Vilhelm Jørgensen (27 May 1897 – 3 October 1967) was a Danish

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who played as a defender for

Boldklubben 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 was 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 D ...

and the

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. He was the older brother of B1903 teammate

Viggo Jørgensen Viggo Jørgensen (8 August 1899 – 21 May 1986) was a Danish association football, footballer who played as an Forward (association football)#Inside forward, inside forward for Boldklubben 1903 and the Danish national football team. He repr ...

, who worked with him for piano manufacturer Søren Jensen off the pitch.

Club career

Jørgensen made his senior debut for B1903 in 1913, after playing for the club's youth teams. He won

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ips in 1920, 1914, and 1926.

International career

Jørgensen made his international debut on 3 June 1917 against

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. He was named to the Danish squad for the 1920 Olympic Football Tournament, but did not play in Denmark's only match, a first-round defeat to

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. Jørgensen would go on to make 15 appearances for Denmark, only appearing in friendly games. His final match for his country came on 17 June 1923 against

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* * 1897 births 1967 deaths Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Denmark Footballers at the 1920 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Boldklubben 1903 players {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub