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Finn Gundersen

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Finn Gundersen
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born(1933-04-16)16 April 1933
Oslo, Norway
Died30 July 2014(2014-07-30) (aged 81)
Sport
Sport
  • Ice hockey
  • Football

Finn Harry Gundersen (16 April 1933 – 30 July 2014)[1] was a Norwegian ice hockey player and football player, born in Oslo, Norway.

Ice hockey career

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He played for the Norway men's national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1952, where the Norwegian team placed 9th.[2] He was also Norwegian Champions in ice hockey in 1959 with Tigrene.

Football career

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He played football for Skeid where he won the Norwegian Football Cup in 1954, 1955 and 1956. An attacking midfielder, he played professional football for Hellas Verona in Italy in 1957–58, and represented the Norway national football team ten times scoring two goals.[3]

International goals

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Norway score listed first, score column indicates score after each Gundersen goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 September 1956 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Sweden 1–0 3–1 1956–59 Nordic Football Championship
2 3–0

References

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  1. ^ Finn Gundersen er død, Folkebladet (31 July 2014). Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Finn Gundersen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Finn_Gundersen" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Norway vs Sweden international football match report". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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