Birger Pedersen

Birger Pedersen
Personal information
Full name	Birger Lindberg Pedersen
Date of birth	29 June 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Vordingborg, Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1972	Hvidovre IF
1972–1974	KV Mechelen
1974	Hvidovre IF
1975	Helsingborgs IF
1976–1980	Hvidovre IF
1981	Lyngby BK
International career
1968	Denmark u19
1970–1971	Denmark u21
1970–1972	Denmark
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birger Lindberg Pedersen (born 29 June 1950), known as Birger Pedersen, is a Danish former association footballer in the midfielder position, who played 183 games and scored 41 goals for Danish club Hvidovre IF.^[2] He played 14 matches for the Denmark national football team, and scored a goal in the 1971 play-off game against Romania helping Denmark qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was named 1971 Danish Football Player of the Year.^[3] Pedersen signed a professional contract with KV Mechelen in Belgium in 1972, and was not eligible for the Olympics final tournament. He also played for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden before ending his career with Danish club Lyngby BK in 1981,^[4] due to injuries.^[5]