Ove Jensen

Ove Jensen (November 7, 1919 – April 22, 2011) was a Danish amateur footballer,[1] who played 12 games for the Denmark national football team and was an unused substitute as Denmark won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He was a quick and very elegant goalkeeper, who modeled his game on legendary Danish international goalkeeper Svend Jensen.[3] He played his club football with B.93, and made his international debut in 1945. He competed for the Danish goalkeeper spot with Egon Sørensen and Eigil Nielsen.[3] In 1947, Jensen was selected for the Europe XI team, but was an unused substitute as the team lost 1-6 to the Great Britain national football team at Hampden Park.[3] Jensen played 12 international games until 1948, when he was eclipsed by Eigil Nielsen.

For the Danish Olympic cyclist, see Ove Jensen (cyclist).
Ove Jensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1919-11-07)7 November 1919
Date of death 22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 91)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
B.93
National team
1945 Denmark U21 1 (0)
1945–1948 Denmark 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. "Profile". haslund.info. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  2. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/2765&allmatch=1#match
  3. Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. pp. 138–139. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.


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