Bjørn Vilhelm Ravn Rasmussen (19 May 1885 – 9 August 1962) was a

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amateur

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player in the

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position, who won a

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with the Danish national team in the

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football tournament. Rasmussen played two games for the Danish national team. He played his club football with

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* * * 1885 births 1962 deaths Danish men's footballers Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Denmark men's international footballers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards {{Denmark-footy-forward-stub