Oddvar Richardsen
Norwegian footballer (1937-1997)
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Oddvar Richardsen (5 June 1937 – 18 July 1997) was a Norwegian football striker and later manager.
Full name
Oddvar Kåre Richardsen
Date of birth
5 June 1937
Place of birth
Brønnøysund, Norway[1]
Date of death
18 July 1997 (aged 60)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oddvar Kåre Richardsen | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Brønnøysund, Norway[1] | ||
| Date of death | 18 July 1997 (aged 60) | ||
| Position | 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]
