Petter Rudi

Petter Rudi
Personal information
Full name Petter Normann Rudi
Date of birth (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Molde 138 (8)
1996 →Gent (loan) 6 (0)
1997 →Perugia (loan) 14 (1)
1997–2000 Sheffield Wednesday 77 (8)
2000–2001 Molde 15 (2)
2001–2002 Lokeren 13 (2)
2002–2003 Germinal Beerschot 13 (0)
2003–2004 Austria Wien 4 (0)
2004–2006 Molde 68 (7)
2006–2007 Gent 12 (3)
Total 360 (31)
International career
1991 Norway U17 9 (2)
1992 Norway U18 5 (0)
1993 Norway U20 3 (0)
1992–1995 Norway U21 35 (7)
1995–2006 Norway[1] 46 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Petter Normann Rudi (born 17 September 1973) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday and in Serie A for Perugia. He also played for Molde, Gent, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot and Austria Wien. He was capped 46 times by Norway, scoring 3 goals.

Club career

As midfielder, Rudi has played with several European clubs. These are Gent, Perugia, Sheffield Wednesday, Lokeren, Germinal Beerschot, Austria Wien and Molde.[2]

Molde

At 17 years old, Rudi became part of Molde's senior squad in the 1991 season. He got his debut on 12 May 1991 in a league game the club drew 1–1 against Fyllingen.[3] Rudi scored his first goals for Molde on 16 August 1992, when he scored a brace against Mjøndalen in Molde's 4–0 win at Nedre Eiker Stadion.[4] Molde were relegated from the top division in 1993, but Rudi played all games in the following season and contributed to Molde being promoted back to Tippeligaen. Rudi was suspended in the final of the 1994 Norwegian Cup where Molde defeated Lyn 3–2 and won the club's first major trophy.[3]

Sheffield Wednesday

Rudi was signed by David Pleat in October 1997 from Molde. He made his debut against Spurs, and his style of play made him popular with the Wednesday fans. Rudi became a regular starter under Ron Atkinson later that season after Pleat was sacked. The Norwegian failed to score in his first season, he did however score in the 5–3 penalty shoot-out victory against Watford in the third round of the FA Cup.

Rudi made 79 and six sub appearances for Wednesday, scoring eight goals.

International career

Rudi played a total of 52 games and scored nine goals for Norway at international youth level.[5]

During his career, Rudi was capped 46 times for Norway, and scored three goals, perhaps most notably the opening goal of Norway's 4–2 win against Brazil in 1997.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Source:[6][7]

Club Season Division League Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other[b] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 1991 Tippeligaen 12010———130
1992 20220———222
1993 22252——20294
1994 1. divisjon (2) 22241———263
1995 Tippeligaen 25120—4[c]0—311
1996 26040—2[d]0—320
1997 11100———111
Total 1388183——602016411
Perugia (loan) 1996–97 Serie A 14100———141
Sheffield Wednesday 1997–98 Premier League 2200000——220
1998–99 3463110——407
1999–2000 2021041——253
2000–01 First Division 100000——10
Total 7784151————8610
Molde 2000 Tippeligaen 3011—2[e]0—61
2001 12210———132
Total 15221——20——193
Molde 2004 Tippeligaen 26331———294
2005 16330——20213
2006 26110—4[e]0—311
Total 68771——4020818
Molde Total 22117275——1204026422
  1. ↑ Includes the Norwegian Cup, Coppa Italia and FA Cup
  2. ↑ All appearances in relegation play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup qualifying round
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

Source:[8]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 199520
199650
199783
199850
199970
200000
200160
200200
200330
200420
200550
200630
Total463

Honours

Molde

Austria Wien

Post-playing career

Petter Rudi retired from football in 2007 after his contract with Gent was not renewed. He has since worked many years for Molde as a scout and analyst.

On 29 March 2026, it was announced that Petter Rudi has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Petter Normann Rudi 17.9.1973". n3sport.no. Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Petter Rudi klar for Gent" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 January 2007.
  3. 1 2 Brunvoll, Olaus. "MFK 1991". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Brunvoll, Olaus. "MFK 1992". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Petter Rudi national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Petter Rudi". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "P. Rudi". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Petter Rudi". eu-football.info (in Norwegian). EU Football. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Petter Rudi har fått ALS: Svært vond beskjed, Verdens Gang (29 March 2026). Retrieved 30 March 2026.
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