Jørgen Olesen
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Jørgen Olesen in 1960 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Christian Thomdahl Olesen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 13 June 1999 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Viby, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933– | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1962 | AGF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951–1962 | Denmark | 42 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jørgen Christian Thomdahl Olesen (21 January 1924 – 13 June 1999) was a Danish association football player, who played 42 games and scored two goals for the Denmark national football team. Born in Aarhus, he played his entire career as a midfielder for local club Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF). He was also part of Denmark's squad at the 1952 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1] He died in the Aarhus suburb Viby in June 1999, 75 years old. In 2022, Olesen was posthomously inducted into the Danish football Hall of Fame, with his son receiving the honor for his late father's at Parken Stadium.[2]
References
- ^ "Jørgen Olesen". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "AGF-legende i Hall of Fame". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
External links
- Jørgen Olesen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Danish Football Association Hall of Fame entry (in Danish)
- Haslund profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 October 2007)
- Peders Fodboldstatistik profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 March 2007)