Sverre Eika
Sverre Eika (29 August 1899 – 27 May 1971) was a Norwegian parish priest, military chaplain and footballer.
Biography
He was born at Gjerpen in Telemark as a son of teacher Halvor Halvorsen (1867–1924) and Anne Halvorsdatter Eika (1866–1936). In 1934 he married Astri Lindboe (1910–1997). He finished his secondary education in 1918. He played for renowned football club Odds BK during his youth, then SFK Lyn after moving to Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway.[1] With Eika in the squad, the Lyn team was the runner-up in the 1923 Norwegian Football Cup.[2] Eika also won two caps for Norway.[3]
When he moved to Kristiania, it was in order to study, and he graduated from the
He was hired in the
In 1946 his family moved from Argentina to Oslo where he was hired as
He died during May 1971 in Oslo; having survived a heart attack in 1965, but then collapsed again (from the preacher's pulpit) in March 1971.[1] He was buried at Ris Church.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e Voksø, Per. "Sverre Eika". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Lyn fotball 1923" (in Norwegian). LynFotball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ Rønning, Vegard. "Adelskalender for norske landslagsspillere" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Cemeteries in Norway" (in Norwegian). DIS-Norge. Retrieved 18 February 2011.