Svend Jensen

Svend Aage Julius Jensen (October 6, 1905 - April 25, 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 Danish national 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]

For the Danish Olympic wrestler, see Svend Jensen (wrestler).
Svend Jensen
Personal information
Full name Svend Aage Julius Jensen
Date of birth (1905-10-06)October 6, 1905
Date of death April 25, 1979(1979-04-25) (aged 73)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1940 B 93 255 (0)
National team
1927–1939 Denmark 41 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

References
  1. Haslund.info profile Archived 2012-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Lundberg, Knud (1986). Dansk Fodbold. 1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet. Copenhagen: Rhodos. p. 23. ISBN 87-7245-132-7.
  3. Danish national team profile


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