Jens-Carl Kristensen
Danish footballer (1933–2018)
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Jens-Carl Anker Kristensen (2 March 1933 – 5 June 2018), alternatively spelled Jens-Carl Christensen, was a Danish footballer who played as a forward for AB and for Swiss club FC La Chaux-de-Fonds.[1] He won the Danish championship with AB in the 1951–52 season and was the top goalscorer of the 1953–54 season.[2] For the Denmark national team he played one game.[2] When Kristensen moved abroad to FC La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland he became one of the first Danish professional players.[2] He died on 5 June 2018, at the age of 85.[2]
Full name
Jens-Carl Anker Kristensen[1]
Date of birth
2 March 1933
Place of birth
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Date of death
5 June 2018 (aged 85)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens-Carl Anker Kristensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2018 (aged 85) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1956 | AB | ||
| 1956–1958 | FC La Chaux-de-Fonds | ||
| 1958–1961 | AB | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 1952–1953 | Denmark U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 1955 | Denmark B | 1 | (1) |
| 1955 | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
