Paul Berth

Paul Berth
Berth with Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Paul Ludvig Laurits Berth
Date of birth (1890-04-07)7 April 1890
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death 9 November 1969(1969-11-09) (aged 79)
Place of death Gentofte, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1924 Akademisk Boldklub 142 (?)
International career
1911–1922 Denmark 26 (1)
Medal record
Men's Football
Silver medal – second place 1912 Stockholm Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Ludvig Laurits Berth (7 April 1890 in Copenhagen – 9 November 1969 in Gentofte) was a Danish amateur Association football player, who played 26 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team, with whom he won a silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]

Berth played for Danish team Akademisk Boldklub (AB), when he made his Danish national team debut in October 1911. He was part of the Danish team at the 1912 Summer Olympics, in which he played all three matches as Denmark won the silver medals in the football tournament. With AB, he won the 1919 and 1921 Danish football championships. He was a part of the Danish squad at the 1920 Summer Olympics, but spent the tournament as an unused reserve. He ended his national team career in April 1922, having played 26 international games for Denmark, 14 of these as team captain.

References

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  1. ^ "Paul Berth". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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