Ole Rasmussen (footballer born 1952)
Encyclopedia
Ole Bo Rasmussen is a Danish
former football
player, who played professionally for German
club Hertha BSC. He played 41 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team
, and represented his country at the 1984 European Championship
.
cup finals as well as winning bronze medal
s in the 1978 Bundesliga season. When Hertha were relegated
to the Second Bundesliga
after the 1980 Bundesliga season, Rasmussen moved back to Denmark to play for Odense BK
. He played a single season at Odense, before he returned to Hertha in the winter 1981, and helped the club win promotion
to the Bundesliga in 1982.
Hertha were relegated once more after the 1983 Bundesliga season, and Rasmussen stayed with the club in the Second Bundesliga. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championship, and played two of Denmark's four games before the team was eliminated in the semi-finals. After the 1984 European Championship, he moved back to Denmark to end his career with Næstved IF. He played one further Danish national team game in September 1984, bringing him to a total of 41 games and one goal for the Danish national team.
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 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...
player, who played professionally for German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
club Hertha BSC. He played 41 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
, and represented his country at the 1984 European Championship
1984 UEFA European Football Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France. West Germany also bid for the hosting of this event. It was the seventh European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA...
.
Biography
Born in Næstved, Rasmussen began his senior career at local club Næstved IF. He made his debut for the Danish national team in September 1975, before he moved abroad to play professionally for Hertha BSC in the German Bundesliga. He made his Hertha debut in January 1976, and went on to play five seasons with the team, reaching two DFB-PokalDFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal or DFB Cup is a German knockout football cup competition held annually. 64 teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga. It is considered the second most important national title in German football after the Bundesliga...
cup finals as well as winning bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
s in the 1978 Bundesliga season. When Hertha were relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the Second Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
after the 1980 Bundesliga season, Rasmussen moved back to Denmark to play for Odense BK
Odense BK
Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen...
. He played a single season at Odense, before he returned to Hertha in the winter 1981, and helped the club win promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
to the Bundesliga in 1982.
Hertha were relegated once more after the 1983 Bundesliga season, and Rasmussen stayed with the club in the Second Bundesliga. He was selected to represent Denmark at the 1984 European Championship, and played two of Denmark's four games before the team was eliminated in the semi-finals. After the 1984 European Championship, he moved back to Denmark to end his career with Næstved IF. He played one further Danish national team game in September 1984, bringing him to a total of 41 games and one goal for the Danish national team.