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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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