Jens Petersen

Jens Petersen

Personal information
Date of birth	22 December 1941
Place of birth	Esbjerg, Denmark
Date of death	8 March 2012 (aged 70)
Place of death	Esbjerg, Denmark
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1960–1964	Esbjerg fB	147	(7)
1964–1970	Aberdeen	142	(7)
1970–1971	SK Rapid Wien	11	(0)
1971–1973	Racing Mechelen
1973–1975	Varde IF
National team
1962–1965	Denmark	22	(1)
Teams managed
	Varde IF
–	Esbjerg fB
–	Tarp Boldklub
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Jens Petersen (22 December 1941 – 8 March 2012) was a Danish football player and manager. He was born in Esbjerg. During his playing career he played for Esbjerg fB and Varde IF in Denmark, Aberdeen in Scotland,^[1] SK Rapid Wien in Austria, and Racing Mechelen in Belgium.

He earned a total of 22 caps for the Danish national side, but his international career was ended when he turned professional and joined Aberdeen.^[2] After retiring as a player in 1975 he managed Varde IF and Esbjerg fB.

He died on 8 March 2012, aged 70.^[3]

References

1. "ABERDEEN: 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 24 November 2008.
2. "Marathon Man Jens Still Going?". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
3. "EfB's Jens Petersen er død, 70 år". DR. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

External links

• (Danish) Profile at Esbjerg fB
• (German) Profile at rapidarchiv.at