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Norwegian footballer (1937-1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oddvar Richardsen (5 June 1937 – 18 July 1997) was a Norwegian football striker and later manager.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Oddvar Kåre Richardsen | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Brønnøysund, Norway[1] | ||
Date of death | 18 July 1997 60) | (aged||
Position(s) | forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Tjalg | |||
Brønnøysund | |||
1957–1966 | Lillestrøm | ||
1967–1971 | Ull/Kisa | ||
International career | |||
1958 | Norway u-21 | 1 | (0) |
1960–1963 | Norway B | 5 | (0) |
1961–1963 | Norway | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Ull/Kisa (player-coach) | |||
1972 | Lillestrøm | ||
1973 | Raumnes og Årnes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He started his career in local clubs Tjalg and Brønnøysund, and the first from Brønnøysund to become Norwegian league champion.[2] He played for Lillestrøm from 1957, becoming league champion in 1959. He represented Norway as an under-21, B and senior international.[3][4] From 1967 to 1971 he played for Ull/Kisa.[5][6]
After a time as player-coach of Ull/Kisa, in 1972 he coached Lillestrøm, and ahead of the 1973 season he joined Raumnes og Årnes IL.[7][1]
His son Rune Richardsen was also capped for Norway. They were the eighth father-son combination to be capped.[8]
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