Frederik Markmann

Frederik Joachim August Markmann (13 October 1848 – 15 July 1927) was a Danish football executive, who was the first chairman of the Danish Football Association from May 1889 to 1890.

Official career Born in 1848 as the son of a master baker, he became a student at the von Westenske Institute in 1866, studied law, and took his master's degree (Jurist) in 1872. In the following year he was employed as an assistant in the Overformynderiet's bookkeeping, then in the Ministry of Finance. He became a clerk in the Domain Office in 1889, a county administrator for Holstebro Amtstuedistrikt in 1892, appointed county administrator for Vejle Amtstuedistrikt in 1913 and forest treasurer for Randbøl District at the same time. Markmann was the chairman of KB between 1880 and 1883, carrying out a great deal of work over the three years and was appointed an honorary member upon his resignation. These rules were first used in a match the following year, in 1887. Prior to this, the matches would be played with a mixture of rugby and football rules, so this translation was a big step in the development of football in Denmark. The Fodboldturneringen was the forerunner for the Danish National Football Tournament, which was held for the first time in 1912–13, ending with a KB triumph, thus becoming the first Danish champions. Despite some encouraging first steps, he was replaced as chairman in the following year, by clubmate Harald Hilarius-Kalkau.

Later life Markmann married Thomasine Kirstine Frøsig (1870 - 1950) on 4 April 1926 in St. Nicolai Church in Vejle. However, Markmann died the following year on 15 July 1927, at the age of 78.