Leif Mortensen (footballer)
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Leif Mortensen is a Danish
former professional footballer who played throughout Europe as a winger.
, Mortensen began his career with hometown club KB
. He spent a year in Italy with Udinese
, making five league appearances, before returning to KB. He later spent two seasons in Scotland with Aberdeen
, scoring one goal in fifteen league appearances.
Mortensen also made two appearances for the Danish under-21 side
in 1961.
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...
former professional footballer who played throughout Europe as a winger.
Career
Born in CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Mortensen began his career with hometown club KB
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
. He spent a year in Italy with Udinese
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....
, making five league appearances, before returning to KB. He later spent two seasons in Scotland with Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
, scoring one goal in fifteen league appearances.
Mortensen also made two appearances for the Danish under-21 side
Denmark national under-21 football team
The Denmark national under-21 football team has played since 1976 and is controlled by the Danish Football Association. Before 1976, the age limit was 23 years.-U-21 European Championship:*1978 – Quarterfinals*1980 to 1984 – Did not qualify...
in 1961.