the defensive midfield, though his work rate made him an integral part of the team. While playing abroad, Bertelsen was called up by Piontek to represent Denmark at the UEFA Euro 1984. He played full-time in all Denmark's four games before elimination in the semi-finals. He was also called up for the Danish squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He played three of Denmark's four games at the tournament. He played his last national team game in September 1987, at the age of 35. Honours 1976 Danish Cup 1979 Danish football championship 1979 Danish Player of the Year References External links Danish national team profile Esbjerg fB profile Haslund.info profile 1952 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Esbjerg fB players R.F.C. Seraing (1904) players FC Rouen players FC Aarau players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland UEFA Euro 1984 players 1986 FIFA World Cup players Association football midfielders People from Esbjerg Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark