num_pages: 384
description: Peter Schmeichel is an undisputed giant of the global game.He was a serial winner with Manchester United and Denmark and he rivals Gordon Banks and Lev Yashin for the title of the greatest goalkeeper of all time. Alex Ferguson labelled him 'bargain of the century' when he reflected on the 505000 Manchester United paid to sign him in 1991. Schmeichel became a key figure in the club's successes during the decade ahead culminating when he captained United in the incredible last-gasp Treble-clinching win over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final.A complex character Schmeichel's story is no mere litany of triumphs. In the book he recalls how he nearly died at the age of 15. The son of a Danish nurse and Polish musician his own son Kasper has followed him to the sport's summit winning the Premier League with Leicester and taking over in Denmark's goal.
language: English
title: One: My Autobiography
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton