Viggo Jørgensen

Viggo Jørgensen

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Club career

Jørgensen played club football for Boldklubben 1903 in Copenhagen from 1916 to 1932. During his career with the team, he won three Danish championships.

1916/17: Rookie campaign

In his rookie season, Jørgensen scored his first-ever senior goal on 17 September 1916 in a 4–2 victory over B93. He scored again the following week in a 5–0 rout of Østerbros in the KBU Cup. Jørgensen recorded his first career brace against Akademisk on 19 November as part of a 6–1 victory, with his second goal coming from the penalty spot. Jørgensen was one of five 1903 players to represent the city in a match against Sweden, scoring a goal as the combination side defeated the Swedes 3–0. Boldklubben 1903 finished the 1916/17 season fourth in the Copenhagen section, failing to qualify for the final round. However, Jørgensen recorded another brace on the final day of the season, as 1903 ended their campaign with a 5–2 victory against B93.

1917 to 1919: Establishing himself

The 1917/18 season opened strongly in preseason, as Jørgensen scored nine goals in four games against Østerbros (two) and Boldklubben Velo (three) in a preseason tournament; 1903 placed first after defeating Østerbros 4–0 and Velo 10–1. The third preseason game was a 2–1 victory against a combination side from Malmö, composed of players from Enighet, Sparta, and Malmö FF, in which Jørgensen scored both of 1903's goals. He recorded his fourth game in a row with two goals or better in 1903's final preseason game,…

International career

Jørgensen made his first appearance for Denmark on 28 August 1920, in a 1–0 first round loss to eventual runners-up Spain at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Belgium. He would go on to make 12 more appearances for his country, including at the 1924–28 Nordic Football Championship, which was won by Denmark. Jørgensen's first international goal came on 30 September 1923 in an international friendly against Norway, scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 victory following Norwegian goalkeeper Hugo Hofstad's poor clearance. He scored again on 14 October in a friendly against Sweden, opening the scoring on 20 minutes before providing an assist to Karl Wilhelmsen in the 87th minute of a 3–1 victory. Jørgensen scored his first and only international hat-trick in a 4–1 friendly victory over Netherlands in June 1926.

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Boldklubben 1903 (1916–1932)
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Denmark men's national football team (1920–1926)
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Denmark

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Danish association football player (1899-1986)

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attacker

Extract from Wikipedia

Viggo Jørgensen was a Danish footballer who played as an inside forward for Boldklubben 1903 and the Danish national football team. He represented Denmark in the men's football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the brother of fellow 1903 player Vilhelm Jørgensen. Playing at a time when Danish domestic football was entirely amateur, Jørgensen was employed by piano manufacturer Søren Jensen off the pitch.

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