André Danielsen
André Saltvold Danielsen (born 20 January 1985) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or right-back.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Saltvold Danielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder / Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Stavanger IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2019 | Viking | 340 | (27) |
| 2005 | → Bryne (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Norway U-18 | 11 | (0) |
| 2004 | Norway U-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Norway U-21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2016 | |||
Danielsen played for Stavanger IF before joining Viking in 2003.[1] In the fall of 2005 he was loaned out to Bryne.[2]
Danielsen is the player with the most appearances for Viking of all time with a total of 553 appearances throughout 17 seasons at the club.[3][4] This number includes league matches, cup matches, European matches and friendly matches.
On 28 October 2019, Danielsen announced that he would retire from football after the 2019 season. The same day, he revealed that he would continue to be involved with Viking as a coach for the academy at the club.[5] The 2019 season ended with victory in the 2019 Norwegian Cup Final. Danielsen did not make the squad, but he still got a winner's medal.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Viking | 2003 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| 2011 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 340 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 394 | 33 | ||
| Bryne (loan) | 2005 | 1. divisjon | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 356 | 27 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 410 | 33 | ||
Honours
- Viking
- 1. divisjon: 2018
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2019
References
- http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/2008/04/07/531819.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-06-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Nå er Danielsen historisk i Viking: - Jeg er ydmyk og stolt". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- "Poengdeling i Andys avskjed med hjemmepublikummet". www.viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- "André Danielsen legger opp og blir Viking-trener". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
External links
- André Danielsen at Soccerway
- André Saltvold Danielsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Profile for Viking FK