Einar Gundersen
Norwegian footballer (1896-1962) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Einar Gundersen (footballer, born 1915).
For the Norwegian Olympic wrestler, see Einar Gundersen (wrestler).
Einar "Jeja" Gundersen (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a Norwegian footballer who played play as a centre-forward for Odd. He is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 times for Norway,[2] and his 26 international goals place him third on the national team's all-time scoring list.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1896-09-20)20 September 1896 | ||
Place of birth | Skien, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway | ||
Date of death | 29 October 1962(1962-10-29) (aged 66) | ||
Place of death | Tønsberg, Norway | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1914-1915 | Odd | 18+ | (19+) |
1916 | SK Snøgg | ||
1917-1921 | Odd | (86+) | |
1921-1922 | Sète 34 | ||
1922-1927 | Odd | ||
1928-1932 | Tønsbergs TF | ||
Total | 157+ | (179+[1]) | |
International career | |||
1917–1928 | Norway | 33 | (26) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he was not picked for the team.
At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the Norwegian Cup five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the 1920 Olympics,[4] and scored twice in the 3–1 win against England's amateur side.