Erling Sørensen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erling Walther Sørensen | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 10 October 2002 | (aged 81)||
Position(s) |
Right inside forward, Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1933–1938 | Boldklubben Frem | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1948 | Frem | 161 | (82) |
1948–1949 | Strasbourg | ||
1949–1950 | Modena | 34 | (15) |
1950–1952 | Udinese | 68 | (18) |
1952–1955 | Triestina | 67 | (15) |
International career | |||
1941–1948 | Denmark | 5 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1963–1966 | Frem | ||
Fremad Amager | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erling Walther Sørensen (29 October 1920 – 10 October 2002) was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] Sørensen played professionally in the Italian Serie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian clubs Modena F.C., Udinese Calcio and U.S. Triestina.
Sørensen was known to have good a technique and a graceful style of playing, thus earning the nickname The Ballet Master. In his civil life, Sørensen worked as a city hall porter, tobacconist and hospital porter.[2]
Honours
[edit]Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
1948 London | Team Competition |
- Danish Football Championships: 1940-41 and 1943–44 with Frem
References
[edit]- ^ "Erling Sørensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Jørgensen, Palle Banks (2004). Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler : fra Krølben til Krøldrup. Tipsbladet. p. 345.
External links
[edit]- Erling Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- RSSSF - Danish players in Italy at RSSSF
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