Erik Kuld Jensen

Erik Kuld Jensen

Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 1925
Place of birth	Aarhus, Denmark
Date of death	14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 78)
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1935–	AGF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1950	AGF
1950–1953	Lille	83	(24)
1953–1955	Lyon	64	(21)
1955–1956	Troyes-Savinienne	40	(10)
1956–1958	Marseille	42	(9)
1958–1959	Aix	28	(2)
International career
1947–1950	Denmark U21	6	(5)
1947–1950	Denmark	4	(1)
Managerial career
1960–1961	Frederikshavn fI
1967–1968	AGF
Medal record Men's football Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erik Kuld Jensen (10 June 1925 – 14 April 2004) was a Danish footballer and football manager. He was a part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[1] He played 4 matches for the Danish national team.

He came in second in the Danish Championship with Aarhus GF in 1945, and third in 1948 and 1949. In 1950 he joined French club Lille OSC. Here he came in second in his first season behind OGC Nice. In 1953 he won the Coupe de France with Lille.[2]

In 1956 he reached the final of the French cup again, this time with Troyes AC.

Later he become the coach of newly promoted Frederikshavn fI[3] Here he came in 5th in his first season and 8th in his second in the Danish 1. Division.

In 1967 he took over his former club Aarhus GF, but he was relegared in his first season with 6 rounds to go following a 0-9 loss to KB, the biggest defeat in the history of the club. Three days after he was fired and replaced by Kaj Christensen.[4]

References

1. "Erik Kuld Jensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. "Lille a battu Nancy par 2 buts a et gagné la finale de la coupe" (in French). Lemonde.fr. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
3. "Frederikshavn trænere gennem tiden" (in Danish). ffifodbold.dk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
4. "Erik Kuld fritages for hvervet" [Erik Kuld relieved of his duties] (in Danish). Aarhus Stiftstidende. 19 September 1968. p. 30.

External links

• Erik Kuld Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Profile at om1899.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 April 2008)
• Profile at agf.co.dk at the Wayback Machine (archived 6 May 2006)
• Erik Kuld Jensen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Erik Kuld Jensen at WorldFootball.net