Lars Larsen (footballer, born 1951)

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Lars Larsen
Personal information
Full name Lars Larsen
Date of birth (1951-12-08) 8 December 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Boldklubben Frem
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1989 Boldklubben Frem 514 (94)
International career
1973–1976 Denmark U23 5 (0)
1974–1979 Denmark 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Larsen (born 8 December 1951) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire career at Boldklubben Frem, making 514 appearances in which he scored 94 goals.

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Club career

Larsen made his first-team debut for Boldklubben Frem on 20 September 1970 against Akademisk Boldklub (AB). [1] He played almost 20 years for the club, making his last appearance on 30 October 1988 away against Helsingør IF. [1]

International career

Larsen earned 22 international caps for the Denmark national football team, a tally which could have been higher if it had not been for his fear of flying. [1] He made his debut for Denmark on 3 June 1974 at Københavns Idrætspark against rivals Sweden, with his direct opponent being striker Ralf Edström. [2] Denmark lost 2–0. [2]

Personal life

After his career, Larsen worked at Kommunedata and BRFKredit. He lives in Hvidovre with his wife Sanne. Together they have 3 children. He currently works in electronic data processing for SDC. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bjerre, Steen Meisner (19 July 2009). "» Spillertrup - Lars Larsen". Boldklubben Frem (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "A-landskampe - 3. juni 1974 (372)". Haslund (in Danish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.