Mark Strudal
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{{Infobox Football biography
| playername= Mark Strudal
| fullname = Mark Agner Strudal Petersen
| image =
| nickname =
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1968|4|29|mf=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Glostrup]]
| countryofbirth = [[Denmark]]
| position = [[Striker]]
| youthyears =
| youthclubs = Holbæk<br>Bramsnæs<br>Roskilde
| years = 1986-1987<br>1988 <br>1989<br> 1989-1991<br>1991-1993 <br>1992 <br>1993 <br>1993 <br>1993-1995 <br>1995-1996 <br>1996
| clubs = [[Hvidovre IF]]<br>[[Næstved IF]]<br>[[Borussia Dortmund]]<br>[[Grasshoppers Zürich]]<br>[[Vejle BK]]<br>→[[Næstved IF]] (loan)<br>→[[F.C. Copenhagen]] (loan)<br>→[[BK Frem]] (loan)<br>[[Brøndby IF]]<br>[[Næstved IF]]<br>[[Skoda Xanthi]]
| caps(goals) = 27 (8)<br><br>12 (1)<br><br>10 (6)<br><br>3 (0)<br>9 (8)<br>81 (42)<br><br>0 (0)
| nationalyears = 1988-1989<br>1988-1995
| nationalteam = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark u-21]]<br>[[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = 11 (3)<br>9 (3)
}}
'''Mark Agner Strudal Petersen''' (born [[April 29]], [[1968]]) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] former [[Football (soccer)|footballer]] who played as a [[striker]] and scored three goals in nine games for the [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]]. He became known for his extravagant lifestyle, but in later years he reentered the minds of the Danish public as the manager of [[FC Zulu]].
==Biography==
Strudal got his national breakthrough while playing for [[Næstved IF]] in the [[Danish 1st Division]] championship. He made his debut for the [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]] in May 1988, and was named 1988 ''Revelation of the Year'' as Næstved finished runners-up in the 1st Division. He moved abroad to play professionally for [[Germany|German]] team [[Borussia Dortmund]] in the winter 1988. He played half a season at Dortmund, but had a controversy with manager [[Horst Köppel]]. He moved on to play for [[Grasshoppers Zürich]] in [[Switzerland]] in the summer 1989, and won three trophies in his two years at the club. When the Grasshoppers squad faced 20% wage cuts, Strudal decided to leave the club in July 1991.
In September 1991, he moved back to Denmark to play for [[Vejle Boldklub]] in a [[transfer deal]] worth more than [[DKK]] 4 million. It was later to be known that his contract with Vejle had a clause which secured Vejle approximately DKK 4 million if he ever was to be sold to a club abroad. His stay at Vejle was short, as he suffered injuries and the club was [[relegated]]. He underwent a series of [[loan (football)|loan deals]] to other Danish teams; first to former club Næstved IF in the fall 1992, then to [[F.C. Copenhagen]] in February 1993, and finally to [[BK Frem]] in April 1993.
When his Vejle contract ran out in the summer 1993, he moved on to league rivals [[Brøndby IF]] on a [[free transfer (soccer)|free transfer]] in July 1993. Strudal helped Brøndby win the 1994 [[Danish Cup]] and he was a part of the Denmark national team which won the 1995 [[King Fahd Cup]]. He stayed two years at Brøndby, before he left the club in July 1995. Despite his credentials, the Vejle clause kept him from moving to a foreign club. He moved back to Næstved IF, where he suffered a knee injury which kept him out for five months. He tried to move abroad in the summer 1996, but a four-year contract with [[Greece|Greek]] club [[Skoda Xanthi]] was terminated without pay when Strudal was injured in a pre-season game. He underwent recovery, and made a short comeback to football on an amateur basis at Danish a local club in [[Hagested]] in August 1997.
After his active career he went on to train [[FC Zulu]].
He is currently a sports announcer on [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]], however he has been critized by many viewers as they find his voice has similarities to the sound of an active blowtorch.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bt.dk/article/20080616/nyheder/80616058/ |title=Sluk for Strudal BT 16/6-2008 |accessdate=2008-06-18 |publisher=[[BT]] }}</ref>
==Honours==
*1988 Danish 1st Division ''Revelation of the Year''
*[[Schweizer Cup]]: 1990
*[[Swiss Super League]]: 1990 and 1991
*[[Danish Cup]]: 1994
*1995 [[King Fahd Cup]]
==External links==
*[http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2346 Danish national team profile]
*{{da icon}} [http://vejle-boldklub.dk/statistik-spillernavn.asp?Spillere=Mark%20Strudal Vejle Boldklub profile]
*{{de icon}} [http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/strudalmarc/ Fussballdaten statistics]
*{{da icon}} [http://www.bkfrem.dk/default.asp?id=19&spillerid=185&todo=arkiv Boldklubben Frem profile]
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