[1] Considered an elegant sweeper, left back or midfielder, his technique allowed him a nonchalant playing style.

[3] There, he played alongside fellow Dane Preben Elkjær, but as Christofte's contract ran out in 1984, he returned to Brøndby.

Having played four national team games, an injury stopped him from competing at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

Despite his relative international inexperience (although 31), he would appear full-time in all five Danish matches in the tournament, as Denmark won the trophy.

[4] He moved on to Belgian club SK Lierse, but only played a single friendly match before family reasons prompted him to return to Denmark.