Egon Sørensen
Encyclopedia
Egon Sørensen was a Danish
amateur football
goalkeeper
and club manager, who played 18 internationals. Due to World War II
6 of his last 9 internationals were matches against Sweden
. Sørensen spent his entire club career with Frem, playing a total of 237 matches.
Sørensen, who was also a dedicated handball
er, worked as a boots and shoes dealer.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
amateur football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper
Goalkeeper (football)
In association football, the goalkeeper occupies a position that represents the last line of defence between the opponent's offence and his own team's goal. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to defend his team's goal and prevent the opposition from scoring a goal...
and club manager, who played 18 internationals. Due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
6 of his last 9 internationals were matches against Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
. Sørensen spent his entire club career with Frem, playing a total of 237 matches.
Sørensen, who was also a dedicated handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
er, worked as a boots and shoes dealer.
Honours
- Danish Football ChampionshipsDanish football championsThe Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
: 1935-36, 1940–41 and 1943-44 with Frem