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'''Birger Eyolf Kleven''' (February 27, 1908 - February 8, 1989) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] amateur [[football (soccer)]] player, who played 30 games and scored eight goals for the [[Denmark national football team]] from 1930 to 1942. Born in [[Copenhagen]], Kleven played as a [[midfielder (football)|midfielder]] for [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]] from 1927 to 1944.
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'''Birger Eyolf Kleven''' (27 February 1908 - 8 February 1989) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] amateur [[football (soccer)]] player, who played 30 games and scored eight goals for the [[Denmark national football team]] from 1930 to 1942. Born in [[Copenhagen]], Kleven played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] and [[midfielder (football)|midfielder]] for Copenhagen club [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]] from 1927 to 1945.
He is the younger brother of fellow Danish international [[Arne Kleven]].

Eyolf Kleven was a small [[inside forward]], averse to the physical side of the game, but lightning quick, with good dribbling skills and fantastic long passing ability.<ref name="lundberg72">{{cite book |title=Dansk Fodbold |last=Lundberg |first=Knud |author-link= Knud Lundberg|volume=1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet |year=1986 |publisher=Rhodos |location=Copenhagen |isbn=87-7245-132-7 |pages=72–73 }}</ref> He made his debut for the Danish national team in June 1930. Kleven formed a good partnership with centre forward [[Pauli Jørgensen]], and scored a single goal in each of his first three international games. He was a part of the Danish team which lost the so-called [[Breslau Eleven|Battle of Breslau]] game 0-8 to the [[Germany national football team]] in May 1937, but Kleven was one of only four players not dropped from the Danish team afterwards. Having played his 29th national team game, his international career went on a hiatus in June 1938.

With AB, Kleven won the [[List of Danish football champions|Danish championship]] in 1937.<ref name="lybech16">{{cite book |title=Fra marken til Parken |last=Lybech |first=Arne |author2=John Laden Jensen |year=2005 |publisher=Lindtofte Forlag |location=Hjørring |isbn=87-989914-7-7 |page=16 }}</ref> In his later AB career, Kleven moved back into the [[wing half|wing half-back]] position. He made a one-game comeback to the national team 1942, but the wing half-back pairing of Kleven and [[Walther Christensen]] were defensively weak, and Denmark lost 0-3 to the [[Sweden national football team]].<ref name="lundberg72"/> This was Kleven's 30th and last international game. With AB, Kleven won two further Danish championships in 1943 and 1945.<ref name="lundberg207">{{cite book |title=Dansk Fodbold |last=Lundberg |first=Knud |author-link= Knud Lundberg|volume=1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet |year=1986 |publisher=Rhodos |location=Copenhagen |isbn=87-7245-132-7 |pages=207, 215 }}</ref>

He is the younger brother of Danish international and AB head coach [[Arne Kleven]].

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{DBU player|2562}}
*[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=2562 Danish national team profile]
*[http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/kleeyo.asp Haslund.info profile]
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013043229/http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/kleeyo.asp |date=dmy |title=Haslund.info profile }}


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Latest revision as of 05:05, 6 February 2024

Eyolf Kleven
Personal information
Full name Birger Eyolf Kleven
Date of birth (1908-02-27)27 February 1908
Date of death 8 February 1989(1989-02-08) (aged 80)
Position(s) Inside forward, wing half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1945 Akademisk Boldklub
International career
1930–1942 Denmark 30 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birger Eyolf Kleven (27 February 1908 - 8 February 1989) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 30 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team from 1930 to 1942. Born in Copenhagen, Kleven played as a forward and midfielder for Copenhagen club AB from 1927 to 1945.

Eyolf Kleven was a small inside forward, averse to the physical side of the game, but lightning quick, with good dribbling skills and fantastic long passing ability.[1] He made his debut for the Danish national team in June 1930. Kleven formed a good partnership with centre forward Pauli Jørgensen, and scored a single goal in each of his first three international games. He was a part of the Danish team which lost the so-called Battle of Breslau game 0-8 to the Germany national football team in May 1937, but Kleven was one of only four players not dropped from the Danish team afterwards. Having played his 29th national team game, his international career went on a hiatus in June 1938.

With AB, Kleven won the Danish championship in 1937.[2] In his later AB career, Kleven moved back into the wing half-back position. He made a one-game comeback to the national team 1942, but the wing half-back pairing of Kleven and Walther Christensen were defensively weak, and Denmark lost 0-3 to the Sweden national football team.[1] This was Kleven's 30th and last international game. With AB, Kleven won two further Danish championships in 1943 and 1945.[3]

He is the younger brother of Danish international and AB head coach Arne Kleven.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. pp. 72–73. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
  2. ^ Lybech, Arne; John Laden Jensen (2005). Fra marken til Parken. Hjørring: Lindtofte Forlag. p. 16. ISBN 87-989914-7-7.
  3. ^ Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. pp. 207, 215. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.

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