Personal information | |||
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Full name | Poul Eyvind Petersen | ||
Date of birth | 11 April 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 31 May 1997 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Tisvildeleje, Denmark | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | AB | ||
International career | |||
1945 | Denmark U-21 | 1 | (0) |
1946–1952 | Denmark | 34 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1962–1966 | Denmark | ||
1973–1976 | Hillerød G&IF | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's Football | ||
Representing Denmark | ||
1948 London | Team Competition |
Poul Eyvind Petersen[1] (11 April 1921 – 31 May 1997)[2] was a Danish amateur football player and manager. During his career he played for AB, and earned 34 caps for the Denmark national football team from 1946 to 1952. He won a bronze medal in football at the 1948 Summer Olympics, and also participated four years later in the 1952 Olympics.[3] He was manager of the national team from 1962 to 1966.