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Erling Sørensen

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1933-1938
  
Boldklubben Frem

Name
  
Erling Sorensen


Full name
  
Erling Walther Sorensen

Date of birth
  
(1920-10-29)October 29, 1920

Date of death
  
October 10, 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 81)

Playing position
  
Right inside forward, Left winger

Place of birth
  
Copenhagen, Denmark

Erling Walther Sørensen (29 October 1920 – 10 October 2002) was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Sørensen played professionally in the Italian Serie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian clubs Modena F.C., Udinese Calcio and U.S. Triestina.

Sørensen was known to have good a technique and a graceful style of playing, thus earning the nickname The Ballet Master. In his civil life, Sørensen worked as a city hall porter, tobacconist and hospital porter.

Honours

  • Danish Football Championships: 1940-41 and 1943-44 with Frem
  • References

    Erling Sørensen Wikipedia