national team under manager Sepp Piontek, in Denmark's qualifying campaign for the 1984 European Championship. Denmark led their qualifying group with a single point over second placed England before the two teams met at England's home ground Wembley Stadium in September 1983. Simonsen scored one of the most important Danish goals ever, as he converted a penalty kick against English goalkeeper Peter Shilton. The 1–0 win eventually secured the Danish national team qualification for their first international tournament since the 1972 Olympic Games, and the first European Championship participation since the 1964 tournament. It effectively ended England's hopes of qualification for the tournament. He subsequently finished third in the vote for the 1983 European Footballer of the Year award.

The 1984 European Championship main tournament was a short experience for Simonsen, as he broke his leg in a challenge by Yvon Le Roux in Denmark's first match against France. Even without Simonsen, Denmark reached the semi-finals. He was once more a part of the Danish national team at the 1986 World Cup, Denmark's first World Cup participation. He only played a single match at the tournament, coming on as a substitute against
West Germany, as younger players had surpassed him. He played a farewell match against Germany in September 1986 before ending his national team career.

Simonsen played a total 55 games for the Danish national team and scored 20 goals, according to the Danish Football Association. However, some sources chose to include Simonsen's appearance in a February 1981 charity match, to tally his national team career as 21 goals in 56 games. The match was Italy vs. Europe for the benefit of the Irpinia earthquake victims. Simonsen started the game, scored a goal, and was substituted at half time as Europe won 3–0.

Managerial career
Following his retirement, Simonsen went on to coach his former club Vejle Boldklub from 1991 to 1994. During his time at the club, VB were relegated from the new top-flight Danish Superliga to the now second-tier Danish 1st Division. He later coached the national teams of the Faroe Islands from 1994 to 2001 and Luxembourg from 2001 to 2004.

In 2011, he became General Manager of the Danish 1st Division team FC Fredericia. When Fredericia sacked manager Thomas Thomasberg on 8 April 2013, Simonsen and Steen Thychosen took charge of the team as caretaker managers. Following the end of the 2012–13 season Simonsen left both his positions at Fredericia.

Career statistics

Club

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Simonsen goal.

Managerial statistics
Updated 16 June 2016

Honours
Vejle Boldklub
 Danish championship: 1971, 1972, 1984
 Danish Cup: 1972

Borussia Mönchengladbach
 Bundesliga: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
 DFB-Pokal: 1972–73
 DFL-Supercup: 1977
 European Cup: runners-up 1976–77
 UEFA Cup: 1974–75, 1978–79; runners-up 1972–73

Barcelona
 Copa del Rey: 1980–81
 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1981–82

Individual
 Ballon d'Or: 1977, 1983 (Third place)
 Onze de Bronze: 1977
 kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
 IOC European Footballer of the Season: 1976–77
 European Cup Top Scorer: 1977–78
 UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1978–79
 Danish Football Hall of Fame

References

External links

Vejle Boldklub profile 
Official Spanish career profile 
Complete League statistics at danskfodbold.com 

1952 births
Living people
People from Vejle Municipality
Expatriate footballers in England
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Danish footballers
Denmark international footballers
Ballon d'Or winners
Danish football managers
Vejle Boldklub players
Borussia Mönchengladbach players
La Liga players
FC Barcelona players
Charlton Athletic F.C. players
Bundesliga players
Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Denmark
UEFA Euro 1984 players
1986 FIFA World Cup players
Vejle Boldklub managers
Danish expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands national football team managers
Luxembourg national football team managers
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
Association football forwards
UEFA Cup winning players
Kai Michael James Corbett (born 8 October 2002) is a Spanish born English professional footballer who plays for Peterborough United, as a winger.

Career
Corbett was born in Barcelona, Spain to English parents, before moving to England as a child. Prior to moving to England, Corbett was in the youth academy at Barcelona. Corbett joined Arsenal at under-9 level, after playing for Chelsea and Southampton. Corbett later represented Reading before signing for West Ham United in 2014. In early 2020, Corbett had a trial at Manchester United, scoring in a 1–0 win against Blackburn Rovers' under-18's, however Corbett did not gain a contract at Manchester United due to a dispute in his compensation fee.

On 15 November 2021, Corbett signed for EFL Championship club Peterborough United. On 27 November 2021, Corbett made his debut for Peterborough, starting in a 0–0 draw against Barnsley.

Career statistics

References

2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Barcelona
Association football wingers
Spanish footballers
English footballers
Spanish people of English descent
Peterborough United F.C. players
English Football League players Joan Orpí i del Pou, also Juan Orpín or Juan Urpín (1593 in Piera – 1 July 1645 in Barcelona, Venezuela) was a Spanish conquistador, known for founding New Barcelona in Venezuela, and for founding the short-lived Province of New Catalonia (1633–1654).

In 1623 he journeyed to Araya. In 1624 the Governor of New Andalusia Province, Diego de Arroyo Daza, named Orpí Lieutenant General of the province, a position he held until 1627/8. That year the Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo recognised the law degree he had obtained in Barcelona, and he began acting as a legal representative of the Audiencia in Caracas.

In 1631 he moved to Santo Domingo, where the difficulty of communication between the Venezuela Province (Caracas) and the New Andalusia Province (Cumaná) was a matter of some concern. He agreed to launch an expedition to secure the territory between the Unare River and the Neverí River, inhabited by the Cumanagotos, and was granted the royal privilege to do so, despite opposition from others. His expedition began in 1632 but had to be called off when the privilege was revoked, and he had to plead a case to the Audiencia and to the Council of the Indies to regain it, which he was able to do in 1636.

A second expedition was launched in 1637, and Orpí founded New Barcelona (Nueva Barcelona del Cerro Santo) in February 1638. New Barcelona became the capital of the Province of Nueva Cataluña he created in 1633, extending along the coast from San Felipe de Austria (Cariaco) to Cabo Codera, and down to the Orinoco River. After his death in 1645 the Province did not last long, being merged into New Andalusia Province in 1654, while New Barcelona had to be refounded in 1671.

Further reading
 Joan Orpí, l'home de la Nova Catalunya, Pau Vila (Barcelona, 1967)
 Gestas de Juan Orpín en la fundación de Barcelona y defensa de Oriente, Pau Vila (Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, 1975)
 Nova Catalunya: una colònia catalana a Amèrica?,https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/cultura/marc-pons-reportatge-nova-catalunya-colonia-catalana-america_503760_102.html

1593 births
1645 deaths
Spanish conquistadors
Royal Governors of Venezuela
Spanish city founders
People from Anoia