Jens Petersen (22 December 1941 – 8 March 2012) was a Danish
football
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player and manager. He was born in
Esbjerg
Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022) . During his playing career he played as a
defender for
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...
and
Varde IF
Varde Idrætsforening is an association football club based in Varde, Southern Jutland, Denmark that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system.
Founded in 1975 as a result of the merger between Varde Gym ...
in Denmark,
Aberdeen
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in Scotland,
SK Rapid Wien
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in Austria, and
Racing Mechelen
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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. After retiring as a player in 1975, he managed
Varde IF
Varde Idrætsforening is an association football club based in Varde, Southern Jutland, Denmark that competes in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system.
Founded in 1975 as a result of the merger between Varde Gym ...
and
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...
.
He died on 8 March 2012, aged 70.
References
External links
Profile at Esbjerg fB
1941 births
2012 deaths
People from Esbjerg
Danish footballers
Denmark international footballers
Danish football managers
SK Rapid Wien players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Esbjerg fB players
Expatriate footballers in Scotland
Scottish Football League players
Expatriate footballers in Austria
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Danish expatriate footballers
Place of death missing
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark
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