Martin Laursen, difficult years at Milan where he won a Champions League. And lost his lenses

One Champions League, one Serie A and one Coppa Italia. This is the score of Martin Laursen, a defender who played for Milan during his career. Scouted by Hellas Verona, transferred – and never made his debut – to Parma, then ended up in red and black. He had explained them at the time in a long interview with TMW “I had two difficult years. The first year with Terim and then Ancelotti I played, then Nesta arrived and Maldini wanted to play centrally, leaving the left wing. With two players like that it was difficult for me to play. It happened every now and then, but it wasn’t easy because I needed to find continuity. At a certain point Costacurta and Roque Junior were also preferred to me. In short, with such competition I struggled to find my space”.

She was losing her contact lenses a few too many times. Especially with the Rossoneri, probably due to clashes during the game. “Even here, exaggerated stories have been created. In Verona, I never lost my lenses. At Milan, only due to some unfortunate coincidences, maybe I got a slap from someone and I lost my lenses. It happened 2-3 times, but only due to these types of coincidences. They exaggerated with this story”.

After Milan he ended up at Aston Villa, retiring just after 30. Also because his knees were bad, the training was heavy. So it was better to say enough and enjoy his family. Despite a two-year career at the highest level in the Premier League. Today Martin Laursen turns 47..