Kresten Bjerre

Kresten Bjerre

Kresten Bjerre (1977)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-02-22)22 February 1946
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	19 February 2014(2014-02-19) (aged 67)
Place of death	Frederikssund, Denmark
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1954–19??	BK Sylvia
19??–196?	Akademisk Boldklub
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
196?–1967	Akademisk Boldklub
1968	Houston Stars	31	(7)
1968–1970	PSV	53	(4)
1970–1977	RWDM	248	(?)
1977–1978	Go Ahead Eagles	6	(0)
National team
1965–1966	Denmark U21	3	(0)
1967–1973	Denmark	22	(12)
Teams managed
1978–1979	Køge Boldklub
1980–1983	Holbæk B&I
1983–1987	Herfølge Boldklub
1987–19??	Akademisk Boldklub
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kresten Bjerre (22 February 1946 – 19 February 2014), nicknamed Generalen ("The General"), was a Danish association footballer. He played for Houston Stars in the United States and for the European clubs PSV Eindhoven and R.W.D. Molenbeek. He was born in Copenhagen.

Bjerre died from cancer on 19 February 2014 in Odense. He was 67 years old.

Honours

• Belgian League: 1975
• Danish championship: 1967

Other websites

• Kresten Bjerre Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine at the Danish Football Association website (in Danish)