Christian Morville

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameChristian Viggo•Morville
Used nameChristian•Morville
Nick/petnamesKes
Born3 December 1891 in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden (DEN)
Died21 December 1942 (aged 51 years 18 days) in Frederiksberg, Hovedstaden (DEN)
AffiliationsKB, København (DEN)
NOC Denmark

Biography

Christian Morville made his début as a forward in the first team of Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) in 1910. In 1913 he moved to St. Petersburg in Russia and wore the colours of the local clubs “Sport” (1913-14) and “Neva” (1915-16). With “Sport” he won the St. Petersburg championship in both years. In 1916, he returned to Kjøbenhavn (Copenhagen) and played one more season for KB. After a few matches he dislocated his shoulder and had to end his career.

At the 1912 Olympic Games, Morville was an unused reserve. In Octobre 1912, he won his only cap playing in a friendly against Germany. He worked as a cashier and office clerk for the bank Poul Philipson & Høeg. Christian remained unmarried and died of a kidney tumor.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Football (Football) DEN Christian Morville
Football, Men (Olympic) Denmark DNS