Børge Carlo Mathiesen was a Danish

Denmark

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 football player, who played six years as a professional in French

France

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 and Spanish

Spain

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 clubs. He played 11 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team

Denmark national football team

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. Mathiesen was a short but strong midfielder

Midfielder

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 with great stamina and a dangerous shot on goal

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. He died in a car accident.

Born in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Mathiesen started his playing career as an amateur with B 1903

Boldklubben 1903

Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 is a football club founded in 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danish Cup in 1979 and 1986...

. He played for the amateur-only Danish national team between 1937 and 1945. As he signed a professional contract in 1947, he was banned from the national team. He moved to France to play for Stade Français

Stade Français Paris (football)

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. In 1949, he moved to Spain where he played for Atlético Madrid and Racing de Santander

Racing de Santander

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. He ended his career in France, playing for Le Havre AC

Le Havre AC

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from 1951 to 1953.