Erling Sørensen

Olympic medal record
Men's Football

Erling Sørensen
Personal information
Full name	Erling Walther Sørensen
Date of birth	29 October 1920
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	10 October 2002 (aged 81)
Position(s)	Right inside forward,; Left winger
Youth career
1933–1938	Boldklubben Frem
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939–1948	Frem
1948–1949	Strasbourg
1949–1950	Modena
1950–1952	Udinese
1952–1955	Triestina
International career
1941–1948	Denmark
Managerial career
1963–1966	Frem
	Fremad Amager
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erling Walther Sørensen (29 October 1920 – 10 October 2002) was a Danish amateur football player and club manager, who won a bronze medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1] Sørensen played professionally in the Italian Serie A championship for six years, scoring 48 goals in 169 matches for Italian clubs Modena 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 The Ballet Master. In his civil life, Sørensen worked as a city hall porter, tobacconist and hospital porter.^[2]

Honours

^ "Erling Sørensen". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
^ Jørgensen, Palle Banks (2004). Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler : fra Krølben til Krøldrup. Tipsbladet. p. 345.

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