August Lindgren
Encyclopedia
August Ludvig Lindgren (August 1, 1883 – June 1, 1945) was a Danish
amateur football (soccer)
player in the midfielder
position, who won a silver medal
with the Danish national team
in the 1908 Summer Olympics
football tournament. He scored two goals in three games at the tournament. In all, Lindgren played four games and scored three goals for the Danish national team. He played his club football with Boldklubben af 1893.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
amateur football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player in the midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
position, who won a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
with the Danish national team
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
football tournament. He scored two goals in three games at the tournament. In all, Lindgren played four games and scored three goals for the Danish national team. He played his club football with Boldklubben af 1893.