Nils Middelboe
Danish footballer (1887-1976) · Denmark · On the map · Footballers · Died at 88
Nils Middelboe 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.
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Poul Nielsen Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1907-1913Vilhelm Wolfhagen Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1906-1913
- Ludvig Drescher Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1903-1913
Oskar Nørland Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1903-1913
Harold Halse Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1913-1921- Svend Aage Castella Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1907-1913
- Charlie Freeman Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1913-1921
- Laurence Abrams Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1914-1920
Vivian Woodward Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1913-1915Sophus Nielsen Teammate at Denmark national team, 1908-1919
Max Woosnam Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1919-1922Sophus Hansen Teammate at Denmark national team, 1911-1920
Anthon Olsen Teammate at Denmark national team, 1912-1920
Paul Berth Teammate at Denmark national team, 1911-1920
- Michael Rohde Teammate at Denmark national team, 1915-1920
- Charles Bunyan, Jr. Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1920-1922
- Christian Grøthan Teammate at Denmark national team, 1915-1920
- Jack Cock Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1919-1922
- Alf Olsen Teammate at Denmark national team, 1912-1920
- Christian Morville Teammate at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, 1910-1913
- Jimmy Sharp Teammate at Chelsea F.C., 1913-1915
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He was the first ever goalscorer for the Denmark 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.