Erling Sørensen

Erling Sørensen

Personal information
Full name	Erling Walther Sørensen
Date of birth	(1920-10-29)29 October 1920
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	10 October 2002(2002-10-10) (aged 81)
Position(s)	Right inside forward, Left winger
Youth career
1933–1938	Boldklubben Frem
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1939–1948	Frem	161	(82)
1948–1949	Strasbourg
1949–1950	Modena	34	(15)
1950–1952	Udinese	68	(18)
1952–1955	Triestina	67	(15)
International career
1941–1948	Denmark	5	(2)
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. 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.

Honours

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1948 London	Team Competition

• Danish Football Championships: 1940-41 and 1943–44 with Frem

External links

• Erling Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• RSSSF - Danish players in Italy at RSSSF