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 Born in Denmark in 1963 Peter Schmeichel became one of Manchester United's greatest goalkeepers. In eight years at the club Schmeichel won five league titles, three FA Cups, the League Cup, Super mug and the Champions League.

Schmeichel signed for Manchester allied in 1991 from Danish side Brndby for a move forward of 530,000. The team had won four Danish First unfriendliness league titles in five seasons and had reached the semi-finals of the 1991 UEFA Cup. Schmeichel had furthermore become the first choice goalkeeper for the Danish national side, and his talents were noted considering he played at the 1988 European Football Championships in Germany.

During Peter Schmeichel's first season Manchester associated ended second in the league to the winners Leeds United, but they won silverware that season by winning the League cup definite for the first become old in the same way as they prominence Nottingham reforest 1-0.

During the summer of 1992 Schmeichel played for Denmark as they won the European Championships in Sweden by beating Germany 2-0 in the final, he had an outstanding tournament and was voted as the Worlds Best Goalkeeper for 1992.

The taking into consideration season joined won the Premier league, which was their first league title for twenty six years. Schmeichel kept 22 clean sheets as joined won the league by a all-powerful ten points, and he was another time named as the worlds best goalkeeper.

The 1993-94 season saying allied preserve the premier league title and this mature increase the FA Cup, by beating Chelsea 4-0 in the final.

The Reds were everyone's favourite to win the title for a third consecutive year during the 1994-95 season, but they lost out to Blackburn in the Premier league and drifting the FA cup firm to a certain Everton side, who secured a 1-0 victory, to depart united trophy less that season.

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During the 1995-96 season united claimed a second double by reclaiming the premier league title overturning Newcastle who had a 10 reduction lead over them at Christmas. associated inflection old-fashioned rivals Liverpool 1-0 in the FA mug final. This season famously saying Peter Schmeichel score his first and solitary take aim for united as he scored gone a header in a UEFA mug match. Schmeical was renowned for making runs into the opponent half or coming dispatch for tardy clear kicks or corners in an try to secure a winning endeavor or tardy equaliser. In sum he scored 11 goals during his career, including a aspire for Denmark. A remarkable feat for a goalkeeper.

1999 was probably Schmeical's best season at associated as they secured the premier league and FA cup and later faced Bayern Munich in the Champions League Final, coming support from 1-0 in the last minutes of the game to win 2-1. Schmeichel who was captain on the night in the malingering of Roy Keane and he made a string of fine saves to save associated in the get along with and ultimately win the trophy.

The Champions League fixed turned out to be Peter Schmeichel's last game for Manchester allied as he approved to depart English football at the age of 36 and he joined Sporting Clube de Portugal. He superior returned to the Premier League to con for Aston Villa and later Manchester City. In sum he made 398 appearances for Manchester associated and will always be remembered as a real legend.