Poul Mejer
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Poul Mejer is a former football player and Danish international.
, where he got 307 caps for the clubs first team.
Mejer was known for his fantastic pace, which was his primary weapon. From his wing position he created lots of goal for his team mates and if they could not score, Mejer would score the goals himself.
Poul Mejer experienced two league promotions with Vejle Boldklub
in 1952 and 1956.
In 1958 Poul Mejer was part in one of the biggest triumphs in the history of Vejle Boldklub
as the club won The Double
. Poul Mejer played a major role in the Cup final as he scored the winner against rivals AGF.
The triumph was followed up in the 1959 season as Vejle
went on to win the Danish title once again.
In 1960 Poul Mejer played for Denmark
at the Olympics in Rome
, where the Danish team sensationally reached the final after beating favourites Hungary
in the semi final.
Poul Mejer played his last match for Vejle Boldklub
the third of April 1966.
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Poul Mejer played his entire career for Vejle BoldklubVejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....
, where he got 307 caps for the clubs first team.
Mejer was known for his fantastic pace, which was his primary weapon. From his wing position he created lots of goal for his team mates and if they could not score, Mejer would score the goals himself.
Poul Mejer experienced two league promotions with Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....
in 1952 and 1956.
In 1958 Poul Mejer was part in one of the biggest triumphs in the history of Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....
as the club won The Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
. Poul Mejer played a major role in the Cup final as he scored the winner against rivals AGF.
The triumph was followed up in the 1959 season as Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
went on to win the Danish title once again.
In 1960 Poul Mejer played for Denmark
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...
at the Olympics in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where the Danish team sensationally reached the final after beating favourites Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
in the semi final.
Poul Mejer played his last match for Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish football club with proud traditions from the town of Vejle. The club has won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six times....
the third of April 1966.