Ole Rasmussen (footballer, born 1952) explained

Ole Rasmussen
Fullname:Ole Bo Rasmussen
Birth Date:1952 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Holme-Olstrup, Denmark
Height:1.82 m
Position:Left-back
Youthyears1:–1964
Youthclubs1:Holme-Olstrup GI
Youthyears2:1964–1971
Youthclubs2:Næstved
Years1:1971–1975
Clubs1:Næstved
Caps1:90
Goals1:14
Years2:1976–1980
Clubs2:Hertha BSC
Caps2:76
Goals2:3
Years3:1980–1981
Clubs3:OB
Caps3:43
Goals3:6
Years4:1981–1984
Clubs4:Hertha BSC
Caps4:79
Goals4:2
Years5:1984–1986
Clubs5:Næstved
Caps5:70
Goals5:2
Totalcaps:358
Totalgoals:27
Nationalyears1:1972–1975
Nationalteam1:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1975–1984
Nationalteam2:Denmark
Nationalcaps2:41
Nationalgoals2:1

Ole Bo Rasmussen (born 19 March 1952) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most notably played as a left-back professionally for German club Hertha BSC.[1] He played 41 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team, and represented his country at the 1984 European Championship.

Club career

Born in Holme-Olstrup, Rasmussen began his senior career at club Næstved IF. He made his debut for the Denmark national team in September 1975, before he moved abroad to play professionally for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga. He made his Hertha debut in January 1976 away against 1. FC Köln, and went on to play five seasons with the team, reaching two DFB-Pokal final as well as winning the third place in the 1977–78 Bundesliga season under head coach Kuno Klötzer. When Hertha were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after the 1980 Bundesliga season, Rasmussen moved back to Denmark to play for OB. He played a single season at Odense, before he returned to Hertha in winter 1981, and helped the club win promotion to the Bundesliga in 1982.[2]

Hertha were relegated once more after the 1982–83 Bundesliga season, and Rasmussen stayed with the club in the 2. Bundesliga. After the 1984 European Championship, he returned to Denmark to ended his career with Næstved IF.

International career

Rasmussen was called up to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championship, and played two of Denmark's four games before the team was eliminated in the semi-finals. He played one further Danish national team game in September 1984, bringing him to a total of 41 games and one goal for the Danish national team.[3]

After retirement

Following his retirement from football, Rasmussen became a potato farmer in Holme-Olstrup.[4] In 2021, he openly criticised the construction of the Baltic Pipe, a natural gas pipeline, for exceeding the areas of expropriation initially agreed on.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ole Rasmussen . worldfootball.net . 20 January 2013.
  2. Web site: #HerthaMuseum: Der dynamische Däne Hertha BSC . Hertha BSC . 13 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325132017/https://www.herthabsc.com/de/nachrichten/2022/03/hertha-museum-ole-rasmussen-2122 . 25 March 2022 . de . 19 March 2022 . live.
  3. Web site: Ole Rasmussen – Landsholdsdatabasen . DBU . 13 May 2022 . DA.
  4. Web site: Palm . Kim . Hele Danmarks Ole fylder rundt: 70 år med fodbold og kartofler . sn.dk – Sjællandske Nyheder . 13 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316024718/https://www.sn.dk/naestved-kommune/hele-danmarks-ole-fylder-rundt-70-aar-med-fodbold-og-kartofler/ . 16 March 2022 . da . 15 March 2022 . live.
  5. News: Andersen . Henning K. . Hårde anklager i Baltic Pipe-sagen: Har overtrådt egne regler . 13 May 2022 . Effektivt Landbrug . 27 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210327141948/https://effektivtlandbrug.landbrugnet.dk/artikler/energi/63589/har-overtraadt-egne-regler.aspx . 27 March 2021 . da.