Dion Ørnvold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dion Ørnvold

Danish Olympic association footballer

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1921

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

Date of Death: 23-Jan-2006

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Dion Ørnvold

  • Dion Erhardt Ørnvold (17 October 1921 - 23 January 2006), known as Dion Ørnvold, was a Danish association football player in the midfielder position.
  • He started his career with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, before turning professional and playing 22 games for Italian club SPAL 1907 during the 1951–52 Serie A season.
  • He played 18 games for the Denmark national football team from 1947 to 1951, with whom he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
  • He also played for the Denmark national under-21 football team. Ørnvold was a quick player with good anticipation of the game.
  • At the 1948 Olympics, Ørnvold was deployed out of position as center half.
  • He did surprisingly well, but was physically over-matched by forwards Gunnar Nordahl and Garvis Carlsson in the semi-final against the Sweden national football team.

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