Otto Sundgot
Norwegian footballer (born 1951)
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Otto Sundgot (born 23 February 1951) is a Norwegian former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Sundgot | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Hødd | ||
| 1975–1976 | Viking | 29 | (1) |
| 1977–1988 | Hødd | ||
| International career | |||
| Norway U18 | 6 | (0) | |
| Norway U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sundgot played for Hødd most of his career and scored 183 goal in 668 matches for the club. He is the second-most capped player at Hødd, only beaten by André Nevstad.[1] Sundgot was in 2012 voted the third best player in the history of Hødd, behind Kjetil Hasund and Nevstad.[2] Sundgot had a spell at Viking between 1975 and 1976, where he played 29 matches and scored 1 goal in the league,[3] and played as a centre-back when Viking won the league in 1975.[4]
Sundgot was not capped at senior level, but played six matches for the Norwegian U18 team, and one match for the under-21 team.[5]
He is the father of the footballers Ole Bjørn Sundgot and Arild Sundgot.[4]
