Birger Jensen

Birger Quistorff Jensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpiɐ̯ˀwɐ ˈjensn̩]; 1 March 1951 – 4 April 2023) was a Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his career with Belgian club Club Brugge.

Birger Jensen
Personal information
Full name Birger Quistorff Jensen
Date of birth (1951-03-01)1 March 1951
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death 4 April 2023(2023-04-04) (aged 72)
Place of death Brugge, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1974 B 1903
1974–1988 Club Brugge 328 (0)
1988 Lierse 3 (0)
1989 RKC 6 (0)
International career
1973–1979 Denmark 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Jensen started his career with Danish club B 1903, before moving abroad to play professionally with Club Brugge in 1974. With Club Brugge, he won five Belgian First Division championships and two Belgian Cups.[1] He reached 1976 UEFA Cup Final and the 1978 European Cup Final and lost both to English side Liverpool.[2] After his brilliant display in the final of the 1978 European Cup, the international press called him the best goalkeeper in the world.[3] He played a total of 390 games for the Belgian side in all competitions and scored two goals.

He left Club Brugge in 1988, and went on to play for Belgian club Lierse SK and Dutch club RKC Waalwijk, before ending his career back in Belgium with amateur side FC Varsenare.

International career

Jensen made his debut for Denmark in a September 1973 Nordic Football Championship match away against Norway and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a November 1979 friendly match away against Spain.[4]

Death

Jensen died in April 2023, at the age of 72.[5]

Honours

Player

Club Brugge[6]

References
  1. Iconische Club Brugge-doelman Birger Jensen is overleden - Sporza (in Dutch)
  2. CLUBICOON BIRGER JENSEN (72) OVERLEDEN - Club Brugge (in Dutch)
  3. "De Voetbalwandeling (4): 10 mei 1978, Liverpool FC - Club Brugge 1-0". 10 May 2021.
  4. "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  5. Tidligere landsholdsmålmand Birger Jensen er død (in Danish)
  6. "Club Brugge | Palmares". 8 July 2017.
  7. "Belgium - List of Cup Finals".
  8. "Sportuitslagen | Voetbal - UEFA Cup - 1975/1976 - Home".
  9. "Uefa.com 1978 final highlights: Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge".
  10. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  11. "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
  12. "Kirin Cup 1981".
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