Preben Arentoft

Preben Arentoft

Personal information
Date of birth	1 November 1942 (1942-11-01)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1961–1965	Brønshøj Boldklub
1965-1969	Greenock Morton	104	(12)
1969–1971	Newcastle United	50	(2)
1971–1974	Blackburn Rovers	94	(3)
1974-19xx	Brønshøj Boldklub
1978	Helsingør IF	4	(0)
National team
1965-1971	Denmark	9	(0)
Teams managed
1974–1979	Brønshøj Boldklub
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Preben Arentoft (born November 1, 1942) is a Danish former football player who played in the midfielder position. He played professionally for a number of clubs, most notably Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers. He played nine games for the Denmark national football team.

Born in Copenhagen, Arentoft started playing football with Copenhagen club Brønshøj Boldklub. He made his Danish national team debut in June 1965, and played four national team games while at Brønshøj. He moved abroad to play professionally for Scottish club Greenock Morton. Due to the Danish rules of amateurism, he was no longer eligible for the Danish national team.

In 1969, Arentoft moved to England to play for Newcastle United. He played for Newcastle until 1971, earning the nickname Benny. He made a total of 63 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals. He helped Newcastle win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969, scoring in the second leg of the final. He is also remembered for having to play in goal during a 5-1 win over Manchester United in 1970, coming on for an injured Willie McFaul. When the Danish rule of amateurism was abolished in 1971, Arentoft played a further five Danish national team games, representing Newcastle.

In 1971, he moved on to English club Blackburn Rovers, before ending his career with Helsingør IF.

External links

• Danish national team profile