Henning Munk Jensen
Danish footballer (1947–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henning Munk Jensen (12 January 1947 – 17 November 2023) was a Danish footballer who played as a defender. He most prominently played professionally for Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, as well as 392 games for AaB in Denmark during the 1960s. He was named 1968 and 1975 Danish Football Player of the Year, and played a record-setting 62 matches for the Denmark national team from 1966 to 1978, 24 of these as team captain.
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Date of birth | (1947-01-12)12 January 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Tønder, Denmark | ||
Date of death | 17 November 2023(2023-11-17) (aged 76) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1957 | Aalborg Chang | ||
1958–1961 | Aalborg FC | ||
1961–1965 | AaB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1965–1970 | AaB | ||
1970–1973 | PSV Eindhoven | 52 | (4) |
1973–1977 | AaB | ||
1978 | Frederikshavn fI | 35 | (?) |
1979 | Edmonton Drillers | 12 | (0) |
1979 | SJ Earthquakes | 11 | (0) |
1979 | AaB | ||
1980 | Aalborg Freja | ||
1981 | AaB | ||
International career | |||
1964–1965 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
1966 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
1966–1978 | Denmark | 62 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He was the brother-in-law of Danish international Allan Michaelsen, and thus the uncle of Danish international Jan Michaelsen.