Birger Pedersen

For the Norwegian footballer, see Birger Pedersen (Norwegian footballer).

Birger Pedersen

Personal information
Full name	Birger Lindberg Pedersen[1]
Date of birth	(1950-06-29) 29 June 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Vordingborg, Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1972	Hvidovre IF
1972–1974	KV Mechelen
1974	Hvidovre IF
1975	Helsingborgs IF
1976–1980	Hvidovre IF
1981	Lyngby BK
International career
1968	Denmark u19	2	(0)
1970–1971	Denmark u21	3	(0)
1970–1972	Denmark	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birger Lindberg Pedersen (born 29 June 1950), known as Birger Pedersen, is a Danish former association footballer in the midfielder position, who played 183 games and scored 41 goals for Danish club Hvidovre IF.^[2] He played 14 matches for the Denmark national football team, and scored a goal in the 1971 play-off game against Romania helping Denmark qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named 1971 Danish Football Player of the Year.^[3] Pedersen signed a professional contract with KV Mechelen in Belgium in 1972, and was not eligible for the Olympics final tournament. He also played for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden before ending his career with Danish club Lyngby BK in 1981,^[4] due to injuries.^[5]

References

1. Haslund profile Archived October 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
2. "Hvidovre IF fanclub profile". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
3. Danish Football Player of the Year Archived September 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Danish Football Association
4. WorldFootball profile
5. DM 1983: Årene op til guldsæsonen Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today at Lyngby BK

External links

• Birger Pedersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)