Christian Ludvig Kornerup (19 February 1871–27 March 1946) was a

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and a pioneer in

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. He was born in

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and lived in

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for a while before moving to

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in 1899. He then gained Swedish

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in 1905. Ludvig Kornerup was the chairman of the

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from 1902 to 1905, and chairman of the Swedish Football Association from 1905 to 1907, and he acted as

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of the Swedish national football team in 1908. He also was Vice President of

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1908–1909 and 1914–1920.

References

* Alsiö, Martin, Frantz, Alf, Lindahl, Jimmy & Persson, Gunnar (2004). ''100 år: Svenska fotbollförbundets jubileumsbok 1904-2004, del 2: statistiken.'' Vällingby: Stroemberg Media Group. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Kornerup, Ludvig 1871 births 1946 deaths Danish emigrants to Sweden Swedish people of Danish descent Swedish football chairmen and investors Swedish football referees Swedish football managers Sweden national football team managers