Erling Sørensen
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Erling Sørensen
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Erling Walther Sørensen |
| Date of birth |
October 29, 1920(1920-10-29) |
| Place of birth |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date of death |
October 10, 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 81) |
| Playing position |
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 |
|
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| 1949-1950 |
Modena |
34 |
(15) |
| 1950-1952 |
Udinese |
68 |
(18) |
| 1952-1955 |
Triestina |
67 |
(15) |
| National team |
| 1941-1948 |
Denmark |
5 |
(2) |
| Teams managed |
| 1963-1966 |
Frem |
| – |
Fremad Amager |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Erling Walther Sørensen (October 29, 1920 - October 10, 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. 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.[1]
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
- ^ Jørgensen, Palle Banks (2004). Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler : fra Krølben til Krøldrup. Tipsbladet. pp. 345.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Sorensen, Erling |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
October 29, 1920 |
| Place of birth |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Date of death |
October 10, 2002 |
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