Børge Thorup
 Børge Thorup in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 October 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1966 | Brønshøj BK | 86 | (5) |
| 1966–1969 | Greenock Morton | 24 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 1970–1972 | Greenock Morton | 16 | (2) |
| 1972–1973 | Clydebank | 2 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | Brønshøj BK | 17 | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1966 | Denmark U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1965 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Børge Thorup (born 4 October 1943)[1] is a Danish former international football player, who played as a defender.
His career spanned from 1962 to 1974 and he both started and ended his career, at a time when the Danish league was amateur-only, with Brønshøj Boldklub.[2] Between 1966 and 1973 he took his game abroad and played professionally for Morton (2 spells), Crystal Palace[3] and Clydebank.[4]
Thorup signed for Crystal Palace in March 1969,[1] but having made only one appearance (as a substitute) in December,[5] returned to Morton before the end of the season.[1]
Børge Thorup was capped once, in 1965, in a match against Greece.[6] Prior to that he played 11 matches for the U21-national team.
References[]
- ^ a b c Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 342. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Børge Thorup". Bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Season 1969-70 Complete (England 1. Division)". Bigsoccer.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Börge Thorup". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 232–3. ISBN 0907969542.
- ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information". Dbu.dk. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
External links[]
- Børge Thorup at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Thorup at holmesdale.net
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