Arne Sørensen
Arne Sørensen in 1959
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arne Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 1 May 1977 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Gentofte, Denmark | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1940 | B 1903 | ||
| 1941–1946 | B 93 | ||
| 1947–1948 | Stade Français FC | 25 | (1) |
| 1948–1949 | FC Nancy | 17 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1937–1946 | Denmark | 30 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Skovshoved IF | |||
| AB | |||
| 1956–1961 | Denmark | ||
| 1963–1964 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| KB | |||
| 1972–1973 | Hvidovre IF | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Arne Sørensen (27 November 1917 – 1 May 1977) was a Danish association football player and coach. In his playing career, Sørensen won a total three Danish championships with B 1903 and B 93, before moving abroad to play professionally in French football. He played 30 games and scored four goals as a midfielder for the Denmark national football team. As a coach, Sørensen won silver medals with the Danish national team at the 1960 Summer Olympics, and also won the Danish championship with Esbjerg fB, KB, and Hvidovre IF.
Born in Copenhagen, Sørensen began playing football with local top-flight club B 1903 in the amateur-only Danish championship. Sørensen was a quick and strong player, with great style and an accurate shot, playing in the central midfielder (centre-half) position. He made his debut for the Denmark national football team in September 1937, and played 16 national team games while at B 1903. Sørensen won the 1938 Danish football championship with B 1903, before moving to rival Copenhagen club B 93 in 1941, with whom he won a further two Danish championships.
Sørensen played an additional 14 national team games while at B 93, and managed to play in all defensive positions except goalkeeper for the national team. He played a total 30 national team games until September 1946. In 1946, Sørensen and fellow Danish international Kaj Hansen were offered DKK5,000 each to move to rival club Skovshoved IF, in violation of the strict rule of amateurism. The Danish Football Association discovered the offer and declared Sørensen professional, thus banning him from playing in Danish football.
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