John Mikkelsen Lauridsen is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, gifted with field vision and able to shoot with both feet. He won the Danish championship with Esbjerg, before playing eight years uninterrupted in La Liga, with Espa�ol and M�laga. He appeared in more than 250 official games for the former, helping the club reach the 1988 UEFA Cup Final. Lauridsen played 27 times for Denmark from 1981 to 1988, representing the nation at the Euro 1984 tournament, but spent the majority of his international career as a back-up player. [More at Wikipedia]

April 2nd, 1959 in Ribe (Age 65)