Lynge Jakobsen (born 10 November 1950) is a Danish former

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player and sports director of the professional football club Aalborg BK (AaB), who competes in the best Danish league the

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. Aalborg BK won the 2007-08 season and 2013-14 with Jakobsen as sports director.

Playing career

Lynge Jakobsen played his first game for Aalborg BK on 27 May 1969, after more than 4 years he was ready to play at Aalborg BK's first team in 1973. In his playing career Lynge Jakobsen played 267 games for Aalborg BK. In 1978 Lynge Jakobsen signed a contract with Aalborg BK as the first professional player in the history of the club. Lynge Jakobsen played his last game for Aalborg BK on 29 October 1979. Among AaB fans, he goes under the name of "Gud"(God)

Education and job career

Lynge Jakobsen received training to become a merchant with the Thorndahl company, an enterprise specializing in the sale of corn. Jakobsen, at one point, also worked as a head of a municipality department for the

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, before he took up the position as sports director with Aalborg BK.

Management career

Following his playing career Lynge Jakobsen was a head coach for different minor Danish clubs around

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, Aars and Storvorde. In 1996 Lynge Jakobsen started his full-time management career, when he became sports director for Aalborg BK. Jakobsen was sports director for almost 17 years.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jakobsen, Lynge 1950 births Living people Danish men's footballers AaB Fodbold players Danish football managers Footballers from Aalborg Men's association football midfielders Aalborg Chang managers 20th-century Danish sportsmen