Erik Dyreborg

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Erik Birger Dyreborg (born Poulsen ; born January 20, 1940 in Copenhagen ; † November 12, 2013 ) was a Danish football player . The striker played as a professional for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie , the US North American Soccer League and the Swedish Fotbollsallsvenskan ; he also came to six missions for the Danish national team .

societies

Dyreborg began his career in the men's area in 1957 at BK Frem København ; after his first first division season he was hired by Manchester United at the age of 17 , but after a few months (Christmas 1957) weed out.

For the time being he remained an amateur in Denmark, where he moved to Næstved IF after a few years . He did not become professional until the 1968 season, when the Boston Beacons of the NASL signed him because of his goal danger; With 13 goals in 29 games, he was the club's top scorer, which, however, broke up in the fall of 1968 due to economic failure. Then he played for Den Haag and Avesta AIK .

National team

In 1957/58 he was a three-time U-19 national player and scored two goals, in 1960 he came to two appearances for the U-21.

During the preparation for the Olympic football tournament in 1960 , Dyreborg was invited as a U-21 player to the Danish senior national team's 32 screening course, but was not considered for the final squad. On the way to a preparation game, he narrowly escaped an aircraft accident that killed eight course participants. On June 16, 1960, a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide of the Danish Air Force crashed after take-off in Copenhagen with no survivors; Dyreborg only survived because, while he was already on the plane, a decision was made at short notice to transport luggage in his seat and he was dispatched to the parallel flight.

In 1963 he was called up for a game in the B-selection of Denmark, but it was not until 1967 before he made his debut in the A-selection; on his second appearance he scored his first two international goals against Iceland ; a few weeks later he defeated Norway (5-0) almost single-handedly with five goals . After only six appearances with eight goals, Dyreborg was excluded from the squad when he moved to the US for professionalism.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fem mål mod Norge: Erik Dyreborg er død , Danish , accessed on November 13, 2013
  2. ↑ a b c " Fire kom aldrig af sted ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. “On the website landsholdet100.dk of the Danish Association (as of 2008, Danish). @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.landsholdet100.dk
  3. ↑ Steve Holroyd: " The Year in American Soccer - 1968 ", The USA Soccer History Archives (as of June 15, 2008).
  4. ↑ a b Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / home6.inet.tele.dk
personal data
SURNAME Dyreborg, Erik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dyreborg, Erik Birger (full name); Poulsen, Erik Birger (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Copenhagen
DATE OF DEATH November 12, 2013