Per Røntved
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Per Christian Røntved | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 16 May 2023 (aged 74) | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1972 |
Brønshøj BK | 116 | (48) |
| 1972–1979 | Werder Bremen | 194 | (40) |
| 1979–1982 | Randers Freja | 114 | (29) |
| 1983 | Hvidovre IF | 15 | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1970–1982 | Denmark | 75 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Per Christian Røntved (27 January 1949 – 16 May 2023) was a Danish professional
Club career
Born at
At Werder Bremen, he played alongside fellow Danish international
Røntved moved back to Denmark in 1979, to play for Randers Freja in the second-tier Danish 2nd Division. He played three-and-a-half years with the club, which was relegated to the 3rd Division in his last year with the team. He played his last active year in Denmark with 1st Division club Hvidovre IF in 1983.[4]
International career
Røntved made his debut for the
While at Werder Bremen, he eventually became permanent Danish international team captain, and in May 1979, he became the sixth Dane to play 50 national team games. He was influential in Sepp Piontek becoming Danish national team manager in 1979, when he recommended his former Werder team-mate and manager for the job. When he moved back to Randers in the summer 1979, Sepp Piontek dropped him from the national team after his 51st national team game. Piontek re-called him to the national team in June 1980, and Røntved went on to play another 24 national team matches.
Røntved broke Henning Munk Jensen's 1978 record of 62 national team games in August 1981. He became the first Dane to reach 75 national team matches in his last national team game in November 1982, a Danish record until broken by Morten Olsen in 1985. He was selected team captain in 38 of his national team matches, breaking Ole Madsen's record of 25, another record which Morten Olsen broke in 1987.
Personal life
Per Røntved was the older brother of former professional footballer Kim Røntved. He was married and had two kids.[4] When he moved back to Denmark in 1979, he opened a sporting goods store in Randers.[4] In 1979, he also published his memoirs, which caused great controversy for its outspoken description and criticism of the life as a professional footballer.
Røntved planned to wind down his football career by playing in the United States,
Røntved died after a struggle with cancer on 16 May 2023, at the age of 74.[6][7]
Honours
Individual
- 1972 Danish Player of the Year
- Denmark's Hall of Fame
Bibliography
- "Fodbold på vrangen", ISBN 87-567-3242-2
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e f g Larsen, Jørgen (25 January 2009). "Den fødte anfører" (in Danish). Berlingske. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Fodboldlegende blev hyldet - www.nordvestnyt.dk - Hav avisarkiv". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f Poulsen, Tommy (26 January 2009). "Per Røntveds fuldtræffer". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). p. 4.
- ^ a b Salomon, Ib (2000). "Per Røntveds nye liv". Krop & Fysik (in Danish). Vol. 1.
- ^ "Nekrolog: Danmarks mest kendte libero i 1970'erne er død". Politiken (in Danish). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Fodboldlegenden Per Røntved er død - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
- Per Røntved at National-Football-Teams.com
- Per Røntved national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Per Røntved at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Haslund.info profile (in Danish)
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