Leif Mortensen (footballer)

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Leif Mortensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-08-16) 16 August 1940 (age 82)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
KB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1958–1961 KB ? (?)
1961–1962 Udinese 5 (0)
1962–1964 KB ? (?)
1964–1966 Aberdeen 15 (1)
Total20(1)
International career
1961 Denmark U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leif Mortensen (born 16 August 1940) is a Danish former professional footballer who played throughout Europe as a winger.

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Career

Born in Copenhagen, Mortensen began his career with hometown club KB. He spent a year in Italy with Udinese, making five league appearances, before returning to KB. He later spent two seasons in Scotland with Aberdeen, scoring one goal in fifteen league appearances.

Mortensen also made two appearances for the Danish under-21 side in 1961. [1]

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