Lars Høgh

Born in Odense, Høgh started playing football with local club Odense Boldklub (OB). He made his senior debut in 1977 as an amateur (later to become semi-professional, and eventually full-time-professional), and was an understudy to Denmark national team goalkeeper Mogens Therkildsen, as OB won the 1977 Danish championship. The following years he established himself as OB's starting goalkeeper, and debuted for the Denmark under-21 national team in March 1979. He was a part of the OB team which won the 1982 Danish championship and 1983 Danish Cup, and was called up for the Denmark national team by national team manager Sepp Piontek. He made his national team debut in May 1983, and was a part of the Denmark team at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He started the World Cup as a substitute, but played in Denmark's last two matches at the tournament. Høgh replaced Troels Rasmussen as starting goalkeeper when Denmark beat West Germany 2–0 and advanced to the knock-out stage. In the round of 16 against Spain, Høgh conceded four goals to Spanish striker Emilio Butragueño, as Denmark lost 5–1 and was eliminated from the tournament. After the 1986 World Cup, Høgh was named 1986 Best Goalkeeper of the Year. Troels Rasmussen reclaimed his starting position in the national team, and Høgh played what would be his last match in the national team for eight years in September 1987. With the emergence of record-setting goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, Høgh established himself as one of Schmeichel's most…

Høgh retired as a footballer in 2000, 41 years old, after an outstanding career with OB. He played his entire career with OB, for whom he played a total 817 matches from his debut in 1977, of which 603 were league matches. Following his retirement, Høgh served three years as sports director for Odense BK. He went on to become a footballing coach, both for individual goalkeepers, as well as clubs. In 2008, he replaced Jørgen Henriksen as coach for the goalkeepers of the national team of Denmark. He maintained this position and the same position for Brøndby IF until pancreatic cancer prevented him from doing so. He died from the disease on 8 December 2021, at the age of 62. A week before his death he had been included in the Danish Football Association's Hall of Fame.

OB

Danish championship: 1977, 1982, 1989 Danish Cup: 1982–83, 1990–91, 1992–93 Denmark

King Fahd Cup: 1995 Individual

Danish Best Goalkeeper of the Year: 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994