Laudrup represented a variety of European clubs during his brief playing career, which was finally cut short due to injury. He began his career with the Danish team Brondby, where he won two Danish titles in the late 1980s. He then played for German and Italian clubs, winning the Serie A and the UEFA Champions League with AC Milan in 1993-94. After one season with Inter Milan, Laudrup returned to Denmark where he played three more seasons with Brondby before retiring due to another knee injury. After ending his playing career, Laudrup took over as player-manager at Brondby, helping them win the 1996 Danish Cup. He later became the manager of Barcelona, leading the club to its first Spanish title in 1998 and its second European Cup in 2001. In 2004, Laudrup moved to Germany and took over as manager of Schalke 04, leading the club to the Bundesliga title in his first season. However, he lost his job just three months into the following season after failing to lead the club out on time during a game against Borussia Dortmund. He has been working as a television pundit since then. In 2010, Laudrup returned to management by taking over as coach of Copenhagen who had just been relegated from the top flight. He led them to immediately return to the top division by finishing first in the league table. In 2011, he moved to Greece and took charge of Olympiacos. He helped the club win the Greek championship and the Greek Cup in his only season there.