 Sørensen played 17 games and scored one goal as Nancy finished 15th in the 1948–49 Division 1 season, after which he ended his playing career.Sørensen started his coaching career with Danish clubs Skovshoved IF and AB.In the summer 1957, Sørensen was hired as full-time Danish national team manager, though he had already coached the team for two games in November 1956.