Michael Vester (born 4 May 1988) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward .
40-574: Vester joined the AGF youth academy from TST Tilst, and was renowned as a goal scorer in his early career. He signed his first contract on 15 July 2003, keeping him at the club until 2006. He made his professional debut on 16 October 2005, coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Christer George in a 3–1 loss to OB in the Danish Superliga . On 15 July 2010, Vester and AGF decided to terminate his contract by mutual consent. He joined Aarhus Fremad
80-415: A 3–1 defeat, and the home game a 1–1 draw. In 2009–10, OB once again finished second in the league. After a fantastic start of the season the club disappointingly did not take the first place, due to a string of lost and drawn games in the spring of 2010. OB were drawn to face Scottish club Motherwell in the fourth qualifying round of the 2010–11 Europa League . In the 1994–95 UEFA Cup , OB reached beyond
120-411: A capacity of 19,433. Sources: As of 2 October 2024 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. 12 – [REDACTED] AGF Fanclub Aarhus Some matches
160-575: A good goalkeeping by Lars Høgh, OB kept Real Madrid from scoring. With a goal by Morten Bisgaard shortly before stoppage time, OB achieved the needed 2–0 victory, and advanced to the quarter-final. OB's victory attracted attention in great parts of Europe and in Denmark the event was named "The Miracle in Madrid." In the quarter-final, OB met Parma . In the first game away in Parma , OB and Lars Høgh almost prevented
200-456: A new sporting director and Morten Wieghorst as manager. On 6 December 2015, however, Nielsen announced that Wieghorst was fired and that former Danish champion Glen Riddersholm was hired as his replacement. With Riddersholm as manager AGF finished the 2015–16 season in tenth place having won three games, drawn seven, and lost five in the remainder of the season. AGF qualified for 2016 cup final , in which they lost 2–1 to FC Copenhagen. In
240-475: Is one of the oldest clubs in the country and gymnastics and fencing are featured as its main sports. However, AGF is mostly known for its football department, which was established in 1902. Currently, the club's first team plays in the Danish Superliga , the top flight of the Danish football league system . AGF has won five Danish Football Championships and a shared record nine Danish Cups . In 1961, AGF reached
280-517: Is regular seasons were played as knockout matches, as a result these are shown in the regular league columns instead of the cup column and with position replaced with win/loss. Since 1927, AGF has played 68 seasons at the highest level in Danish football, which is a record. AGF's first competitive European match was on 21 September 1955 in the 1955–56 European Cup , losing 0–2 at home to France's Stade Reims & eventually losing on aggregate 2–4 in
320-456: Is still the spectator record for an OB home game. In 1974, the club were in their first Danish Cup final, where the team lost 5–2 to Vanløse IF . Per Bartram from OB were awarded the title as Cup Fighter . In 1975, OB was once more promoted to the 1st Division. This time the club had the players to be a top team in the best league under the reign of coach Richard Møller Nielsen . Just two years later, OB won their first Danish championship in
360-414: The 2016–17 season, AGF finished 11th after having played relegation play-off matches in the new league structure introduced that season. On 30 September 2017, Riddersholm was fired due to inconsistent results. At that point AGF was seventh in the league having started the 2017–18 season with four wins, five defeats, and two draws. Riddersholm's last match was a 5–1 win against FC Helsingør. New manager
400-489: The Danish 1st Division in 1957 and 1966, the club did not succeed to permanently stay in the top-flight until the promotion in 1975. It did not help that the local rivals from B 1909 and B 1913 stayed in the top of the 1st Division in this period, where B 1909 won the 1959 and 1964 Danish championships. The intense local rivalry culminated in 1973, when 28,000 spectators watched the 2nd Division match between De Stribede and De røde (B 1909) on Odense Stadion . The match
440-570: The Danish Football Association (DBU) restructured the Superliga before the 1995–96 season , and introduced a league format of 33 games spanning a full year; OB won bronze once more. Even though the team had many profiles and good players, the team lacked stability and in the 1997–98 season , and OB ended last with six season victories to suffer relegation to the second-tier league, the Danish 1st Division. The club were runaway winners of
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#1732849000779480-534: The Danish Football Championship , but lost the title to Brøndby IF in dramatic fashion on the second to last matchday when opposing goalkeeper Mogens Krogh headed in the 3–3 equaliser. AGF would, however, win the Danish Cup that season by beating Brøndby. In 1998, AGF finished third in the Danish Superliga but financial problems resulted in poor results the following years. In 2000, Peter Rudbæk
520-463: The 1977 season. OB's midfielder Allan Hansen was the top goalscorer in the 1st Division and he was awarded as 1977 Danish Player of the Year ' award, a double triumph he repeated in 1981. The championship win meant that OB played their first European matches in 1978. They competed in the 1978 European Cup , where they lost in the first round to Bulgarian side Lokomotiv Sofia . In 1980, OB won bronze and
560-434: The 1999 1st Division and subsequently returned to the Superliga for the 1999–2000 season . OB won the 2002 Danish Cup with a 2–1 victory against Copenhagen at Parken Stadium . Since their promotion 1999, OB's best league performance has been second place, occurring in the 2008–09 season. In 2006, OB ended third, its first top-three finish in ten years. Furthermore, the club had fourth-place finishes in 2003, 2004 and 2007. In
600-655: The 2006–07 season, OB finished fourth in the league after a close race in the last rounds. Nonetheless, OB won the Danish Cup after defeating Copenhagen 2–1, which gave OB the opportunity to qualify for the UEFA Cup for the second-straight year. In the 2007–08 season, OB once again ended in fourth, which gave a chance to qualify to the UEFA Cup through the Intertoto Cup . On 19 and 26 July 2008, they played English side Aston Villa in
640-477: The Danish championship was reorganized after the Occupation of Denmark during World War II , OB were placed in the third best league, then named the Danish 3rd Division . After good help from the top goalscorers Svend Jørgen Hansen and Jørgen Leschly Sørensen , the club were quickly promoted to the best league. Svend Jørgen Hansen became OB's first Danish national team player in 1942, while Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
680-476: The Danish championship was won for the second time in 1982 . As Ricard Møller Nielsen's OB team were one of the dominating teams in Danish football in this period, B 1909 finished last in the 1982 1st Division, and were relegated to the 2nd Division. This made OB the best team of the Funen region. In 1983 OB took the cup to win their – so far – only The Double (with the 82' championship). The team's success
720-793: The Italians from scoring, but Steen Nedergaard committed a penalty which Parma converted and thus won the game 1–0. The second leg in Odense ended a 0–0 draw, which meant the end of OB's European adventure. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. : Honour achieved by reserve team [REDACTED] At
760-401: The championship but lost by a single point to the rivals from Vejle Boldklub . Finally in 1986, AGF won their fifth Danish Football Championship . Flemming Povlsen , Jan Bartram and John Stampe were the key players of the team these years. In 1987, 1988 and 1992 AGF also won the Danish Cup . In 1996, with players such as Stig Tøfting and Håvard Flo , AGF were again close to winning
800-409: The city of Odense , in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is Nature Energy Park . OB's clubhouse is located in Ådalen near Odense River . OB were founded on 12 July 1887 as Odense Cricketklub , with cricket the only sport. In 1889 , football and tennis departments were included in
840-502: The club won the Jutland Football Championship by winning 3–2 over Ringkøbing IF in the final. AGF won the Jutland Football Championship seven times and was in three finals of the Danish Football Championship before AGF became a member of the newly founded Denmark Tournament in 1927. In 1911, AGF got its own clubhouse after which the club bought the pitches at Dalgas Avenue. In 1920, AGF began to play its home matches at
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#1732849000779880-469: The club's 125-year anniversary the fans elected the best OB players of all time. It was called De Største Striber ( The Greatest Stripes ) and consists of 11 players and a coach. Each month in 2012 the fans voted for their favourite player, and in the end of the year the team was complete. The nominees was selected by Leif Rasmussen ( Fyens Stiftstidende ), Uffe Pedersen (OB), Anders Rørtoft Madsen (OB), Peter Borberg (author), Jacob Lind (previous chairman of
920-452: The club, and it changed name to the present Odense Boldklub . The club were then located in Munke Mose (The Monks bog) in Odense. OB moved to Ådalen in 1968 , where the club still trains today. In 1916 , OB won the province championship for the first time and qualified to the semi-final of the Danish championship. They lost this match 3–9 to later champions B.93 from Copenhagen . When
960-504: The fanclub). Note: * Temporary manager Carlsberg was OB's main sponsor from 2001 to 2017, while hummel has been its kit sponsor since January 2016. Before that, Puma was the kit sponsor from the end of the 1970s to the end of the 1990s, and has been kit sponsor for every three league titles OB has won. When OB signed with Puma in 2008, the board was hoping that the history with Puma could achieve their ambition with two league titles before 2015. After 16 years with Carlsberg on
1000-586: The final was played home at Odense Stadion. The cup success was not matched in the league, now known as the Danish Superliga. After the main tournament of the 1991–92 season , OB was relegated to the Qualifying League. They finished in second place of the 1992 Qualifying League, and OB were back in the Superliga for the 1992–93 season . In that season, the club won silver medals after F.C. Copenhagen and they won their third Danish Cup trophy in 1993. As
1040-462: The first edition of the European Cup , where they lost 4–2 on aggregate to French club Reims with three goals scored by Léon Glovacki . In 1961, AGF reached the quarter-final in the same tournament where they lost to eventual tournament winners Benfica . AGF were relegated to the 2nd Division in 1968 and in 1973 but returned to the 1st Division in 1976. This was the start of 30 continuous years in
1080-400: The first half. In the second half, Real Madrid quickly scored two goals, but OB managed to come back into the game, when they equalized to 2–2. Shortly before full-time, Real Madrid scored to 2–3, which was the final result of the game. Due to the away goals rule, OB needed to win with a margin of two goals to advance to the quarter-finals. Ulrik Pedersen scored for a 1–0 lead to OB, and with
1120-472: The first round in a European tournament for the first time in club history. The team beat several opponents and most famously defeated Real Madrid to reach the quarter-final of the tournament. In the first round, OB won both the home and away game 3–0 against Estonian Flora Tallinn . In the second round, they drew 1–1 in the away game against Northern Irish club Linfield and won 5–0 at home, including two long-range goals by defender Steen Nedergaard . In
1160-409: The first round. Since then, the club has participated in numerous UEFA competitions, advancing as far as the quarter-finals of the 1960–61 European Cup and 1988–89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub ( Danish pronunciation: [ˈoˀðn̩sə ˈpʌlˀtkʰlup] ; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB ) is a Danish professional football club based in
1200-441: The midfielder Ulrik Moseby , the big defender Johnny Hansen , and the young forward Per Pedersen , who became the most expensive OB player sold, when he was bought by English team Blackburn Rovers for £2.3 million in 1997. 1991 was a special year for OB. They won the Danish Cup final against AaB after two goalless matches, extra time and penalty shootout . As the national arena Idrætsparken were under reconstruction in 1991,
1240-483: The newly built Aarhus Stadium , where the club has played ever since. In 1941, the club moved from the clubhouse at Dalgas Avenue to Fredensvang in the suburb of Viby J . For three consecutive seasons (1949 to 1951) AGF finished in third place in the top division. After spending the 1952–53 season in the 2nd Division, AGF returned strongly to the 1st Division and in the next 12 seasons won four Danish Football Championships and five Danish Cups . AGF also participated in
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1280-590: The quarter-finals of the European Cup where they were knocked out by later winners, Benfica . In 1989, AGF again reached a European quarter-final. This time in the European Cup Winners' Cup , where they lost 1–0 on aggregate to later winners FC Barcelona . They won the Atlantic cup 2 times 2018•2020 AGF played its first football match against Aarhus Idrætsklub Olympia in November 1902, a 5–2 loss. Six years later,
1320-486: The same day. This biographical article related to association football in Denmark, about a forward, is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Aarhus Gymnastikforening Aarhus Gymnastikforening ( Danish: [ˈɒːˌhuˀs kymnaˈstikfʌˌe̝ˀne̝ŋ] ; commonly known as AGF Danish: [æke̝ˀˈef] ) is a professional sports club based in Aarhus , Jutland , Denmark. Founded in 1880, it
1360-535: The third round of the Intertoto Cup for the right to play in the second round of the UEFA Cup. OB managed a 2–2 home draw on 19 July, but a 1–0 away defeat on 26 July resulted in a 2–3 aggregate loss to Villa. OB finished second in the 2008–09 season, which led to a two-game playoff with Genoa for participation in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League . The first leg away at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris resulted in
1400-515: The third round, the played German team 1. FC Kaiserslautern , where OB managed a 1–1 draw in Germany and a 0–0 draw at home; OB advanced on the away goals rule . In the fourth round, the opponent was Real Madrid, which at that time had Danish national team captain Michael Laudrup on the team. The first match was played at a sold-out Odense Stadion, and OB surprisingly scored on a corner kick in
1440-511: The top division. The introduction of professional football in Denmark had a major influence on the success AGF experienced from the late 1970s and forward until 1998. With former Real Madrid star Henning Jensen on the team, AGF were close at winning the Danish Football Championship in 1982. AGF drew 2–2 against B.93 in the last game of the season which sent the championship to OB . In 1984, AGF were again close to clinching
1480-402: Was David Nielsen who started with four consecutive league defeats but finished the season in seventh place after losing a European play-off final against FC Copenhagen 4–1. After reaching eighth place in 2018–19 season, the club managed to win the bronze medal in the 2019–20 season. Their home ground is Aarhus Stadium , renamed Ceres Park for sponsorship reasons since 2015, which has
1520-576: Was built on many talented Danish players, counting 1982 Danish 1st Division Talent of the Year Keld Bordinggaard . The most prolific OB player of the era was goalkeeper Lars Høgh , who was a constant part of the team from 1977 to 1999 as he played a club record of 817 total matches for the first team. In 1989 , the club won the Danish championship again ahead of defending champions Brøndby IF under new manager Roald Poulsen . The profiles of Roald Poulsen's team included, apart from Lars Høgh,
1560-460: Was fired after seven years as manager. From 2000 onwards, the club experienced some of its worst ever results, which led to relegations in the 2005–06 , 2009–10 and 2013–14 seasons. Each time, however, the club secured a quick return to the top-flight. In the summer of 2014, AGF appointed Jacob Nielsen as their new director. Nielsen had been successful as director of Randers where he had managed to secure good economic results. AGF also hired
1600-412: Was sold to the professional Italian team Atalanta in 1949 . In 1951 , OB won their first medals, when the club won silver after runaway champions Akademisk Boldklub . Following the early success, it went down hill for the club. OB were relegated to the second-tier Danish 2nd Division in 1955, and the team had a hard time regaining its position in the top of Danish football. Despite promotions to
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