1. Ole Eduard Fischer Madsen was a Danish international footballer, who scored 42 goals in 50 matches for the Denmark national team and competed at the 1964 European Nations' Cup.
19 Facts About Ole Madsen
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Ole Madsen is best remembered for scoring on a heel kick against Sweden in 1965.
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Ole Madsen played 11 seasons for Danish lower-league clubs, before signing a professional contract for Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam, winning the 1966 KNVB Cup with the team.
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Ole Madsen helped HIK gain promotion for the Danish 2nd Division for the 1961 season, where the club stayed for three seasons.
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Ole Madsen was offered a contract by Spanish club FC Barcelona in 1964, but he turned it down in order to stay an amateur with the Denmark national team and HIK in the Danish 3rd Division.
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In 1965, Ole Madsen signed a professional contract with Dutch team Sparta Rotterdam, where he enjoyed success.
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Ole Madsen stayed three seasons with Sparta, with whom he won the 1966 KNVB Cup.
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Ole Madsen tried, unsuccessfully, to move HIK towards his own, more professional ways.
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Ole Madsen was forced to end his career with HIK in 1969, following an injury sustained while playing an international game for Denmark.
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Ole Madsen was not selected for the 1960 Summer Olympics, but became a mainstay in the team following that tournament.
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Ole Madsen was eventually named team captain, and scored six goals in three games against Luxembourg to help Denmark qualify for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.
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Ole Madsen captained Denmark to a fourth-place finish in the final tournament.
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That year, Ole Madsen was the first Danish player ever to receive votes in the European Footballer of the Year poll, getting one point and a shared 19th place.
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Ole Madsen was named 1964 Danish Player of the Year.
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On 20 June 1965, Ole Madsen scored an extraordinary goal in an international game against the Sweden.
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Ole Madsen was the first player to benefit from new rules by the Danish Football Association allowing ex-professionals to re-enter the national team.
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Ole Madsen was called up for Denmark in May 1969, and scored two goals in seven games, before injuring his cruciate ligaments in a September 1969 game against the Norway.
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At 1.71 m of height, Ole Madsen was a short, exceptionally fast striker with immense fighting spirit, and a knack for physical infighting.
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Ole Madsen had a selfish streak to his game, and would rarely pass the ball to his teammates.