Steven Lustü

Steven Lustü
	Lustü at Lyn
Personal information
Date of birth	April 13, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Vordingborg, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Næstved
1993–2000	Herfølge
2000–2001	Akademisk Boldklub
2002–2006	Lyn
2007–2009	Silkeborg
Total
International career
2000–2005	Denmark
Managerial career
2018–	Kjellerup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Lustü (born 13 April 1971) is a Danish former football player. He played as a central defender.

From 2000 to 2005, Steven Lustü played nine games for the Danish national team.

Biography

Steven Lustü started his senior career with Næstved BK in the 1991–92 Superliga championship. In 1993, he moved on to Superliga club Herfølge BK, with whom he won the 2000 Danish Superliga championship. He made his debut for the Danish national team under manager Morten Olsen, in an August 2000 match against the Faroe Islands.^[2]

He went on to play for Superliga rivals AB, but left the club after a single year. He moved abroad to play for Norwegian club FC Lyn in 2002. He played almost every game for Lyn, and enjoyed great popularity with the club's supporters, who nicknamed him "Psycho"^[3] on account of his uncompromising playing style. During his stay at Lyn, Lustü played a further eight Danish national team games.^[2] He was included in the Danish squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, though he spent the entire tournament as an unused substitute. He participated in Denmark's unsuccessful qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and played his final national team game in Denmark's February 2005 loss to Greece.^[2]

Steven Lustü moved back home to Denmark when he signed with Silkeborg in December 2006. He made his first Superliga appearance for Silkeborg on 11 March 2007, in a match against AC Horsens. On 6 December 2009, Lustü played his last career game, as Silkeborg won 3–0 over Brøndby IF. Lustü was taken out in stoppage time to standing ovations, marking the end of a career that saw Lustü play 247 games in the Danish Superliga championship.^[4]

Honours

Danish Superliga:
- Winner (1): 2000
Norwegian Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 2004

References

^ ^a ^b Career statistics Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Danmarks Radio
^ ^a ^b ^c Danish national team profile
^ Profile at silkeborgif.com Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Lustue-Saadan-skal-det-goeres

[dr-1] Career statistics Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at Danmarks Radio

[dbu-2] Danish national team profile

[3] Profile at silkeborgif.com Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[4] ttp://www.bold.dk/nyt/Lustue-Saadan-skal-det-goeres

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