Knud Børge Overgaard

Knud Børge Overgaard
Personal information
Date of birth (1918-03-21)21 March 1918
Date of death 20 October 1985(1985-10-20) (aged 67)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AGF
B.93
International career
1945–1948 Denmark 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 1948 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Knud Børge Overgaard (21 March 1918 – 20 October 1985) was a Danish amateur footballer who played 8 games for the Denmark national football team,[1] and won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] He played his club football with B.93.[3]

Overgaard was an excellent wing half-back with good physicality and tackling ability.[4] He started his career with Aarhus club AGF, but was not selected for the Danish national team, until he moved to Copenhagen club B.93. Overgaard got his international debut for Denmark in 1945, but had to compete with Børge Mathiesen, Ivan Jensen, and Viggo Jensen for the wing half-back spot.[4] Just before the 1948 Summer Olympics, regular Danish defender Knud Bastrup-Birk was injured, and Overgaard was moved out of position to cover as a full-back. In a defensive pairing with Viggo Jensen, the two out-of-position players did better than expected, and Denmark won bronze medals at the tournament.[4] Following the Olympics, Overgaard's international career ended.

References

  1. ^ Player profile at DBU
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Knud Børge Overgaard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Knud Børge Overgaard". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. Vol. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. pp. 134–135. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.


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