hiː ɡɑːt hɪz bɹˈeɪkθɹuː æz ɐn ˈæmətʃɚ plˈeɪɚɹ ɪn dˈeɪnɪʃ klˈʌb ˈækeɪdmˌɪsk bˈoʊldklʌb, bˌʌt mˈuːvd ɐbɹˈɔːd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt tə plˈeɪ pɹəfˈɛʃənəli fɚɹə nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən klˈʌbz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ dʒuːvˈɛntəs ˌɛfsˈiː ænd jˌuːsˈiː sæmpdˈoːɹiə ɪn ˈɪɾəli ænd hˈʌdɚsfˌiːld tˈaʊn ɪn ˈɪŋɡlənd.
He got his breakthrough as an amateur player in Danish club Akademisk Boldklub, but moved abroad in 1948 to play professionally for a number of European clubs, including Juventus FC and UC Sampdoria in Italy and Huddersfield Town in England.