 In his last 13 Danish national games, Kresten Bjerre served as national team captain.The lacking professionalism of the Danish national team did not sit well with Bjerre, and he became a Belgian citizen in order for Danish international Benny Nielsen to take his place in Molenbeek's restricted quota of foreign players.This meant Bjerre's final farewell to the Danish national team in November 1973, though he changed back to Danish citizenship after retiring.