Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
Danish footballer (1922–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jørgen Leschly Sørensen (24 September 1922 – 21 February 1999) was a Danish footballer who played as a forward. He started as an amateur player in Danish football, and won the 1945 Danish championship with B.93. He played 14 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team, and won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4] After the Olympics, Sørensen played professionally in Italian football for Atalanta B.C. and A.C. Milan, winning the 1955 Serie A championship with Milan.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1922-09-24)24 September 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Lumby, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 21 February 1999(1999-02-21) (aged 76) | ||
Place of death | Odense, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1944 | Odense BK | ||
1945–1946 | B 93[1] | ? | (16) |
1946–1949 | Odense BK | ||
1949–1953 | Atalanta[2] | 134 | (51) |
1953–1955 | Milan[2] | 64 | (28) |
1958–1962 | Odense BK | ||
International career | |||
1946–1949 | Denmark[3] | 14 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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