John Worbye

John Flemming Worbye (27 January 1941 – 13 September 1996) 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 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.

International career Worbye won 12 international caps for Denmark, starting with a 6–0 loss away to Hungary on 21 September 1966 in UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying. He was the captain from his fifth game onwards, including a 14–2 friendly win over Iceland on 23 August 1967 at Københavns Idrætspark.