Ove Jensen (7 November 1919 – 22 April 2011) was a Danish amateur

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, who played 12 games for the

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and was an unused substitute as Denmark won bronze medals at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was a quick and elegant

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, who modeled his game on legendary Danish international goalkeeper

Svend Jensen Svend Aage Julius Jensen (6 October 1905 - 25 April 1979) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 41 games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen,

. He played his club football with B.93, and made his international debut in 1945. He competed for the Danish goalkeeper spot with

Egon Sørensen Egon Sørensen (February 16, 1913 - October 25, 1981) was a Danish amateur football goalkeeper and club manager, who played 18 games for the Denmark national football team. Due to World War II, 6 of his last 9 internationals were matches agains ...

and Eigil Nielsen. In 1947, Jensen was selected for the

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team, but was an unused substitute as the team lost 1-6 to the Great Britain national football team at

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. Jensen played 12 international games until 1948, when he was eclipsed by Eigil Nielsen.

Honours

Denmark *

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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

References

1919 births 2011 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers Danish men's footballers Boldklubben af 1893 players Olympic bronze medalists for Denmark Footballers from Copenhagen {{Denmark-footy-goalkeeper-stub