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Kristian Middelboe (24 March 1881 inBrunnby,Sweden – 20 May 1965) was aDanish amateurfootball (soccer) player and leader. Playing in thedefender position, he won asilver medal with theDanish national team in the1908 Summer Olympics football tournament.[1] He was head of theDanish Football Association 1935-1940 and again 1948-1950. He was the brother of fellow internationalNils Middelboe.
Kristian Middelboe played his club football withKjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), making his debut in 1898.[2] He made his debut in the first Danish national team ever, the 9-0 win against theFrench B-team at the 1908 Olympics. He played in the first four games of the Danish national team from 1908 to 1910. Kristian entered the KB board in 1910, was named KB chairman in 1919, and head of the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 1935. From 1940 to 1948, the DBU was chaired byLeo Frederiksen, but at his departure, Middelboe resumed the position until 1950. He chaired the Danish international team board until 1951, selecting the players for the national team. Here, he reluctantly oversaw the tactical change from his favoritePyramid tactic to the modernWM formation. He did not leave his last administrative position in Danish sports, until he met the official age restriction in 1964.[2]
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