Helge Bronée
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Helge Christian Bronée was a Danish
footballer
. He played four games as a winger for the amateur Denmark national football team
, before moving abroad to play professionally. He played for French
club FC Nancy
, as well as several notable Italian
clubs, including Palermo
, AS Roma
and Juventus
, during the 1950s.
clubs Boldklubben 1893
(B 93) and Handelsstandens Boldklub (HB). He moved to Østerbro Boldklub (ØB), where he formed a fearsome attacking partnership with Karl Aage Præst
. With 26 goals in the 1945-46 Danish 2nd Division
season, Bronée helped ØB win promotion
for the top-flight Danish 1st Division
. Bronée got his debut for the Danish national team in September 1945, where he scored the first goal in a 5-1 victory against Norway
. He was the topscorer of the 1946-47 Danish championship
with 21 goals in 18 games, as ØB finished in fourth place in their 1st Division debut season.
He moved abroad to play professionally for French club FC Nancy. Due to the strict rules of amateurism in the Danish national team, this spelled the end of his international career after four games and one goal for the national team. Bronée played at Nancy until 1950, when he moved to Italian football
. He played two years at Palermo
, in the midtable of the top-flight Serie A
championship. In 1952, he moved on to AS Roma
, with whom he finished in sixth place of the Serie A for two seasons in a row. Bronée was reunited with Karl Aage Præst, when he played a single season for Juventus
, with another sixth place the result. He moved to relegation battlers Novara
in 1955. Despite 10 goals from Bronée, Novara's 1955-56 season resulted in relegation.
Bronée moved back to Denmark to play as an amateur. He played for Rødovre BK, before ending his career with his first senior club, B 93.
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...
footballer
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...
. He played four games as a winger for the amateur Denmark national football 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...
, before moving abroad to play professionally. He played for French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
club FC Nancy
FC Nancy
Football club de Nancy was a French association football team playing in the city of Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle.The team was founded in 1901 and disappeared in 1965, due to financial problems.Two years after the demise of this team, Nancy's current top team, AS Nancy were founded.-Honours:* Coupe de...
, as well as several notable Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
clubs, including Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, AS Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
and Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, during the 1950s.
Biography
Bronée started his senior career with CopenhagenCopenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
clubs Boldklubben 1893
Boldklubben 1893
Boldklubben af 1893 is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division East. They play at the 7,000 seat Østerbro Stadion in Østerbro, Copenhagen.-Achievements:* Danish championship titles :...
(B 93) and Handelsstandens Boldklub (HB). He moved to Østerbro Boldklub (ØB), where he formed a fearsome attacking partnership with Karl Aage Præst
Karl Aage Præst
Karl Aage Præst, also spelled Carl Aage Præst, was a Danish football player. Playing in the left winger position, Præst won two Serie A championships with Italian club Juventus FC. He played 24 games and scored 17 goals for the Danish national team from 1945 to 1949, and won a bronze medal at the...
. With 26 goals in the 1945-46 Danish 2nd Division
Danish 2nd Division
The 2nd Division is the third tier Danish football league, just after the 1st Division.It was founded in 1945, after World War II, as the second-best Danish football division. When the Danish Superliga was founded in 1991, the 2nd Division became the third level league...
season, Bronée helped ØB win promotion
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
for the top-flight Danish 1st Division
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division has been the name of the second highest football league in Denmark since 1991. From 1945 to 1991 the 1st Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark...
. Bronée got his debut for the Danish national team in September 1945, where he scored the first goal in a 5-1 victory against Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
. He was the topscorer of the 1946-47 Danish championship
Danish football champions
The Danish football champions are the winners of the highest league of football in Denmark. The title has been contested since 1913, in a varying form of competitions. Since 1991, the winners have been found through the Danish Superliga championship...
with 21 goals in 18 games, as ØB finished in fourth place in their 1st Division debut season.
He moved abroad to play professionally for French club FC Nancy. Due to the strict rules of amateurism in the Danish national team, this spelled the end of his international career after four games and one goal for the national team. Bronée played at Nancy until 1950, when he moved to Italian football
Football in Italy
Football is the most popular sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times , trailing only Brazil . Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful European nation in the subject of football...
. He played two years at Palermo
U.S. Città di Palermo
Unione Sportiva Città di Palermo is an Italian football club from Palermo, Sicily which currently plays in Serie A, the top level of Italian football. Formed in 1900 as Anglo Panormitan Athletic and Football Club, the club had various names before assuming its final form in 1987 and is currently...
, in the midtable of the top-flight Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
championship. In 1952, he moved on to AS Roma
A.S. Roma
Associazione Sportiva Roma, commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma have participated in the top-tier of Italian football for all of their existence but one season in the early 50s...
, with whom he finished in sixth place of the Serie A for two seasons in a row. Bronée was reunited with Karl Aage Præst, when he played a single season for Juventus
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
, with another sixth place the result. He moved to relegation battlers Novara
Novara Calcio
Novara Calcio is an Italian football club based in Novara, Piedmont.-History:In December 1908 the F.A.S. was created by eight students of Liceo Carlo Alberto, aged between 15–16 years; among them an engineer, Gianni Canestrini, and a lawyer, Piero Omodei Zorini...
in 1955. Despite 10 goals from Bronée, Novara's 1955-56 season resulted in relegation.
Bronée moved back to Denmark to play as an amateur. He played for Rødovre BK, before ending his career with his first senior club, B 93.