▁in ▁R ibe , ▁J ut land , ▁Laur ids en ▁played ▁his ▁youth ▁football ▁in ▁G red sted bro ▁and ▁Ve j le ▁B old kl ub , ▁before ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁ 1 st ▁Division ▁with ▁Es b jer g ▁f B ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 6 ▁matches ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Laur ids en ▁made ▁his ▁Dan ish ▁national ▁team ▁debut ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁friendly ▁win ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁the ▁equal izer ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁minute ▁( the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁international ▁goals ). ▁Also ▁that ▁summer , ▁he ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁I ps wich ▁Town , ▁but ▁the ▁fer ry ▁did ▁not ▁make ▁the ▁journey ▁due ▁to ▁bad ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁and ▁the ▁deal ▁fell ▁through . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁football ▁agent ▁Fern and ▁Go y va ert s ▁ph oned ▁the ▁player ▁with ▁an ▁offer ▁from ▁Spain ' s ▁R CD ▁Españ ol , ▁which ▁he ▁accepted , ▁joining ▁the ▁Catal ans ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁becoming ▁a ▁full - time ▁professional . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁half - season ▁not with standing , ▁Laur ids en ▁never ▁featured ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁matches ▁for ▁Españ ol ▁– ▁known ▁as ▁Esp any ol ▁from