Birger Pedersen Explained

Birger Pedersen
Fullname:Birger Lindberg Pedersen[1]
Birth Date:29 June 1950
Birth Place:Vordingborg, Denmark
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1968–1972
Clubs1:Hvidovre IF
Years2:1972–1974
Clubs2:KV Mechelen
Years3:1974
Clubs3:Hvidovre IF
Years4:1975
Clubs4:Helsingborgs IF
Years5:1976–1980
Clubs5:Hvidovre IF
Years6:1981
Clubs6:Lyngby BK
Nationalyears1:1968
Nationalteam1:Denmark u19
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1970–1971
Nationalteam2:Denmark u21
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1970–1972
Nationalteam3:Denmark
Nationalcaps3:14
Nationalgoals3:1

Birger Lindberg Pedersen (born 29 June 1950), known as Birger Pedersen, is a Danish former association footballer in the midfielder position, who played 183 games and scored 41 goals for Danish club Hvidovre IF.[2] He played 14 matches for the Denmark national football team, and scored a goal in the 1971 play-off game against Romania helping Denmark qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named 1971 Danish Football Player of the Year.[3] Pedersen signed a professional contract with KV Mechelen in Belgium in 1972, and was not eligible for the Olympics final tournament. He also played for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden before ending his career with Danish club Lyngby BK in 1981,[4] due to injuries.[5]

References

  1. http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/pedbir.asp Haslund profile
  2. Web site: Hvidovre IF fanclub profile . 2010-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719124519/http://hvidovrefanklub.dk/index.php?option=com_playerarchive&view=playerprofile&playerid=175 . 2011-07-19 . dead .
  3. http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=317 Danish Football Player of the Year
  4. http://den.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/birger-pedersen/ WorldFootball profile
  5. http://lyngby-boldklub.dk/Nyheder/%D8vrige_nyheder/DM_1983:_%C5rene_op_til_gulds%E6sonen/ DM 1983: Årene op til guldsæsonen