Axel Karl Petersen (10 December 1887 in Copenhagen – 20 December 1968 in Copenhagen) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played in the midfielder position. He played two games for the

Denmark national football team The Denmark men's national football team ( da, Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing bo ...

, and won a

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

at the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. He most notably represented Copenhagen club Boldklubben Frem, made his Danish national team debut in October 1911, and was selected for the Danish team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He played one match at the tournament, the 7-0 win against Norway in the first round, as Denmark won silver medals. This was to be his last national team game.

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* * * 1887 births 1968 deaths Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Boldklubben Frem players Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-Olympic-medalist-stub