Egon Sørensen (February 16, 1913 - October 25, 1981) was a

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amateur football

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and club manager, who played 18 games for the Denmark national football team. Due to

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, 6 of his last 9 internationals were matches against Sweden. Sørensen spent his entire club career with

BK Frem Boldklubben Frem (also known as Frem, BK Frem or BK Frem Copenhagen) is a Danish sports club based in the Valby- Sydhavnen area of Copenhagen. It is best known for its semi-professional football team. Since its foundation in 1886, Frem has wo ...

, playing 237 matches for the club. Egon Sørensen was a physically strong goalkeeper, able to play as an outfield player. At Frem, he was well trained by the shots of international centre forward

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, who later became team coach. Sørensen made his debut for the Danish national team in 1935, and competed with Aksel Daniel Nielsen and Ove Jensen to replace international veteran Svend Jensen. They were all eventually eclipsed by Eigil Nielsen. Sørensen was also a dedicated handballer, and represented the

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at the

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. He worked as a boots and shoes dealer.

Honours

* Danish Football Championships: 1935-36, 1940–41 and 1943–44 with Frem

References

External links

Danish national team profile

Boldklubben Frem profile
1913 births 1981 deaths Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Boldklubben Frem players Danish male handball players Danish football managers Køge Boldklub managers Kolding IF managers Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub