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.jpg) Kresten Bjerre (1977) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 February 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 19 February 2014 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Frederikssund, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–19?? | BK Sylvia | ||
| 19??–196? | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 196?–1967 | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| 1968 | Houston Stars | 31 | (7) |
| 1968–1970 | PSV | 53 | (4) |
| 1970–1977 | RWDM | 248 | (?) |
| 1977–1978 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1965–1966 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1967–1973 | Denmark | 22 | (12) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1979 | Køge Boldklub | ||
| 1980–1983 | Holbæk B&I | ||
| 1983–1987 | Herfølge Boldklub | ||
| 1987–19?? | Akademisk Boldklub | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kresten Bjerre (22 February 1946 – 19 February 2014) was a Danish footballer, who played professionally for Houston Stars in the United States, and European clubs PSV Eindhoven and R.W.D. Molenbeek.
Nicknamed "Generalen" (the General),[1] the defender obtained a total 22 caps for the Danish national team, for which he scored twelve goals in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
- ^ Kurt Stendal, "Generalen gik forrest", Berlingske Tidende, 21 February 2006