Jørgen Ravn
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jørgen Ravn | ||
Date of birth | 3 June 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Denmark | ||
Date of death | 4 June 2015 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1960–1964 | KB Copenhagen | ||
1965–1966 | Aberdeen | 25 | (9) |
KB Copenhagen | |||
National team‡ | |||
1960–1962 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015 |
Jørgen Ravn, alternatively spelled Jørn Ravn, (3 June 1940 – 4 June 2015) was a Danish football player.
Club career[]
He played as an amateur for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in Denmark, and became topscorer in the 1st Division in 1961 and 1964.[1] He moved abroad to play professionally for Aberdeen in Scotland in 1965,[2] after being signed by Tommy Pearson alongside compatriots Jens Petersen and Leif Mortensen.[3]
One and a half years later he returned to his native country.[1] After a two years penalty for having played as a professional (mandatory in these years' Danish football), he continued to play for KB some years.
International career[]
He got 10 caps and scored five goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team. He also played once for his country's B-squad.
Personal life and death[]
Married to Inger, Ravn worked for over 25 years for Tuborg. He died on 4 June 2015, one day after his 75th birthday.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Nielsen, Allan (4 June 2015). "K.B.'s dobbelte topscorer er død" [The double topscorer of K.B. has died]. Politiken (in Danish).
- ^ Aberdeen career stats - AFC Heritage
- ^ Jens Petersen 1941-2012 - Aberdeen Voice
External links[]
- 1940 births
- 2015 deaths
- Danish footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Danish football forward stubs