Svend Jensen Explained

Svend Jensen
Fullname:Svend Aage Julius Jensen
Birth Date:6 October 1905
Position:Goalkeeper
Height:1.95m (06.4feet)
Years1:1925–1940
Clubs1:B 93
Caps1:255
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:1927–1939
Nationalteam1:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:41
Nationalgoals1:0

Svend Aage Julius Jensen (6 October 1905 - 25 April 1979) was a Danish football (soccer) player, who played 41 games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen,[1] he played his entire career as a goalkeeper for local club B 93. He was a tall and strong goalkeeper, with great tactical sense and positioning.[2] He made his national team debut in May 1927, and went on to play 41 games until October 1939.[3] His greatest individual performance for the Denmark national football team came in the so-called Battle of Breslau, a 1937 game lost 0-8 to the Germany national football team. Without Svend Jensen, it is said Germany would have scored twice as many goals.[2]

Svend Jensen died in February 1979, while living at Østerbro in Copenhagen.[1]

References

  1. http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/jensve.asp Haslund.info profile
  2. Book: Lundberg, Knud . Dansk Fodbold . Knud Lundberg. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet . 1986 . Rhodos . Copenhagen . 87-7245-132-7 . 23 .
  3. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/2537 Danish national team profile