Club: Silkeborg IF (Denmark)

Context — mid‑1990s

• Silkeborg IF were an established club in the top tier of Danish football (the Danish Superliga) in the mid‑1990s. The club’s high point in that era was winning the Danish championship in 1993–94.
• By the 1995/96 period the club was still competing at the top level domestically and participating in the usual cup and (occasionally) European qualification fixtures that follow a top finish.

Preben Elkjær — short summary

• Preben Elkjær is one of Denmark’s best‑known former players (striker), famous for his club career in the 1980s and for starring with the Denmark national team at Euro 1984 and Italia 1990 qualifying era.
• After retiring as a player he had a handful of coaching/managerial roles. Contemporary records indicate he was involved in managerial duties in the mid‑1990s, and some sources associate him with a brief spell at Silkeborg IF around that timeframe.
• Elkjær’s reputation as a coach was influenced by his playing background: emphasis on attacking intent and motivating forwards, but his managerial career was much shorter and lower‑profile than his playing career.

Notes about the 1995/96 season and verification

• I cannot definitively confirm from this reply alone the exact start/end dates of Preben Elkjær’s tenure at Silkeborg IF in 1995/96. Contemporary databases and season pages occasionally disagree about short caretaker or interim appointments, so dates around “mid‑1990s” are sometimes reported differently.
• For precise confirmation of the head coach for Silkeborg IF in the 1995/96 season, plus full squad lists, match results and final league position, consult reliable season databases and archives such as:
  • RSSSF (Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation)
  • worldfootball.net or transfermarkt.com (season pages for Silkeborg IF)
  • Silkeborg IF’s official club history pages or Danish FA (DBU) archives
  • Contemporary Danish newspaper archives for match reports and managerial announcements

If you need: I can provide a season‑by‑season breakdown (league table, full squad, appearances/goals, and fixture results) for a specified season once you confirm which exact season you want compiled into a single summary.