CHEERS PETER AND WELCOME KASPER

On April 25th 2001, yes 24 years ago, Peter Boleslaw Schmeichel, remember him? retired from international football, following his 129th appearance for Denmark. During his 15 year spell guarding the nets, he was a key member of the Danish team, winners of the Euro92, and he captained his country 30 times. Danish defenders all over his country sighed with relief from being "much told off" from behind during matches and I guess before and after games, all over the continent.

During eight seasons at English club, Manchester United, he won 15 trophies including five Premier League titles, three FA Cups and he captained the club to victory in the 1999 UEFA Champions Cup, to complete the Treble. Schmeichel also played for the Danish national team, with whom he won the UEFA Champions Trophy in 1992. Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he was voted the IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper in both 1992 and 1993, while the International Federation of Football History & Statistics ranked Schmeichel among the top ten goalkeepers of the 20th century.

In the family, son, Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born 5 November 1986) is a Danish professional goalkeeper who plays for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Danish national team. He is just as authoritative as his dad, but you would expect that!

Personal information
Full name	Kasper Peter Schmeichel
Date of birth	5 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Copenhagen Denmark
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Team information
Current team	Celtic
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2001	Estoril
2001–2002	Oure
2002–2006	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Manchester City	8	(0)
2006	→ Darlington (loan)	4	(0)
2006	→ Bury (loan)	29	(0)
2007	→ Falkirk (loan)	15	(0)
2007–2008	→ Cardiff City (loan)	14	(0)
2008	→ Coventry City (loan)	9	(0)
2009–2010	Notts County	43	(0)
2010–2011	Leeds United	37	(0)
2011–2022	Leicester City	414	(0)
2022–2023	Nice	36	(0)
2023–2024	Anderlecht	31	(0)
2024–	Celtic	30	(0)
International career‡
2004–2005	Denmark U19	8	(0)
2006	Denmark U20	1	(0)
2007–2008	Denmark U21	17	(0)
2013–	Denmark	113	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 16 March 2025  ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:08, 23 March 2025