Reidar Kvammen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reidar Kvammen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 27 October 1998 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931–1952 | Viking | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1949 | Norway | 51 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953 | Molde | ||
| 1957 | Bryne | ||
| 1960–1963 | Bryne | ||
| 1964 | Viking | ||
| 1966 | Bryne | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | ||
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1936 Berlin | Team |
Reidar Kvammen (23 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Norwegian
Viking, and is regarded as one of Norway's greatest footballers of all time. Kvammen was the first Norwegian footballer to reach 50 caps. Overall, he played 51 internationals and scored 17 goals for Norway.[2]
Kvammen was a prominent member of the Norwegian bronze-medal winning team in the
Viking club record.[5]
After his career as player, Kvammen had spells as coach at Molde,[6] Bryne and Viking.
Personal life
Kvammen was born in
Grini concentration camp from August to December 1943, then in Stutthof concentration camp until the end of the war.[8]
His autobiography, 50 ganger på Norges landslag, was issued in 1949.[7]
References
Footnotes
- ^ "Reidar Kvammen" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Norway - Record International Players". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
- ^ "Reidar Kvammen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "Kvammen, Reidar - Viking Fotball". Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ Jensen 2016: p. 140
- ^ "Trenere - MFK-historie". Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b Jorsett, Per. "Reidar Kvammen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ISBN 82-15-00288-9.
Bibliography
- Jensen, Øyvind Steen (2016). Bronselaget. Historien om Norges største fotballhelter (in Norwegian). Oslo: Forlaget Historie & Kultur.
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