Born in Odense,[2] Sørensen made his breakthrough with local top-flight club B1913 in the amateur-only Danish championship.
[3] Before the final tournament, Sørensen signed a professional contract and was banned from the amateur-only national team.
[1] When the Danish Football Association abolished the rule of amateurism, Sørensen returned to the Denmark national team in May 1971, eight years after his debut.
He played a further five national team games, including a 1–0 win against Scotland, before ending his international career in June 1971.
In the late 1970s he briefly returned to football to play for Danish amateur side Svendborg fB.