Q: Which international player scored ten goals in his native
country before being signed by a top Premiership side but only
netted once after his arrival? He was then sold on to
another European side where he failed to score at all (although
he did get one for his country during his spell at this club)
before being purchased by a different Premiership side where he
only managed to find the net once. He was then off-loaded
to his third English team, where he failed to score at all. Who
is he?
A: Peter Schmeichel
Question suggested by Matthew Ross. I've made a few minor alterations to the version of this question that is doing the rounds, in order to improve the accuracy.
For the record, Schmeichel started his career in Denmark as a
striker which is why he managed to score some goals there. Not
too surprisingly he failed to keep up this record whilst playing
as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Sporting Lisbon, Aston
Villa and Manchester City. However he did score three more goals
as follows:
(a) a header from a late corner for Manchester United against
Rotor Volgrograd,
(b) a penalty for Denmark in a friendly game against Belgium (whilst
he was with Sporting Lisbon), and
(c) a volley for Aston Villa against Everton, after coming
forward for a late corner.
Thanks to Greg Williams for providing a bit more detail about the answer.
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