Svend Jensen

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Svend Jensen
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Personal information
Full name Svend Aage Julius Jensen
Date of birth(1905-10-06)6 October 1905
Date of death 25 April 1979(1979-04-25) (aged 73)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1925–1940 B 93 255 (0)
International career
1927–1939 Denmark 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Svend Aage Julius Jensen (6 October 1905 - 25 April 1979) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 41 games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen, [1] he played his entire career as a goalkeeper for local club B 93. He was a tall and strong goalkeeper, with great tactical sense and positioning. [2] He made his national team debut in May 1927, and went on to play 41 games until October 1939. [3] His greatest individual performance for the Denmark national football team came in the so-called Battle of Breslau, a 1937 game lost 0-8 to the Germany national football team. Without Svend Jensen, it is said Germany would have scored twice as many goals. [2]

Svend Jensen died in February 1979, while living at Østerbro in Copenhagen. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Haslund.info profile Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1 2 Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 23. ISBN   87-7245-132-7.
  3. Danish national team profile