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One: My Autobiography: The Sunday Times bestseller
Peter Schmeichel
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Description for One: My Autobiography: The Sunday Times bestseller
Paperback. Peter Schmeichel is an undisputed giant of the global game -- and One: My Autobiography is his story. As a serial winner and larger-than-life character with Manchester United and Denmark, he rivalled Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin as the world's greatest goalkeeper. Sir Alex Ferguson, having paid just £505,000 to sign him in 1991, hailed him as 'the bargain of the century'. Schmeichel would become a key figure in United's successes during the ensuing decade, starting with a first domestic league title in more than a quarter of a century. His silverware spree culminated when he captained Ferguson's side in the incredible, last-gasp Treble-clinching win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. In One: My Autobiography he delivers the inside track on that crazy, breathless night in Barcelona and on Old Trafford's galaxy of stars, including Eric Cantona and David Beckham, not to mention United's volatile, visionary manager. However, Schmeichel's story is no mere litany of triumphs and household names. He tells how he nearly died aged 15, and recalls a turbulent relationship with his father, an alcoholic Polish musician. His life after football, seldom straightforward, is explored with astonishing candour. Peter's own son Kasper emulated him by winning the Premier League with Leicester and taking over in Denmark's goal. It is a proud legacy, ensuring that One: My Autobiography is actually the story of two great goalkeeping Schmeichels.
'TERRIFIC' - Daily Mail
'ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED GREATS' - Sun
'ENGAGING, HONEST AND UNSENTIMENTAL . . . RIVETING' - David Walsh, The Sunday Times
'Why me? How could a boy from a Copenhagen tower block say I want to be a champion with Manchester United and Denmark and make it happen?'
Peter Schmeichel is a giant of football, who won more Premier League titles (five) than any player in his position and captained Manchester United in the incomparable, last-gasp Treble-clinching win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final. 'I don't believe a better ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529354119
SKU
9781529354119
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Ref
99-6
About Peter Schmeichel
Peter Schmeichel won ten league titles, three FA Cups and nine other major trophies in a club career spanning 19 years, 748 games and - because he was no ordinary goalkeeper - ten goals. Its crowning moment came in 1999 when he captained Manchester United to victory in an unforgettable Champions League final. He was a key figure in United's ... Read more
Reviews for One: My Autobiography: The Sunday Times bestseller
It's comforting to know that one of the football heroes of my formative years is every bit the role model that I always thought him to be
On Magazine
One . . . is way beyond the glorified sporting diaries that crowd the shelves at this time of year . . . splendidly rendered
Irish Independent
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On Magazine
One . . . is way beyond the glorified sporting diaries that crowd the shelves at this time of year . . . splendidly rendered
Irish Independent
... Read more