Edward "Ted" Magner was a former professional

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 manager

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. He managed Denmark

Denmark national football team

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 before moving on to Huddersfield Town

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, where he managed during the Second World War

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, and Derby County

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, where he won a double of the Football League North and Midlands Cup in the 1944/45 season.

Magnier was asked to coach the Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

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 for the 50th anniversary tournament of the Danish Football Association

Danish Football Association

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 in 1939. He was seen as possessing a great natural authority, and he introduced a focus on physical conditioning unknown to the then strictly amateur-only Danish football

Football in Denmark

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. Magnier managed Denmark for the two games at the tournament, as Denmark won against both Finland

Finland national football team

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 and Norway

Norway national football team

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