Poul Petersen (footballer)

Poul Petersen
Poul Petersen (right) with Henning Munk Jensen.
Personal information
Full name Poul Eyvind Petersen
Date of birth (1921-04-11)11 April 1921
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death 31 May 1997(1997-05-31) (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
Men's Football
Representing  Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 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.

  1. ^ "MANAGER of the national team Poul Petersen". Eu-football.info.
  2. ^ "A-landsholdspillere – Poul Petersen (190)". haslund.info. 17 June 1951. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Poul Petersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.