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{{short description|Danish footballer (1881-1965)}}
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'''Kristian Middelboe''' (24 March 1881 in [[Brunnby]], [[Sweden]] – 20 May 1965) was a [[Denmark|Danish]] amateur [[football (soccer)]] player and leader. Playing in the [[defender (football)|defender]] position, he won a [[silver medal]] with the [[Denmark national football team|Danish national team]] in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] football tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24665 |title=Kristian Middelboe |work=Olympedia |access-date=26 March 2021}}</ref> He was head of the [[Danish Football Association]] 1935-1940 and again 1948-1950. He was the brother of fellow international [[Nils Middelboe]].

Kristian Middelboe played his club football with [[Kjøbenhavns Boldklub]] (KB), making his debut in 1898.<ref name="lundberg">{{cite book |title=Dansk Fodbold | last=Lundberg |first=Knud |author-link= Knud Lundberg|volume=1. Fra Breslau til Bronceholdet |year=1986 |publisher=Rhodos |location=Copenhagen |isbn=87-7245-132-7 |pages=102–103 }}</ref> He made his debut in the first Danish national team ever, the 9-0 win against the [[France national football team|French B-team]] at the 1908 Olympics. He played in the first four games of the Danish national team from 1908 to 1910. Kristian entered the KB board in 1910, was named KB chairman in 1919, and head of the Danish Football Association (DBU) in 1935. From 1940 to 1948, the DBU was chaired by [[Leo Frederiksen]], but at his departure, Middelboe resumed the position until 1950. He chaired the Danish international team board until 1951, selecting the players for the national team. Here, he reluctantly oversaw the tactical change from his favorite [[Football formations#2–3–5 (Pyramid)|Pyramid tactic]] to the modern [[Football formations#WM|WM formation]]. He did not leave his last administrative position in Danish sports, until he met the official age restriction in 1964.<ref name="lundberg"/>

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==External links==
* {{DBU player|965|Kristian Middelboe}}
* {{databaseOlympics|MIDDECHR01|Christian Middelboe|archive=20070210140600}}
* {{Olympics.com|christian-middelboe|Christian Middelboe}}

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[[Category:Danish men's footballers]]
[[Category:Kjøbenhavns Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
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[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Denmark]]
[[Category:Denmark men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Naturalised citizens of Denmark]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in football]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Swedish emigrants to Denmark]]
[[Category:People from Höganäs Municipality]]


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