- Henry From
Infobox Football biography
playername = Henry From
fullname = Henry Petersen From
dateofbirth = 1 June 1926
cityofbirth =Aarhus
countryofbirth =Denmark
dateofdeath = death date and age|df=yes|1990|8|31|1926|6|1
cityofdeath =Aarhus
countryofdeath =Denmark
position = Goalkeeper
years =
clubs = AGF
caps(goals) =
nationalyears = 1951
1957-1961
nationalteam = Denmark u-21
Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
31 (0)
manageryears = 1967-1969
managerclubs = DenmarkHenry Petersen From (1 June 1926 – 31 August 1990) was a Danish
football (soccer) player, who played 31 games as a goalkeeper for theDenmark national football team , with whom he won a silver medal at the1960 Summer Olympics . He spent his entire club career atAarhus Gymnastik Forening , with whom he won fourDanish football champions hips and fourDanish Cup s.Biography
Born in
Aarhus , From started playing football with Aarhus Gymnastik Forening (AGF). He was a part of the Danish squad at the1952 Summer Olympics , but did not play any games at the 1952 Olympic football tournament. From was a stalwart goalkeeper in the AGF team which won the Danish championship three years in a row, from 1955 to 1957, as well as the 1955 and 1957 Danish Cup trophies. He made his Danish national team debut in May 1957, and quickly established himself as Denmark's starting goalkeeper.He was a part of the Danish squad at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was the starting goalkeeper as Denmark won silver medals at the 1960 Olympic football tournament. In the semi-finals against Hungary, Denmark were leading 1-0 when Hungary were awarded a
penalty kick . As he readied himself for the penalty kick, From spat hischewing gum out, and stuck it to thegoalpost . He saved Hungarian playerPal Varhidi 's shot, took thechewing gum in his mouth again, and Denmark went on to win the game 2-0.He won a third Danish championship with AGF in 1960, as well as two further Danish Cup trophies in 1960 and 1961. On the international stage, he helped AGF reach the quarter-finals of the 1961 European Cup, where they were defeated by
SL Benfica fromPortugal . He played his last Danish national team game in May 1961, before ending his national team career after 31 games.From 1968 to 1969, From was the Danish national team coach in 20 games. He collaborated with
Erik Hansen , and laterJohn Hansen . From was the coach, while the two others took turns in functioning as Danish team managers.Bibliography
*"From klarer", memoirs (1961)
External links
* [http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=2991 Danish national team profile]
*da icon [http://www.dbu.dk/page.aspx?id=1183 DBUs landstrænere i perioden 1967-69] at theDanish Football Association
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