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'''Svend Aage Julius Jensen''' (October 6, 1905 - April 25, 1979) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[football (soccer)]] player, who played 41 games for the [[Denmark national football team]]. Born in [[Copenhagen]],<ref name="haslund">[http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/jensve.asp Haslund.info profile]</ref> he played his entire career as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for local club [[Boldklubben 1893|B 93]]. He was a tall and strong goalkeeper, with great tactical sense and positioning.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dansk Fodbold |last=Lundberg |first=Knud |authorlink= Knud Lundberg|volume=1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet |coauthors= |year=1986 |publisher=Rhodos |location=Copenhagen |isbn=87-7245-132-7 |page=23 |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> He made his national team debut in May 1927, and went on to play 44 games until October 1939.<ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=2537 Danish national team profile]</ref> |
'''Svend Aage Julius Jensen''' (October 6, 1905 - April 25, 1979) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] [[football (soccer)]] player, who played 41 games for the [[Denmark national football team]]. Born in [[Copenhagen]],<ref name="haslund">[http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/jensve.asp Haslund.info profile]</ref> he played his entire career as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for local club [[Boldklubben 1893|B 93]]. He was a tall and strong goalkeeper, with great tactical sense and positioning.<ref name="lundberg">{{cite book |title=Dansk Fodbold |last=Lundberg |first=Knud |authorlink= Knud Lundberg|volume=1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet |coauthors= |year=1986 |publisher=Rhodos |location=Copenhagen |isbn=87-7245-132-7 |page=23 |pages= |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> He made his national team debut in May 1927, and went on to play 44 games until October 1939.<ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerid=2537 Danish national team profile]</ref> His greatest individual performance for the Danish national team came in the so-called [[Breslau Eleven|Battle of Breslau]], a 1937 game lost 0-8 to the [[Germany national football team]]. Without Svend Jensen, it is said Germany would have scored twice as many goals.<ref name="lundberg"/> |
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Svend Jensen died in February 1979, while living at [[Østerbro]] in Copenhagen.<ref name="haslund"/> |
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Revision as of 21:29, 26 October 2012
Svend Aage Julius Jensen (October 6, 1905 - April 25, 1979) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 41 games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen,[1] he played his entire career as a goalkeeper for local club B 93. He was a tall and strong goalkeeper, with great tactical sense and positioning.[2] He made his national team debut in May 1927, and went on to play 44 games until October 1939.[3] His greatest individual performance for the Danish national team came in the so-called Battle of Breslau, a 1937 game lost 0-8 to the Germany national football team. Without Svend Jensen, it is said Germany would have scored twice as many goals.[2]
Svend Jensen died in February 1979, while living at Østerbro in Copenhagen.[1]
References
- ^ a b Haslund.info profile
- ^ a b Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 23. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Danish national team profile
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