Henning Boel

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Henning Boel
Personal information
Full name Henning Boel
Date of birth (1945-08-15) 15 August 1945 (age 78)
Place of birth Ikast, Denmark
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Ikast FS
1968 Boston Beacons 3 (0)
1968 Washington Whips 15 (0)
1969–1972 Aberdeen 105 (2)
1974–1975 Boston Minutemen 27 (1)
Ikast FS
Total150(3)
International career
1965–1966 Denmark u-21 5 (0)
1966–1971 Denmark 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henning Boel (born 15 August 1945) is a Danish former football player, who played professionally in the United States and Scotland. He most notably won the 1970 Scottish Cup with Aberdeen, and was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003. Boel also played 15 games for the Danish national team.

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Playing career

Boel began his footballing career, playing as a defender, for amateur club Ikast FS in his childhood town of Ikast. [1] While at Ikast, Boel became a regular in the Danish national team, earning five Under-21 caps and 13 of his 15 full caps from 1965 to 1967. When the professional North American Soccer League was founded in 1968, Boel moved to the US, playing three games for Boston Beacons, then fifteen for the Washington Whips. As the Danish FA had a strict rule of amateurism for the Danish national team, Boel was automatically barred from playing any further national team games.

He was recruited by Scottish team Aberdeen in early 1969, having been spotted during the club's tour of the US the previous summer. During his time in Aberdeen, Boel became a favourite of the Scottish team's fans, [2] and was a part of the Aberdeen team which won the 1969–70 Scottish Cup trophy, beating Celtic 3–1 in the final, which he himself feels is his greatest footballing achievement. [3]

Boel resumed his international career, albeit briefly, in 1971. When the Danish rule of amateurism was abolished in May 1971, Boel was a part of the first Danish national team composed of professional players. The Danish team lost 0–5 to Portugal, and Boel played his 15th and last national team game as Denmark lost 1–2 to Belgium two weeks later. An injury sustained in a UEFA Cup tie against Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1972 signalled the end of his time in Scotland as he found it difficult to regain his place in the Aberdeen side.

Having recovered from his injury, Boel returned to the Boston area after his time at Aberdeen. He went on to play for the Boston Minutemen from 1974 to 1975. He later served as public relations representative [3] and manager [4] for the New England Tea Men. He finished his career where it started, back in Denmark with Ikast. Following his retirement from the game, he worked in the sports equipment and the telecommunications industries. [3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club [5] [6] SeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Boston Beacons 1968 NASL 30------30
Total30------30
Washington Whips 1968 NASL 150------150
Total150------150
Aberdeen 1968-69 Scottish Division One 150600000210
1969-70 280507000400
1970-71 342415120454
1971-72 140105020220
1972-73 70004020130
1973-74 7010100090
Total1052171221601504
Boston Minutemen 1974 NASL 101------101
1975 170------170
Total271------271
Career total1503171221601955

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 196660
196770
1968
1969
1970
197120
Total150

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  2. Smith, Paul (2007). The Legends of Aberdeen. Breedon Books. p. 29. ISBN   978 1 85983 575 3.
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  4. "Runde år i morgen", Politiken , 14 August 2005
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