Bernhard Andersen

{{short description|Danish footballer (1892-1958)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bernhard Andersen

| image = Bernhard Andersen.png

| caption = Andersen in 1916

| fullname = Bernhard Vilhelm Andersen

| birth_date = {{birth date|1892|2|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| death_date = {{death date and age|1958|2|9|1892|2|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| clubs1 = Velo

| nationalyears1 = 1918–1920

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| position = Winger

| image_size = 150

| years2 = 1917–1923?

| clubs2 = BK Frem

| years1 = 1914–1917

}}

Bernhard Vilhelm Andersen (5 February 1892 – 9 February 1958) was a Danish footballer who played as an outside forward for the Danish national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24617 |title=Bernhard Andersen |work=Olympedia |access-date=16 August 2021}}

Club career

Andersen played club football for BK Velo and BK Frem. He won the Danish football championship once, in 1923.

International career

Andersen made his international debut for Denmark on 20 October 1918, in a friendly against Sweden. His first and only goal for his country was scored on 13 June 1920, in a 1–1 draw against Norway.{{Cite web |last=DBU |title=Landsholdsdatabasen |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/2451 |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=DBU |language=DA}}

Andersen's final international appearance came when he represented his country in the men's football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Denmark were eliminated in the first round by eventual silver medalists Spain.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/bernhard-andersen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052159/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/bernhard-andersen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Bernhard Andersen Olympic Results |accessdate=1 October 2018}}

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