John Worbye
John Flemming Worbye was a Danish footballer who played as a left-back.
Club career
Born in Frederiksberg, Worbye spent most of his career at Hvidovre, having played as a goalkeeper for the youth team. When they brought in fellow goalkeeper Jørgen Henriksen from Dalgas, Worbye switched to left back in order to remain in the team, as transferring between clubs was rare in the amateur era of Danish football. Hvidovre had benefitted from the migration of families from central Copenhagen to the western suburbs after World War II, and the club won the league in 1966 with ten players who had been in the youth team. In the 1967–68 European Cup, he was part of the team that eliminated Switzerland's Basel in the first round and held six-time winners Real Madrid 2–2 in the second round before losing 6–3 on aggregate.In 1968, Worbye played for the Washington Whips of the North American Soccer League. He played all 32 games as the club finished second in the Eastern Conference, and was named in the All-Star Second Team.