Kasper Kure

Kasper Kure Vidkjær (born 20 July 1982) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He was a product of the AGF academy and has also played for their senior team alongside his brother Anders. He also played for Brabrand and has represented Denmark at youth level.

Kasper Kure
Personal information
Full name Kasper Kure Vidkjær[1]
Date of birth (1982-07-20) 20 July 1982
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1989–2000 AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 AGF 42 (2)
2006–2011 Brabrand
International career
1997–1998 Denmark U16 4 (0)
1998–1999 Denmark U17 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Kasper Kure Vidkjær was born on 20 July 1982 in Aarhus, Denmark, and grew up in the southern suburb of Højbjerg, the son of Bente and Peter.[3] Both parents worked to support the family, his mother as a municipal worker for Aarhus Municipality, and his father as a logistics worker in shipping.[3] Kure attended Rosenvangsskolen in nearby Viby J, and was a fan of local club AGF as a child.[4] He started playing football for the club as a seven-year-old, and was later joined by his younger brother Anders.[3]

Club career

AGF

After having progressed through the AGF youth academy, Kure made his professional debut on 15 October 2000, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Jesper Andersen in a 4–0 league loss to Copenhagen in Parken Stadium.[5][6] This remained his only appearance in the 2000–01 season.[2]

He scored his first goal on 16 August 2003, which was also his brother Anders' professional debut,[4] in a 5–3 league victory against Midtjylland.[7] On 18 June 2004, he extended his contract with AGF by two years, keeping him at the club until 2006.[8]

Brabrand

Kure joined Danish 1st Division club Brabrand IF after his contract expired in June 2006, signing a one-year deal.[9] He made his debut for the club on 16 July 2006 in a match against Fremad Amager.[10] Brabrand were relegated to the third tier at the end of the season, after AGF lost to HIK on the final matchday.[11]

He retired from football in 2011 after five years with Brabrand to focus on a career as a graphic designer.[12]

References
  1. "To AGF'ere på landsholdet". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 26 January 2001. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. "Kasper Kure, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. "Kure har endelig slået sit navn fast". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 2 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. Graahede, Kim Robin (10 February 2014). "Anders Kure – fra udskældt til anfører". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. "Superligakamp FC København–AGF, 15.10.2000". SuperStats. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. "FCK-AGF 15:00". B.T. (in Danish). 14 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. Kraul, Andreas (16 August 2003). "Øl, mål og hornmusik i Århus". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. "AGF forlænger med Kure-brødre". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 June 2004. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. Engmann, Jesper (27 June 2006). "Kure vil frem i køen". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. Poulsen, Allan Priess (16 July 2006). "En stille debut til Kasper Kure". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. "Skuffelsen svider stadig". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 26 June 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  12. "Kasper Kure Vidkjær – Grafisk Designer at Agency Spring". LinkedIn. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
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