Arne Sørensen (Danish footballer)

For other people named Arne Sørensen, see Arne Sorenson.

Arne Sørensen
Arne Sørensen in 1959
Personal information
Full name Arne Sørensen
Date of birth 27 November 1917
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death 1 May 1977(1977-05-01) (aged 59)
Place of death Gentofte, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1940 B 1903
1941–1946 B 93
1947–1948 Stade Français FC 25 (1)
1948–1949 FC Nancy 17 (1)
International career
1937–1946 Denmark 30 (4)
Managerial career
Skovshoved IF
AB
1956–1961 Denmark
1963–1964 Esbjerg fB
KB
1972–1973 Hvidovre IF
1974–1976 BK Fremad Amager
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arne Sørensen (27 November 1917 – 1 May 1977) was a Danish association football player and coach. During his career as an athlete, Sørensen won three Danish championships with Boldklubben 1893 and Boldklubben 1893, before moving abroad to play professionally in French football. As a midfielder for the Denmark national football team, he played 30 games and scored four goals. As a coach, Sørensen won silver medals with the Danish national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and also won the Danish championship with Esbjerg fB, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, and Hvidovre IF.

Playing career

Born in Copenhagen, Sørensen began playing football with local top-flight club Boldklubben 1903 (B 1903) in the amateur-only Danish championship.[1] Sørensen was a quick and strong player, with great style and an accurate shot, playing in the central midfielder (centre-half) position.[2][3] He made his debut for the Denmark national football team in September 1937, and played 16 national team games while at B 1903.[4][1] Sørensen won the 1938 Danish football championship with B 1903, before moving to rival Copenhagen club Boldklubben 1893 (B 93) in 1941, with whom he won a further two Danish championships.

Sørensen played an additional 14 national team games while at B 93,[1] and managed to play in all defensive positions except goalkeeper for the national team.[3] He played a total 30 national team games until September 1946. In 1946, Sørensen and fellow Danish international Kaj Hansen were offered 5,000 DKK each to move to rival club Skovshoved IF, in violation of the strict rule of amateurism.[5] The Danish Football Association discovered the offer and declared Sørensen professional, thus banning him from playing in Danish football.[5]

Sørensen moved abroad to play professionally in French football, though his time in France was not a success.[3] As a professional footballer, he lost his eligibility to play for the amateur-only Danish national team, and could not compete for Denmark at the imminent 1948 Olympics football tournament. Sørensen and Kaj Hansen signed with Stade Français FC in the top-flight French Division 1 championship, where they played alongside fellow Dane Børge Mathiesen. He stayed one season at Stade Français, playing 25 games and scoring one goal to help the club finish fifth in the 1947–48 Division 1 season. After the season, he moved to league rival FC Nancy, to play alongside fellow Dane Helge Bronée. Sørensen played 17 games and scored one goal as Nancy finished 15th in the 1948–49 Division 1 season, after which he ended his playing career.

Coaching career

Sørensen started his coaching career with Danish clubs Skovshoved IF and Akademisk Boldklub.[6] In the summer of 1957, Sørensen was hired as full-time Danish national team manager, though he had already coached the team for two games in November 1956.[6][7] His coaching focus was on tactical training and physical conditioning.[8] His most notable success as a coach came at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where as manager he led the Danish team to silver medals in the 1960 Olympics football tournament, losing 1–3 to Yugoslavia in the final.[7] He was national team manager in 41 games, winning 20 and losing 13.[7] Sørensen ended his tenure as Danish national team manager in November 1961, as he did not agree with the additional role as motivational speaker for Danish clubs demanded by the Danish Football Association.[6]

From 1963 to 1964, Sørensen was appointed head coach of Esbjerg fB in the top-flight Danish 1st Division championship.[9] He coached Esbjerg to the 1963 1st Division championship, and the 1963-64 Danish Cup trophy.[10][11] He later coached Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Hvidovre IF to the 1968 and 1973 1st Division championships respectively.[6] Sørensen was head coach for Fremad Amager from 1974 until October 1976.[12][13]

Championship titles

References

  1. ^ a b c "Arne Sørensen". www.haslund.info (in Danish). Archived from the original on 25 June 2010.
  2. ^ Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold (in Danish). Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 136. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
  3. ^ a b c Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold (in Danish). Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 46. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
  4. ^ "Arne Sørensen: A-Landshold (Alle kampe)". Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 21 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Fodboldens historie i Skovshoved". Skovshoved IF (in Danish). Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
  6. ^ a b c d Lundberg, Knud (1988). Dansk Fodbold (in Danish). Vol. 3. Gennembrudet til verdensklasse. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 154. ISBN 87-7245-260-9.
  7. ^ a b c "Landsholdsdatabasen". Danish Football Association (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ^ Lundberg, Knud (1989). Dansk Fodbold (in Danish). Vol. 4. Verdensklasse. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 132. ISBN 87-7245-320-6.
  9. ^ "Trænere siden 1960". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
  10. ^ "1963: Guld". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Pokalmester 1964". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  12. ^ Niels (1 November 1976). "Arne Sørensen på hospitalet - ny træner fik debut i utide" (in Danish). Vol. 105, no. 303. Det fri Aktuelt. p. 16.
  13. ^ "Arkiv : Cheftrænere". Fremad Amager Statistik (in Danish). fremad-amager-statistik.dk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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