Ove Jensen (7 November 1919 – 22 April 2011) was a Danish amateur footballer,^[1] who played 12 games for the Denmark national football team and was an unused substitute as Denmark won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2][3] He was a quick and elegant goalkeeper, who modeled his game on legendary Danish international goalkeeper Svend Jensen.^[4] He played his club football with B.93, and made his international debut in 1945. He competed for the Danish goalkeeper spot with Egon Sørensen and Eigil Nielsen.^[4] In 1947, Jensen was selected for the Europe XI team, but was an unused substitute as the team lost 1-6 to the Great Britain national football team at Hampden Park.^[4] Jensen played 12 international games until 1948, when he was eclipsed by Eigil Nielsen.

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Ove Jensen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1919-11-07)7 November 1919
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Date of death	22 April 2011(2011-04-22) (aged 91)
Place of death	Hellerup, Denmark[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1957	B.93
International career
1945	Denmark U21	1	(0)
1945–1948	Denmark	12	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Denmark Olympic Games 1948 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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• Olympic Bronze Medal: 1948^[5]