Børge Thorup (born 4 October 1943) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defender. His career spanned from 1962 to 1974 and he both started and ended his career, at a time when the Danish league was amateur-only, with Brønshøj Boldklub. Between 1966 and 1973 he took his game abroad and played professionally for Morton (two spells), Crystal Palace and

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. Thorup signed for Crystal Palace in March 1969, but having made only one appearance (as a substitute) in December, returned to Morton before the end of the season. Thorup was capped once for the Denmark national team, in 1965, in a match against

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. Prior to that he played 11 matches for the U21-national team.

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Thorup at holmesdale.net
1943 births Living people Danish men's footballers Footballers from Copenhagen Men's association football defenders Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers English Football League players Brønshøj Boldklub players Crystal Palace F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub