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Anders Levinsen is a peace activist and specialist in conflict resolution. He is the founder of Open Fun Football Schools.

He used to be a football player and football coach in Denmark. During the war in Bosnia he headed the UN emergency operation in central and north-eastern Bosnia. His war experience led him to develop a program that uses sports and games as reconciliation and conflict resolution tools.

1979-82: Soccer player, AB, 2. division and lower ranks in Denmark.
1983-86: Soccer player, B93, 1. division and lower ranks
1984: Youth coach, AB
1984-90: Various positions at The Danish Refugee Council
1987-89: Youth coach, B93
1990: Senior and junior coach, Lyngby.
1991-92: UNHCR Program officer in Sulaimaniya, Northern Iraq
1992-93: Leader of the UNHCR relief operation in the Central and Northeastern Bosnia Herzegovina
1994: Amanuensis, Institute of Geography, University of Copenhagen
1995-96: Leasure time and Cultural coordinator at The Danish Refugee Council, the capital region
1997-98: Held the position as advisor at Amphion-ENCORE, a private consultancy specialised in conflict resolution and conflict handling
1998: Promoter of and for a short period of time chairman of the Danish Sport Aid.
1998: Promoter of and project manager of the "Open Fun Football Schools in Bosnia"
1998: Recipient of the Michael Laudrup Price (DKK 25.000)
1999: Promoter of and manager of CCPA (Cross Cultures Project Association)
1999: On behalf of Open Fun Football Schools recipient of Fredsfondens Fredspris 1999 (The Price of Peace, The Peace Foundation), DKK 100.000.
2000: Promoter of and project manager of "Open Fun Football Schools in Macedonia"

External Links

www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=524288/newsId=213597.html

query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3D61739F93BA35750C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFDB103DF937A35750C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

http://www.sport2005bildung.ch/deutsch/files/MA_Ds_SportAsACure.pdf

http://www.djoef.dk/online/print_tekst?ID=14741&type=artikel&navn=Fodbold+og+forsoning

Levinsen, Anders 2000: “Open Fun Football Schools – A tool for peace in the Balkans.”

Levinsen, Anders (2001): “Playing for peace. The football schools in the Balkans.”

http://peoplebuildingpeace.microhost.nl/thestories/print.php?id=162&typ=theme

http://www.fotball.no/files/%7BC3260817-DDA9-4F6D-8432-0D60A723FF9C%7D.doc

http://www.idrottsforum.org/articles/eichberg/eichberg080206.html