Børge Carlo Mathiesen (16 May 1918 – 25 December 1962) was a Danish professional

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player. He played 11 games and scored one goal for the

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. Mathiesen was a short but strong

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with great stamina and a dangerous shot on goal.

Biography

Born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

,Børge Mathiesen
at Haslund.info Mathiesen started his playing career as an amateur with

B 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 was a football club founded on 2 June 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship (introduced 1913) in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danish ...

. He played for the amateur-only Danish national team between 1937 and 1945. As he signed a professional contract in 1947, he was banned from the national team. He moved to France to play for

Stade Français Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French ...

. In 1949, he moved to Spain where he played for

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético Madrid or simply Atlético, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home game ...

and

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. He ended his career in France, playing for

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from 1951 to 1953. Mathiesen died in a car accident on 25 December 1962.

References

1918 births 1962 deaths Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Stade Français (association football) players Ligue 1 players Atlético Madrid footballers Racing de Santander players La Liga players Le Havre AC players Men's association football midfielders Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Road incident deaths in Denmark 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub