Poul Graae
Encyclopedia
Poul Gomme Graae was a Danish
football player and journalist.
He played as a goalkeeper
for AGF and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
, winning the 1922 and 1925 Danish championships with the latter. He represented the Denmark national football team
five times from the debut in October 1920 to September 1925. He was selected for the Danish team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
, but spent the tournament as an unused reserve for Sophus Hansen
.
He was chief editor of Politiken
from 1941 to 1959.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
football player and journalist.
He played as a goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
for AGF and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...
, winning the 1922 and 1925 Danish championships with the latter. He represented the Denmark national football team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
five times from the debut in October 1920 to September 1925. He was selected for the Danish team at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
, but spent the tournament as an unused reserve for Sophus Hansen
Sophus Hansen
Sophus Peter Hansen was a Danish football player, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He also participated with the Danish team at the 1920 Summer Olympics.Born in Copenhagen, he played his entire career as a goalkeeper for local club...
.
He was chief editor of Politiken
Politiken
Politiken is a Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus.The newspaper comes third among Danish newspapers in terms of both number of readers and circulated copies ....
from 1941 to 1959.