Hans Colberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hans Colberg

Danish footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Klemensker, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 25-Sep-2007

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Hans Colberg

  • Hans Christian Colberg (14 December 1921 – 25 September 2007) was a Danish football player.
  • He played as an amateur for BK Frem, winning the 1944 Danish championship, before moving abroad to play professionally for Italian club Lucchese Lucca.
  • He played four games for the Denmark national football team, and was an unused substitute in the team that won bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
  • Colberg was the first player from Bornholm to play in the national team.Colberg was a constructive player with great stamina, but during his time in Denmark, he was most often played out of his natural position of right half-back.
  • In the Frem team, he was overshadowed by Walther Christensen, and in the national team, Axel Pilmark was preferred.
  • So Colberg settled into the defensive position of full back.
  • In 1948, Colberg got his debut for the Danish national team, but he was only used sparingly.
  • He played four international games, before he signed a professional contract and was excluded from the amateur-only national team.
  • Hans Colberg signed for Lucchese Lucca in the Italian Serie A.Here, he came to his right as a creative playmaker in the half-back position.
  • Colberg played three seasons in Lucchese, including the last season in the secondary Serie B division, before ending his career in 1953.

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