Johnny Vilstrup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johnny Vilstrup Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 2025 (aged 58) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Fremad Valby | ||
| 1988–1989 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 1991–1995 | Lyngby | 112 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Luton Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1996 | → AGF (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | AGF | 15 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Johnny Vilstrup Pedersen (27 February 1967 – 31 August 2025) was a Danish professional footballer, who played as a midfielder for Lyngby and AGF of the Danish Superliga. He moved abroad to play professionally for Luton Town during the 1995–96 season.
Career
In September 1995 Vilstrup was signed for Luton Town by manager Terry Westley for £175,000.[1] After just seven Football League First Division appearances Westley was sacked and his replacement Lennie Lawrence discarded Vilstrup, who returned to Denmark on loan with AGF. He helped AGF win the 1995–96 Danish Cup and his transfer was made permanent for £100,000 in June 1996.[2] A knee injury sustained in November 1996 prematurely ended Vilstrup's football career.[3][4]
Death
Vilstrup died on 31 August 2025, at the age of 58.[5]
References
- ^ Martin, Andrew (11 September 1995). "Sherwood to placate Blackburn protesters". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Pontins League to switch from three to a four-division format". The Independent. 6 June 1996. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Interview med Johnny Vilstrup: - Medaljerne skulle hjem til Aarhus" (in Danish). KSDH. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Sporløs - Johnny Vilstrup" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Til minde om Johnny Vilstrup" (in Danish). bkfrem.dk. 2 September 2025.
External links
- Johnny Vilstrup at Superstats.dk (in Danish)
- Johnny Vilstrup at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
- Johnny Vilstrup at Soccerbase
- "Johnny Vilstrup". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.