Viggo Jensen (footballer, born 1921)

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Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Denmark
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team competition

Hans Viggo Jensen (29 March 1921 – 30 November 2005), known simply as Viggo Jensen, was a Danish

football (soccer) player in the midfielder position, who played professionally for English club Hull City from 1949 to 1956. He started his playing career with Danish amateur team Esbjerg fB. Jensen played 15 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team and won a bronze medal for Denmark at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Biography

Jensen was born in Skagen, but made his senior level break-through with Danish club Esbjerg fB in the amateur-only Danish football.[3] He made his debut for Esbjerg in September 1939, and played at least 195 official games for the club until 1948, including 68 games in the Danish top-flight championship from 1941 to 1945.[4] Viggo Jensen was a physically strong player with a great fitness and tackling ability,[5] as well as flair and technique.[6]

Jensen got his international debut in June 1945, and was a part of the amateur-only Danish national team until October 1948.

full back, and played all four games as Denmark won bronze medals.[6]

After the London Olympics, Jensen moved to play for

inside-right, but he demonstrated great versatility, playing in every outfield position except on the wings. His later appearances were mainly as a left-back.[7]

In December 1956, he returned to Denmark to coach Esbjerg fB,[7] and he later coached lower-league team Varde Boldklub.[5] Upon his return to Denmark, he worked 23 years at the Esbjerg public power plant.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Danish national team profile
  2. ^ "Viggo Jensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  3. ^ Haslund.info profile Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ EfB statistics at EfBhistorik.dk
  5. ^ a b EfB profile at EfBhistorik.dk
  6. ^
    ISBN 87-7245-132-7
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  7. ^ a b c HullCityOnline profile Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ HULL CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
  9. Jydske Vestkysten
    , December 2, 2005.
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