Peter Schmeichel is one of the modern goalkeeping greats. Towering 6’3 and weighing 100 kilograms, he was one of the most intimidating figures to have played the game of football. In a public poll held in 2001 by Reuters which was attended by 200,000 participants, people voted Schmeichel as the greatest goalkeeper ever. They voted Schmeichel ahead of Lev Yashin, who is the only goalkeeper to win the Ballon D’or.
But what qualities as a goalkeeper did Schmeichel have that made people think of him so highly? We’ll take a look at that shortly but before we do, we’d like to let you know that we bring these videos to you for free, And in order to show support to our channel, the least you can do to show support to us is by hitting that subscribe button with the notification bell. Lso, don’t forget to give us a thumbs up.
Okay, now let’s get into the details of how good Schmeichel was. But before that, let’s take a look at his personal background.
Background
Schmeichel was born in Gladsaxe, Denmark. His mother was a nurse while his father was a Jazz musician. At the age of 8, Schmeichel played his first game for a team in his suburbs known as Hoje Gladsaxe. After remaining unbeaten for 2 years, he moved to a new club BK Hero.
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