In April 1990, he agreed a move abroad to play for Italian club Pisa Calcio, who were leading the promotion battle in the secondary Serie B division.

Larsen was named Man of the Match, as he won the 1990 Danish Cup with Lyngby, before moving to Italy in June 1990.

As Serie B regulations only allowed two foreign players in the team, Larsen had to look for playing time elsewhere, when the club preferred Argentinians Diego Simeone and Jose Chamot.

Larsen eventually moved to Aston Villa FC in England on a loan deal in January 1993.

[1] Larsen went on a season-long loan deal back in Lyngby, where he helped the club win the 1992 Danish Superliga championship.

He scored at his attempt in the ensuing penalty shootout, and played full-time when he and the Danish national team won the final against Germany.

In 1998, he announced he was marrying an English sports reporter, Sacha Crowther, whom he had met at the UEFA European Championship two years earlier.