Børge Carlo Mathiesen (16 May 1918 – 25 December 1962) was a

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professional football player. He played 11 games and scored one goal 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 ...

. Mathiesen was a short but strong

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with great stamina and a dangerous shot on goal.

Biography

Born in

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,Børge Mathiesen
at Haslund.info Mathiesen started his playing career as an amateur with

B 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 is a football club founded on 2 June 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship (introduced 1913) in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danis ...

. He played for the amateur-only Danish national team between 1937 and 1945. As he signed a professional contract in 1947, he was banned from the national team. He moved to France to play for

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. In 1949, he moved to Spain where he played for

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and

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. He ended his career in France, playing for

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from 1951 to 1953. Mathiesen died in a car accident on 25 December 1962.

References

1918 births 1962 deaths Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Denmark international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Stade Français (association football) players Ligue 1 players Atlético Madrid footballers Racing de Santander players La Liga players Le Havre AC players Association football midfielders Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub