Stig Tøfting

Early career

Born in a suburb of Aarhus, Tøfting started playing at local club ASA in the borough of Frederiksbjerg before joining the largest club in the city, Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF) at age 10 – a club he would frequently return to during his career. He made his senior debut on 29 October 1989 in the 1–0 victory against Aalborg BK and in 1992 won the Danish Cup with the team. He first appeared for the Denmark national team in January 1993. In June 1993, Tøfting moved from AGF to German team Hamburger SV (HSV) in a transfer deal worth DEM 500,000. He took part in HSV's first three games of the 1993–94 Bundesliga season, before a knee injury side-lined him. He returned to the team in December 1993, but had a hard time forcing his way into the first team due to league restrictions on the number of foreign players in the starting line-up. He was loaned out to Danish club Odense BK, playing 12 games in the last half of the 1993–94 Danish Superliga season as Odense finished in fourth place. He was loaned out to AGF in the first half of the 1994–95 Danish Superliga season, before returning to HSV in winter 1994. He played a further three games for HSV as a substitute, before he was once again loaned out to AGF in April 1995. Tøfting returned to AGF on a permanent contract in June 1995 in a transfer deal worth DKK 1.2 million. He was named Man of the Match as he won his second Danish Cup triumph with AGF, and was called up for Denmark once again, after a three-year…

While playing for AGF Aarhus, Tøfting was among the players selected to represent the Denmark under-21 national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He played full-time in Denmark's three matches at the tournament, though the team didn't advance beyond the group stage. He made his debut with the Denmark senior national team on 30 January 1993, in a 2–2 friendly match draw with the United States. He made his debut under Denmark coach Richard Møller Nielsen, who dubbed Tøfting Plæneklipperen (the Lawn mower). He then took part in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification game in March 1993. After his permanent move back to AGF, he was called up for Denmark once again in June 1996, after a three-year hiatus. He was included in Møller Nielsen's squad for the 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), where he played the last 21 minutes of the 3–0 loss to Croatia, which eliminated Denmark from the Euro 1996 tournament. Under the new Denmark boss, Swedish coach Bo Johansson who was appointed in June 1996, Tøfting was initially left out of the Denmark national team again. In his second season with MSV Duisburg, Tøfting was called up for his fourth international appearance in May 1998 by Bo Johansson. He was once more part of a Denmark squad at a big tournament, when he was picked for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He again occupied the role as a bit-part player, with 60 minutes of play in two games his share of Denmark's five matches before elimination. Following the World Cup, he became a mainstay…

In November 2006, Tøfting took on the role of assistant to coach Lars Olsen at Randers while he continued as a player. Tøfting remained as assistant coach after Randers appointed Colin Todd as head coach in the Summer 2007, but when Randers appointed John Faxe Jensen as new manager in January 2009, Tøfting's contract was not renewed, and he left Randers in the Summer 2009. In April 2010 he was named new assistant coach for Erik Rasmussen at AGF Aarhus. When AGF year, Erik Rasmussen was sacked, due to the club being relegated. Tøfting left the club at the same time.

AGF

Danish Cup: 1991–92, 1995–96 Randers

Danish Cup: 2005–06