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{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Sivebæk
| image = 
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| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|10|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vejle]], Denmark
| height = 1.83 m
| position = [[Right-back]]
| youthyears1 = 1969–1980 |youthclubs1 = [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]
| years1 = 1980–1985 |clubs1 = [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]                     |caps1 = 296 |goals1 = 41
| years2 = 1986–1987 |clubs2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |caps2 = 31  |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1987–1991 |clubs3 = [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]           |caps3 = 129 |goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1991–1992 |clubs4 = [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]]                   |caps4 = 23  |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1992–1994 |clubs5 = [[Delfino Pescara 1936|Pescara]]             |caps5 = 61  |goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1994–1996 |clubs6 = [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle]]                     |caps6 = 28  |goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1996–1997 |clubs7 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]]             |caps7 = 27  |goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 595 |totalgoals = 45<!-- LEAGUE ONLY -->
| nationalyears1 = 1978–1980 |nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-19 football team|Denmark U-19]] |nationalcaps1 = 21 |nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1980–1983 |nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U-21]] |nationalcaps2 = 13 |nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1982–1992 |nationalteam3 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]               |nationalcaps3 = 87 |nationalgoals3 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 Sweden]]|}}
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'''John Sivebæk''' (born 25 October 1961) is a Danish former professional [[association football|football]]er who played as a [[right-back]]. He won the 1984 [[Danish football champions|Danish championship]] with [[Vejle Boldklub]] and played for English club [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. He scored one goal in 87 appearances for the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]], and represented his country at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]] as well as three [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]], including the triumphant [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992 European Championship]] tournament.

Sivebæk has two sons, [[Christian Sivebæk]] the eldest of the sons, is also a professional football player.

==Biography==
Sivebæk was born in [[Vejle]], and started his career with hometown club Vejle Boldklub in 1980. He was a part of the Vejle team that won the 1981 [[Danish Cup]]. He made his debut for the Danish national team in a May 1982 [[friendly match]] against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. He was a part of the Danish squad at the [[1984 UEFA European Football Championship|1984 European Championship]], where he played in three of Denmark's four games.

He and Vejle won the 1984 [[Danish football champions|Danish championship]] trophy, and he scored his only international goal, in a [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 6|1986 World Cup qualification]] game against the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] in November 1985. In the winter 1985, Sivebæk moved to England to play for Manchester United, joining fellow Dane [[Jesper Olsen]]. On 22 November 1986, he scored his first and only goal for Manchester United, a direct free-kick in a 1–0 home win against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], which was also the first Manchester United goal under newly hired manager [[Alex Ferguson]].<ref name="bbc">Paul Fletcher, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/6116652.stm The man who set Fergie on his way], [[BBC Sport]], 4 November 2006</ref> In his time at Manchester United, he was selected to represent Denmark at the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], where he played two of Denmark's four games before elimination.

In 1987, Sivebæk was told he would not be a first team regular at Manchester United,<ref name="bbc"/> and he moved to French club [[AS Saint-Étienne]]. While at Saint-Étienne, he was selected for the [[1988 UEFA European Football Championship|1988 European Championship]], where he played two of Denmark's three games. In 1991, he changed from Saint-Étienne to league rivals [[AS Monaco]]. While at Monaco, he was called up to the Danish squad for the [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992 European Championship]]. He played full-time in Denmark's first four games and helped the team reach the final against [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. He took part in the final, but suffered an injury and was substituted in favour of [[Claus Christiansen (footballer, born 1967)|Claus Christiansen]], and watched from the bench as Denmark won 2–0. He ended his national team career later that year, following the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 World Cup qualification]] game against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in November 1992.

He went to Italy to play for [[Pescara Calcio]] in 1992. He moved back to Denmark in 1994, to play for childhood club Vejle BK. He played a single season for Vejle, for a total 226 games and 23 goals for the club. He ended his career with Danish club [[Aarhus Gymnastik Forening|AGF Aarhus]] in 1997. After retiring, he became a [[football agent]] with ''Proactive Scandinavia''.<ref name="bbc"/>

==Honours==
'''Vejle'''
* [[Danish football champions|Danish championship]]: 1984
* [[Danish Cup]]: 1981

'''Denmark'''
* [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992 European Championship]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{DBU player|3826}}
*[http://vejle-boldklub.dk/statistik-spillernavn.asp?Spillere=John%20Siveb%E6k Vejle Boldklub profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104234625/http://vejle-boldklub.dk/statistik-spillernavn.asp?Spillere=John%20Siveb%E6k |date=4 January 2008 }} {{in lang|da}}
*{{NFT player|13775}}
*[http://a.s.monaco.free.fr/joueurs/sivebaek/fiche.php A.S. Monaco Profile] {{in lang|fr}}

{{Danish Football Hall of Fame}}
{{Denmark Squad 1984 European Championship}}
{{Denmark Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{Denmark Squad 1988 European Championship}}
{{Denmark Squad 1992 European Championship}}

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