Jørn Sørensen (born 17 October 1936) is a retired
Danish association football
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striker. He played 31 games and scored six goals for the
Denmark national football team
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, and won a silver medal at the
1960 Summer Olympics
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. He started his career with Danish club
KB, before moving abroad to play professionally for
FC Metz
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in
France
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,
Scottish
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clubs
Greenock Morton and
Rangers, as well as
AC Bellinzona
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and US Giubiasco in
Switzerland
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.
Jørn Sørensen
Weltfussball.de (17 October 1936). Retrieved on 5 April 2016.
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1936 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
Danish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players
FC Metz players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Rangers F.C. players
Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Denmark
Olympic silver medalists for Denmark
Danish football managers
AC Bellinzona managers
Olympic medalists in football
People from Nibe
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Men's association football forwards
Scottish Football League players
Footballers from the North Jutland Region
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
AC Bellinzona players
Men's association football player-managers
Danish expatriate football managers
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate football managers in Switzerland
Danish expatriate sportspeople in France
20th-century Danish sportsmen
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