- Erling Sørensen
Football player infobox
playername = Erling Sørensen
fullname = Erling Walther Sørensen
nickname = "Balletmesteren" (The Ballet Master)
dateofbirth = birth date|1920|10|29
cityofbirth =Copenhagen
countryofbirth =Denmark
dateofdeath = death date and age|2002|10|10|1920|10|29
position = Right inside forward,
Left winger
youthyears = 1933-1938
youthclubs =Boldklubben Frem
years = 1939-1948
1948-1949
1949-1950
1950-1952
1952-1955
clubs =Frem
Strasbourg
ModenaUdinese
Triestina
caps(goals) = 161 (82)
034 (15)
068 (18)
067 (15)
manageryears = 1963
managerclubs =Frem Fremad Amager
nationalyears = 1941-1948
nationalteam = Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 005 0(2)Erling Walther Sørensen (
October 29 ,1920 -October 10 ,2002 ) was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won abronze medal with theDenmark national football team at the1948 Summer Olympics . Sørensen played professionally in the ItalianSerie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian clubsModena F.C. ,Udinese Calcio and U.S. Triestina.Sørensen was known to have good a technique and a graceful style of playing, thus earning the
nickname TheBallet Master . In his civil life, Sørensen worked as acity hall porter,tobacconist andhospital porter.cite book
author=Jørgensen, Palle Banks
title=Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler : fra Krølben til Krøldrup
publisher=Tipsbladet
year=2004
pages=pp. 345
id=]Honours
*Danish Football Championships: 1940-41 and 1943-44 with Frem
References
External links
* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2791 Danish national team profile]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/players/den-players-in-it.html RSSSF - Danish players in Italy] atRSSSF
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