The second professional season of Danish football. No visible results yet, if not counting the measures taken by the national team coach Sepp Piontek – he introduced discipline, something disliked by the Danish players. Strange for a Northern nation, but the Danes disliked authority and generally disregarded it. So far, Piontek’s requirements produced one result: the best Danish goalkeeper, Birger Jensen (FC Brugge, Belgium) was out of the national team and never called again. A risky move, but in the long run, a healthy one. With or without Jensen, Denmark was still among the European outsiders. So were the clubs.
The Second Division ended with three more or less familiar winners:
Standing, from left: Kresten Bjerre – coach, Claus Larsen, Søren Grenå Larsen, Ole Christiansen, John Tune Kristiansen, Peter Rasmussen, Kim Truesen, Michael Haagensen.
Crouching: John Jensen, Torben Bastholm, Peter Poulsen, Jan Olesen, Frank Olsen, Arne Rastad.
Koge BK, a really wild club – unpredictable up and downs. Champions just a couple of years back, then relegated, now going up again and quite impressively too.
Lyngby BK were also frequent members of first division. Rather modest, but more likely to play in top flight than in second division.
Lyngby also had at least one player who became well known in Europe – Klaus Berggreen. 21-years old promise, just called to the national team.
Fremad Amager, one of the many – at the time – Copenhagen’s clubs. Founded in 1910, but with modest history. Playing sometimes in first division was just about the best they ever achieved.
The boys were unknown. So were their aims.