Knud Herbert Sørensen (I)

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Knud Herbert Sørensen
Personal information
Date of birth	21 January 1934 (1934-01-21) (age 74)
Place of birth	Middelfart, Denmark
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
	Middelfart G&F
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1954-1962	Vejle Boldklub	187 (21)
National team2
1954-1956 1960 1958-1959	Denmark U21 Denmark B Denmark A	3 1 5
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:55, 10 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 23, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Knud Herbert Sørensen (born 21 January 1931) is a former footballer and Danish international.

[edit] Biography

Knud Herbert Sørensen played his entire carrer as defender in Vejle Boldklub.

Herbert Sørensen was an intelligent defender with a good ability to foresee the moves of the opponent strikers. Also, he was known as the funny guy of the dressing room.

In 1956 Herbert Sørensen was a central player in the team that secured Vejle Boldklub promotion to the best Danish league. In 1958 he won The Double with VB - Herbert Sørensen was voted Man of the Match in the Cup final against Copenhagen. The great triumph was followed up the next season when Vejle won the title once again.

Herbert Sørensen made his debut for Denmark in 1958. He played five games for the national team between 1958 and 1959.

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Vejle Boldklub website

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