Born in Frederiksberg in Copenhagen, Pløger started his senior career with Boldklubben Frem. He became the wunderkind of Danish football at the age of 18,[2] when helped Frem win the 1940 Danish Cup, and made his debut for the Danish national team in October 1940. Pløger was called the Aladdin of Danish football, with his happy-go-lucky dribbling runs.[2]
He was a part of the Frem teams that won the 1941 and 1944 Danish championship trophies, and was selected to represent Denmark at the 1948 Olympics. He scored two goals in four games as Denmark won bronze medals, and was one of several Danish footballers who was bought by professional Italian clubs after the Olympics had ended. He played his last Danish national team game in October 1948, as the Danish rules of amateurism prohibited him from representing his country as a professional player.
In the same year 1948 he joined Juventus in the italian Serie A, after a quick 40 billions lire transfer.[3] Pløger was optioned by Milan, and as a repair Gianni Agnelli, president of the bianconeri team, sold the option he had on the swedish forward Nordahl.[3]
Despite the high transfer fee, in Italy Pløger did not make as great an impact as some of the other Danes, who were brought in from the 1948 Olympic team. He was too slow to dazzle with his skills in the Italian game, and lost some of his confidence.[2] He played one season each for Juventus FC, Novara Calcio, and Torino Calcio, before ending his career with three seasons at Udinese Calcio.[4] After finishing his professional career in Italy, Pløger settled as a Fordcar dealer in Frederiksberg. He died in February 1991, 69 years old.
^ abTarozzi, Marco (13 January 2000). "Cent'anni di gratitudine – Un secolo di stranieri in Italia" [100 years of foreigner players in Italy]. Calcio 2000 (in Italian). Action Group S.r.l. p. 27.
johannes, pløger, johannes, theodor, louis, pløger, april, 1922, february, 1991, commonly, known, danish, professional, footballer, most, notably, played, professionally, winger, italian, clubs, juventus, udinese, played, games, scored, eight, goals, denmark, . Johannes Theodor Louis Ploger 3 April 1922 4 February 1991 commonly known as Johannes Ploger was a Danish professional footballer who most notably played professionally as a winger for Italian clubs Juventus and Udinese He played 21 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team with whom he won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 Johannes Ploger second from the right Personal informationFull nameJohannes Theodor Louis PlogerDate of birth 1922 04 03 3 April 1922Place of birthFrederiksberg DenmarkDate of death4 February 1991 1991 02 04 aged 68 Place of deathFrederiksberg DenmarkPosition s Right wingerYouth careerFKIF1924 1939FremSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1939 1948Frem164 101 1948 1949Juventus16 1 1949 1950Novara22 6 1950 1951Torino25 2 1951 1954Udinese75 8 International career1940 1948Denmark21 8 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Biography 2 Honours 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Frederiksberg in Copenhagen Ploger started his senior career with Boldklubben Frem He became the wunderkind of Danish football at the age of 18 2 when helped Frem win the 1940 Danish Cup and made his debut for the Danish national team in October 1940 Ploger was called the Aladdin of Danish football with his happy go lucky dribbling runs 2 He was a part of the Frem teams that won the 1941 and 1944 Danish championship trophies and was selected to represent Denmark at the 1948 Olympics He scored two goals in four games as Denmark won bronze medals and was one of several Danish footballers who was bought by professional Italian clubs after the Olympics had ended He played his last Danish national team game in October 1948 as the Danish rules of amateurism prohibited him from representing his country as a professional player In the same year 1948 he joined Juventus in the italian Serie A after a quick 40 billions lire transfer 3 Ploger was optioned by Milan and as a repair Gianni Agnelli president of the bianconeri team sold the option he had on the swedish forward Nordahl 3 Despite the high transfer fee in Italy Ploger did not make as great an impact as some of the other Danes who were brought in from the 1948 Olympic team He was too slow to dazzle with his skills in the Italian game and lost some of his confidence 2 He played one season each for Juventus FC Novara Calcio and Torino Calcio before ending his career with three seasons at Udinese Calcio 4 After finishing his professional career in Italy Ploger settled as a Ford car dealer in Frederiksberg He died in February 1991 69 years old Honours editOlympic medal record Men s Football nbsp 1948 London Team Competition Danish Championships 1940 41 and 1943 44 with Frem Danish Cup 1940 with FremReferences edit Johannes Ploger Olympedia Retrieved 13 October 2021 a b c Lundberg Knud 1986 Dansk Fodbold Vol 1 Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet Copenhagen Rhodos pp 126 127 ISBN 87 7245 132 7 a b Tarozzi Marco 13 January 2000 Cent anni di gratitudine Un secolo di stranieri in Italia 100 years of foreigner players in Italy Calcio 2000 in Italian Action Group S r l p 27 Danish Players in Italy at RSSSFExternal links editJohannes Ploger national team profile at the Danish Football Association in Danish Boldklubben Frem profile in Danish at the Wayback Machine archived 27 February 2012 Johannes Ploger at Olympics com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johannes Ploger amp oldid 1174484299, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
