Olav Nilsen

Olav Nilsen
Personal information
Full name Nils Olav Nilsen[1]
Date of birth (1942-01-24)24 January 1942
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Date of death 11 October 2021(2021-10-11) (aged 79)[2]
Positions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1975 Viking 232 (63)
International career
1962–1971 Norway 62 (19)
Managerial career
1975 Viking
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nils Olav Nilsen (24 January 1942 – 11 October 2021) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker in his early career, but was later used as a midfielder. He scored 19 goals in 62 matches for the Norway national team.[3]

On club level Nilsen played for Viking, being team captain during their heyday in the early 1970s. With Nilsen a commanding figure, they won three league championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974. The supporters nicknamed him "Olav Viking".

References

  1. ↑ "Nils Olav Nilsen" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Olav Nilsen er død" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Norway - Record International Players". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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