 Madsen with Sparta Rotterdam in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ole Eduard Fischer Madsen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2006 (aged 71) | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | BK Stefan | ||
| 1958–1965 | Hellerup IK | ||
| 1965–1968 | Sparta Rotterdam | 71 | (22) |
| 1968–1969 | Hellerup IK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1958–1969[1] | Denmark | 50 | (42) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ole Eduard Fischer Madsen (21 December 1934 – 26 March 2006[2]) was a Danish international footballer, who scored 42 goals in 50 matches for the Denmark national team and competed at the 1964 European Nations' Cup. He is best remembered for scoring on a heel kick against Sweden in 1965. He played 11 seasons for Danish lower-league clubs, before signing a professional contract for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam, winning the 1966 KNVB Cup with the team.
In 1964, he was named Danish Player of the Year and became the first Dane to receive a vote in the European Footballer of the Year poll. Ole Madsen was regarded as the most popular Danish footballer since Pauli Jørgensen.
- ^ "Ole Madsen – Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ (in Danish) Camilla Dam, Ole Madsen er død, Danmarks Radio, 26 March 2006