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{{short description|Danish former footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Torben Frank
| image = 
| fullname = Torben Frank
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1968|6|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]
| height = 
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Vallensbæk IF]]
| years1 = 1986–1991 
| years2 = 1991–1992 
| years3 = 1992–1995 
| years4 = 1995–1997 
| years5 = 1997–1998 
| years6 = 1998
| clubs1 = [[Brøndby IF]] 
| clubs2 = [[Lyngby BK]] 
| clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais]] 
| clubs4 = [[Lyngby FC]] 
| clubs5 = [[BK Frem]] 
| clubs6 = [[Køge BK]]
| caps1 = 111  
| caps2 = 32  
| caps3 = 0   
| caps4 = 13   
| caps5 = 48  
| caps6 = 4   
| goals1 = 52  
| goals2 = 15  
| goals3 = 0  
| goals4 = 1  
| goals5 = 19  
| goals6 = 1 
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1989 
| nationalyears2 = 1991–1992
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national under-21 football team|Denmark U-21]] 
| nationalteam2 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1 = 7  
| nationalcaps2 = 5   
| nationalgoals1 = 2   
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|DEN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{medal|W|[[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 Sweden]]|}}
}}

'''Torben Frank''' (born 16 June 1968 in [[Copenhagen]]) is a [[Denmark|Danish]] former [[football (soccer)|footballer]], who played in the [[Striker (association football)|striker]] role. He most successfully played for Danish clubs [[Lyngby Boldklub]] and [[Brøndby IF]], and won four [[Danish football championship|Danish championships]]. In addition, Frank received 5 international [[cap (football)|caps]] for the [[Denmark national football team]] and was a part of the Danish team that won the [[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992 European Championship]].

Frank started playing football for [[Vallensbæk IF]]. In 1986, he signed his first contract with [[Brøndby IF]], with whom he went on to win three Danish championships. He moved to league rivals [[Lyngby Boldklub]] in January 1991. In April, he made his debut for the [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]], in a [[friendly match]] against [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]], and was a part of the Danish championship winning Lyngby team in 1992. He was selected to represent Denmark at the [[1992 UEFA European Championship]], and played in two of five games, as Denmark won the tournament.

After Euro 92, Frank moved abroad to play for [[Olympique Lyonnais]] in [[France]]. He was injured during preliminary physical tests in Lyon, and never got to play for the club. Lyon wanted out of the contract, and a legal battle between club and [[FIFA]] ensued. In 1995, Frank moved on, returning to Lyngby, but never recovered his form prior to the injury. He went on to play for [[Boldklubben Frem]] in 1997, and ended his career in 1998.

==Honours==
*[[Danish football championship|Danish Championship]] : 1987, 1988, 1990 and 1992
*[[1992 UEFA European Football Championship|1992 European Championship]]

==External links==
*{{DBU player|4088}}
*[https://www.danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=9033 Torben Frank] official [[Danish Superliga]] statistics at danskfodbold.com {{in lang|da}}
*[http://www.bkfrem.dk/default.asp?id=19&spillerid=139&todo=arkiv Boldklubben Frem profile] {{in lang|da}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520161942/http://www.showstars.dk/query:invoke/method:display/folderid:2924/lang:da/ |date=dmy |title=ShowStars profile {{in lang|da}} }}

{{Denmark Squad 1992 European Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Torben}}
[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Danish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Denmark men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Brøndby IF players]]
[[Category:Lyngby Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Olympique Lyonnais players]]
[[Category:Boldklubben Frem players]]
[[Category:Køge Boldklub players]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 1992 players]]
[[Category:UEFA European Championship–winning players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Copenhagen]]
[[Category:20th-century Danish sportsmen]]


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