Asbjørn Halvorsen
Norwegian footballer (1898-1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Asbjørn Halvorsen (3 December 1898 – 16 January 1955), nicknamed Assi, was a Norwegian footballer, who played as a centre-half for Sarpsborg FK and Hamburger SV. He was capped 19 times playing for Norway, and was a part of the Norwegian team who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was later Secretary general of the Norwegian Football Association, and acted as head coach of the Norwegian national team. He is regarded as the architect behind the Norwegian "Bronze Team" that finished third in the 1936 Olympics.[1]
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Date of birth | (1898-12-03)3 December 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Sarpsborg, Norway | ||
Date of death | 16 January 1955(1955-01-16) (aged 56) | ||
Place of death | Narvik, Norway | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1917–1921 | Sarpsborg FK | ||
1922–1934 | Hamburger SV | ||
International career | |||
1918–1923 | Norway | 19 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1933 | Hamburger SV | ||
1936–1940 | Norway | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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