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Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
About Eyolf Kleven
- Birger Eyolf Kleven (27 February 1908 - 8 February 1989) was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player, who played 30 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team from 1930 to 1942.
- Born in Copenhagen, Kleven played as a forward and midfielder for Copenhagen club AB from 1927 to 1945. Eyolf Kleven was a small inside forward, averse to the physical side of the game, but lightning quick, with good dribbling skills and fantastic long passing ability.
- He made his debut for the Danish national team in June 1930.
- Kleven formed a good partnership with centre forward Pauli Jørgensen, and scored a single goal in each of his first three international games.
- He was a part of the Danish team which lost the so-called Battle of Breslau game 0-8 to the Germany national football team in May 1937, but Kleven was one of only four players not dropped from the Danish team afterwards.
- Having played his 29th national team game, his international career went on a hiatus in June 1938. With AB, Kleven won the Danish championship in 1937.
- In his later AB career, Kleven moved back into the wing half-back position.
- He made a one-game comeback to the national team 1942, but the wing half-back pairing of Kleven and Walther Christensen were defensively weak, and Denmark lost 0-3 to the Sweden national football team.
- This was Kleven's 30th and last international game.
- With AB, Kleven won two further Danish championships in 1943 and 1945.He is the younger brother of Danish international and AB head coach Arne Kleven.
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