Paul Berth Explained

Paul Berth
Fullname:Paul Ludvig Laurits Berth
Birth Date:7 April 1890
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Death Place:Gentofte, Denmark
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1908–1924
Clubs1:Akademisk Boldklub
Caps1:142
Goals1:?
Nationalyears1:1911–1922
Nationalteam1:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:1

Paul Ludvig Laurits Berth (7 April 1890 in Copenhagen – 9 November 1969 in Gentofte) was a Danish amateur Association football player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Berth played for Danish team Akademisk Boldklub (AB), when he made his Danish national team debut in October 1911. He was part of the Danish team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in which he played all three matches as Denmark won the silver medals in the football tournament. With AB, he won the 1919 and 1921 Danish football championships. He was a part of the Danish squad at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but spent the tournament as an unused reserve. He ended his national team career in April 1922, having played 26 international games for Denmark, 14 of these as team captain.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Berth . Olympedia . 24 May 2021.