Poul Pedersen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Poul Ebbesen Pedersen | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1932 | ||
Place of birth |
Århus, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 23 December 2016 | (aged 84)||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1965 | AIA | 389 | (?) |
International career | |||
1953–1964 | Denmark | 50 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing Denmark | ||
Men's Football | ||
1960 Rome | Team competition
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Poul Ebbesen Pedersen (31 October 1932 – 23 December 2016), simply known as Poul Pedersen, was a
caps for the Danish national team, scoring 17 national team goals in the process. On the club level, Pedersen played his entire career for Aarhus club AIA
.
Pedersen played the position of
Poul Jensen
was made captain in 1960.
At the 1960 Olympics, Pedersen played in the position of right winger on the Danish team, often linking up with right halfback
West Germany national football team
and Pedersen's international career underwent a three-year hiatus. On 6 September 1964, Poul Pedersen made a one-game international comeback, thereby becoming the first Dane to play 50 international games; a record that was broken a few months later by Bent Hansen in November 1964.
Pedersen's grandson, Viktor Fischer, is one of the biggest Danish talents. Currently playing with Danish club Copenhagen.
Pedersen died on 23 December 2016, aged 84.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Poul Pedersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ^ Knud Lundberg, "Dansk Fodbold 2", Rhodos (Copenhagen), 1987, pp.108
- ^ "Poul Pedersen – en rigtig wing!". www.landsholdet100.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
- ^ Knud Lundberg, "Dansk Fodbold 2", Rhodos (Copenhagen), 1987, p.94
- ^ "Oldboys-vennernes mindeord om fodboldlegenden Poul Pedersen". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). 5 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ Mattsson, Sebastian (3 January 2017). "Dansk fotbollsikon Poul Pedersen är död". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-01-03.
External links
- Poul Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- DBU Hall of Fame entry
- Haslund.info profile