Brøndbyvester
# Brøndbyvester

Brøndbyvester (Danish pronunciation:) is a Danish town, seat and main settlement of the Brøndby Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. It is known for housing the stadium of football team Brøndby IF.

## History

The town is the original core of Brøndby and sometimes is simply named in that way.

## Geography

The town is situated close to the coast, in the south-western suburb of Copenhagen and is part of its urban area.

## Notable people

* Per Bjerregaard (born 1946 in Randers) a Danish educated physician, former footballer and chairman of Brøndby IF
* Henrik Carlsen (born 1959) a Danish composer, record producer, singer and keyboardist; grew up in Brøndby

### Sport

* Erik Rasmussen (born 1960) a former Danish footballer with 450 club caps and a manager
* Morten Cramer (born 1967) a Danish educated police officer, formerly a football goalkeeper
* Karim Zaza (born 1975) a Danish retired professional football goalkeeper with 412 club caps
* Helle Nielsen (born 1981) a Danish badminton player
* Anders Jochumsen (born 1981) a former Danish footballer, current assistant manager of BK Frem
* Martin Pedersen (born 1983) a Danish professional road bicycle racer
* Zishan Shah (born 1987) a Danish cricketer
* Mikkel Bødker (born 1989) a Danish ice hockey right winger currently playing for HC Lugano
* Martin Hansen (born 1990) a Danish football goalkeeper for Hannover 96
* Hamid Shah (born 1992) a Danish cricketer
* Andreas Stokbro (born 1997) a Danish cyclist
* Caroline Pleidrup (born 2000) a Danish footballer, plays for Brøndby IF
