Arne Sørensen (Danish footballer)
 Arne Sørensen in 1959 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arne Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1977 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Gentofte, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1940 |
B 1903 | ||
| 1941–1946 | B 93 | ||
| 1947–1948 |
Stade Français FC | 25 | (1) |
| 1948–1949 | FC Nancy | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1937–1946 | Denmark | 30 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Skovshoved IF | |||
| AB | |||
| 1956–1961 | Denmark | ||
| 1963–1964 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| KB | |||
| 1972–1973 | Hvidovre IF | ||
| 1974–1976 |
BK Fremad Amager | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arne Sørensen (27 November 1917 – 1 May 1977) was a
Boldklubben 1893 and Boldklubben 1893, before moving abroad to play professionally in French football. As a midfielder for the Denmark national football team, he played 30 games and scored four goals. As a coach, Sørensen won silver medals with the Danish national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and also won the Danish championship with Esbjerg fB, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, and Hvidovre IF
.
Playing career
Born in
Danish football championship
with B 1903, before moving to rival Copenhagen club Boldklubben 1893 (B 93) in 1941, with whom he won a further two Danish championships.
Sørensen played an additional 14 national team games while at B 93,DKK each to move to rival club Skovshoved IF, in violation of the strict rule of amateurism.[5] The Danish Football Association discovered the offer and declared Sørensen professional, thus banning him from playing in Danish football.[5]
Sørensen moved abroad to play professionally in
1948–49 Division 1
season, after which he ended his playing career.
Coaching career
Sørensen started his coaching career with Danish clubs Skovshoved IF and
1960 Olympics football tournament, losing 1–3 to Yugoslavia in the final.[7] He was national team manager in 41 games, winning 20 and losing 13.[7] Sørensen ended his tenure as Danish national team manager in November 1961, as he did not agree with the additional role as motivational speaker for Danish clubs demanded by the Danish Football Association.[6]
From 1963 to 1964, Sørensen was appointed head coach of
1973 1st Division championships respectively.[6] Sørensen was head coach for Fremad Amager from 1974 until October 1976.[12][13]
Championship titles
- Danish championship (6): 1938, 1942, 1946, 1963, 1968, 1973
- 1964
References
- ^ a b c "Arne Sørensen". www.haslund.info (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.
- ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
- ^ ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
- ^ "Arne Sørensen: A-Landshold (Alle kampe)". Danish Football Association (in Danish).[dead link]
- ^ a b "Fodboldens historie i Skovshoved". Skovshoved IF (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
- ^ ISBN 87-7245-260-9.
- ^ a b c "Landsholdsdatabasen". Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ISBN 87-7245-320-6.
- ^ "Trænere siden 1960". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
- ^ "1963: Guld". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Pokalmester 1964". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- ^ Niels (1 November 1976). "Arne Sørensen på hospitalet - ny træner fik debut i utide" (in Danish). Vol. 105, no. 303. Det fri Aktuelt. p. 16.
- ^ "Arkiv : Cheftrænere". Fremad Amager Statistik (in Danish). fremad-amager-statistik.dk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arne Sørensen.
- Arne Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Danish national team manager profile Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
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