Ragnar Nikolay Larsen (7 January 1925 – 14 January 1982) was a Norwegian football midfielder. He later became a football manager and, after actively retiring from the sport, he took up a position as a sports journalist for Aftenposten, a Norwegian newspaper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ragnar Nikolay Larsen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 1982 (aged 57) | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1951 | Sandaker | ||
| 1951–1953 | Lazio | 57 | (14) |
| 1953–1956 | Genoa | 92 | (5) |
| 1956–1958 | Lugano | ||
| 1958–1962 | Sandaker | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948–1962 | Norway | 11 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1958 | Lugano | ||
| 1958 | Norway | ||
| 1962 | Lillestrøm SK | ||
| 1962–1966 | Norway | ||
| 1967 | Strømsgodset | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Larsen played as a midfielder and started his playing career with Sandaker. He then relocated to Italy in 1951, spending time at both Lazio and Genoa. He also spent time with Swiss side Lugano[1] before returning to his first club and then retiring from the field in 1962.[2]
Larsen was last capped in 1961, aged 37 years and 201 days, and is the fifth oldest player at the Norwegian national team.[3]
As well as being capped for the Norway national football team, he was its manager for two different spells. He also coached Lillestrøm SK[4] and Strømsgodset.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs".
- ^ "Ragnar Larsen". Weltfussball.de. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
- ^ Lyngøy, Roar (7 June 2013). "Kapteinen tror ikke han kopierer eldstemann" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 12 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Trenere" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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