Lars Høgh
1959–2021 (age 62)
Biography
Poul Lars Høgh-Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhøːˀj]; 14 January 1959 – 8 December 2021) was a Danish footballer, who played his entire career as a goalkeeper for Odense BK. He won three Danish football championships and three Danish Cup trophies with OB, and won the Danish Best Goalkeeper of the Year award five times. He played eight matches for the Denmark national team, and was selected for the 1986 World Cup and 1996 European Championship squads. He was a part of the Danish team which won the 1995 King Fahd Cup.
Høgh owned his own goalkeeping company named Lars Høgh Coaching ApS. He trained countless goalkeepers in the Danish Superliga, both individually but also firmly attached to clubs in the league.
At the time of his death, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for Brøndby IF (2016–2021), and the Denmark national team (2007–2021).
From 2000 to 2003, Høgh worked as sports director for OB.