Gunnar Dybwad (footballer)

Gunnar Dybwad (21 August 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a Norwegian football forward.

Gunnar Dybwad
Personal information
Date of birth (1928-08-21)21 August 1928
Place of birth Steinkjer, Norway
Date of death 9 May 2012(2012-05-09) (aged 83)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1945–1950 Steinkjer IFK
1951 SK Freidig
1951–1957 Steinkjer IFK
1957–1959 IFK Östersund
1959–1963 Steinkjer IFK
International career
1951–1960 Norway 27 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Steinkjer, and played for Steinkjer IFK, SK Freidig[1] and IFK Östersund.[2] Dybwad made his debut for Norway in a friendly game against England amateur team on 15 May 1951 and scored his first two international goal in a 2–4 loss against Yugoslavia on 23 August 1951. He was capped 27 times, scoring 11 goals.[3] He was the first player from Nord-Trøndelag, and the first player from a club north of Trondheim to play for Norway[4]

He died in 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Ole Petter Pedersen (ed.). "Gunnar Dybwad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ Gunnar Dybwad on Playerhistory.com Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Gunnar Dybwad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Lukten av kamfer" (in Norwegian). Steinkjer Avisa. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan, Normann (11 May 2012). "Fotballhelten Dybwad er død". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). p. 10.