Poul Jensen (footballer, born 1934)

Poul Jensen (28 March 1934 – 6 July 2022) was a Danish footballer who played 32 games for the Denmark national football team between 1959 and 1962,[4] 21 of those as team captain.

Poul Jensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1934-03-28)28 March 1934
Place of birth Vejle, Denmark
Date of death 6 July 2022(2022-07-06) (aged 88)[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Vejle Boldklub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1964 Vejle Boldklub[3] 202 (3)
International career
1955 Denmark u-21[4] 1 (0)
1959–1962 Denmark[4] 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing Denmark
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome Team competition

Jensen played his entire career as right back for Vejle Boldklub. In 1958, Jensen took part in one of the clubs' biggest triumphs as Vejle won the Double. The next year the triumph was followed up as Vejle Boldklub went on to win the title once again, with Jensen selected as captain. He played 202 games league games and scored three league goals for Vejle, and played a total 259 games and scored five goals in all competitions for the club.[3]

Jensen made his debut for Denmark in 1959 in a game against Iceland and went on to play thirty-two matches, captaining the team in twenty-one of them. In the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Jensen was part of the Danish team who reached the Final, picking up a silver medal as they lost to Yugoslavia.[5] Jensen featured in all five matches for the Danes.[6]

References
  1. Poul Jensen's obituary (in Danish)
  2. "Poul Jensen Biography and Statistics". sports-reference-com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
  3. Vejle Boldklub profile
  4. Danish national team profile
  5. "Poul Jensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. "FIFA Player Statistics: Poul JENSEN". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2008.
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