Nils Middelboe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils Middelboe

Danish footballer

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1887

Place of Birth: Brunnby, Skåne County, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-Sep-1976

Profession: association football manager, association football referee, association football player, sprinter, athletics competitor

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Nils Middelboe (5 October 1887 – 21 September 1976) was a Danish amateur track and field athlete and football player as well as a football referee and leader.
He represented the Denmark national football team at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics, winning silver medals in 1908 and 1912.
He was the first ever goalscorer for the Danish national football team, when he scored in Denmark's debut game at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
In 1913, he moved abroad to play for English club Chelsea, and became the first foreign player to ever represent the club.