Jens Petersen
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 8 March 2012 | (aged 70)||
Place of death | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1964 | Esbjerg fB | 147 | (7) |
1964–1970 | Aberdeen | 141 | (7) |
1970–1971 | Rapid Wien | 11 | (0) |
1971–1973 | Racing Mechelen | ||
1973–1975 | Varde IF | ||
International career | |||
1962–1965 | Denmark | 22 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
Varde IF | |||
Esbjerg fB | |||
Tarp Boldklub | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jens Petersen (22 December 1941 – 8 March 2012) was a Danish football player and manager. He was born in Esbjerg. During his playing career he played as a defender for Esbjerg fB and Varde IF in Denmark, Aberdeen in Scotland,[1] Rapid Wien in Austria, and Racing Mechelen in Belgium.
He earned a total of 22 caps for the Danish national side, but his international career was ended when he turned professional and joined Aberdeen.[2] After retiring as a player in 1975, he managed Varde IF and Esbjerg fB.
He died on 8 March 2012, aged 70.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aberdeen | 1964-65 | Scottish Division One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
1965-66 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
1966-67 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
1967-68 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 4 | ||
1968-69 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
1969-70 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Total | 141 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 201 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "ABERDEEN: 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
- ^ "Marathon Man Jens Still Going?". Aberdeen F.C. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ "EfB's Jens Petersen er død, 70 år". DR. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- (in Danish) Profile at Esbjerg fB
- (in German) Profile at rapidarchiv.at
- Jens Petersen at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2012 deaths
- Danish men's footballers
- Footballers from Esbjerg
- Men's association football defenders
- Denmark men's international footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Esbjerg fB players
- Danish football managers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- 20th-century Danish sportsmen
- Danish football defender stubs