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Finn Christensen (footballer)

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Finn Christensen
Personal information
Full name Finn Vind Christensen
Date of birth (1962-03-25) 25 March 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vejle Boldklub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vejle Boldklub 457 (27)
Ikast FS
Vejle Boldklub
International career
1982 Denmark U21 3
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Finn Christensen (born 25 March 1962) is a former Danish footballer.

Biography

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Finn Christensen played most of his career in Vejle Boldklub. However, in 1984 he played a single season for Ikast FS. The same year Vejle won the Danish Championship.

In the 1990s Finn was captain of a young Vejle Boldklub team that won silver medals in 1997 and played in the UEFA Cup twice. In this period Finn was the gran old man who controlled the game from his midfield position. His big impact on the successful team made him a very popular figure among the fans, who nicknamed him Ferrari Finn.

With 457 matches Finn is number three on the alltime match record list in Vejle Boldklub. Only Gert Eg and Knud Herbert Sørensen have played more games for the club.

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