Leo Dannin

Leo Dannin (26 March 1898 – 15 September 1971) was a Danish footballer who played for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub.[1] He represented Denmark in the men's tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Denmark were eliminated in the preliminary round.[2]

Leo Dannin
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-03-26)26 March 1898
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death 15 September 1971(1971-09-15) (aged 73)
Place of death Frederiksberg, Denmark
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1920–1922 Denmark 9 (0)

International career

Dannin made his debut for Denmark on 5 April 1920 in a 2–0 defeat to Netherlands. Later that year, he was part of his country's squad at the 1920 Olympic Football Tournament. Denmark were eliminated in the first round against Spain, and finished as the ninth-best team of the 13 participants.[note 1] Dannin played a total of nine times for Denmark, with his final match being played in April 1922 against Netherlands.[3]

Notes
  1. 15 teams were supposed to participate in the tournament, with hosts and eventual winners Belgium receiving a bye to the second round. Czechoslovakia, the other finalists, forfeited their points due to controversy in the final. Switzerland withdrew before the tournament began.

References
  1. "Leo Dannin". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leo Dannin Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. DBU. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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