Birger Pedersen

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Birger Pedersen
Personal information
Full name Birger Lindberg Pedersen [1]
Date of birth (1950-06-29) 29 June 1950 (age 72)
Place of birth Vordingborg, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1972 Hvidovre IF
1972–1974 KV Mechelen
1974 Hvidovre IF
1975 Helsingborgs IF
1976–1980 Hvidovre IF
1981 Lyngby BK
International career
1968 Denmark u19 2 (0)
1970–1971 Denmark u21 3 (0)
1970–1972 Denmark 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birger Lindberg Pedersen, known as Birger Pedersen, (born 29 June 1950) is a Danish former association footballer in the midfielder position, who played 183 games and scored 41 goals for Danish club Hvidovre IF. [2] He played 14 matches for the Denmark national football team, and scored a goal in the 1971 play-off game against Romania helping Denmark qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named 1971 Danish Football Player of the Year. [3] Pedersen signed a professional contract with KV Mechelen in Belgium in 1972, and was not eligible for the Olympics final tournament. He also played for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden before ending his career with Danish club Lyngby BK in 1981, [4] due to injuries. [5]

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References

  1. Haslund profile Archived October 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Hvidovre IF fanclub profile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-18.
  3. Danish Football Player of the Year Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Football Association
  4. WorldFootball profile
  5. DM 1983: Årene op til guldsæsonen Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today at Lyngby BK