Per Bredesen

Per Bredesen (born 22 December 1930) is a former Norwegian footballer. He played as an Inside forward for a number of Italian clubs, and was one of the first Norwegian footballers to achieve success in a foreign league.

Per Bredesen
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-12-22) 22 December 1930
Place of birth Horten, Norway
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Right Inside forward
Youth career
Ørn-Horten
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1952 Ørn-Horten 49 (16)
1952–1955 Lazio 93 (19)
1955–1956 Udinese 34 (15)
1956–1958 AC Milan 27 (6)
1958–1959 Bari 21 (5)
1959–1961 Messina 39 (5)
1961–1962 Ørn-Horten 13 (9)
Total 276 (75)
National team
1949–1951 Norway 18 (7)
Teams managed
1963 Ørn-Horten (player/manager)
1969 Ørn-Horten
1970 Falk (player/manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bredesen began his career at his hometown team Ørn-Horten in 1947[2] – only 16 years old, and quickly established himself as one of the league's most talented players.

In 1952, Bredesen became a professional when he was signed by Italian side Lazio. Because the Norwegian FA at the time allowed only amateur players to play for the national team, this move also ended Bredesen's international career.[3]

Bredesen played three years at Lazio, and later played for Udinese, AC Milan, Bari and Messina.[3] In 1957, as a member of Milan, he became the first – and to this date, the only – Norwegian to win the Scudetto. Overall, Bredesen played 214 matches in Italian football and scored 50 goals. In 1961 he left Italy and moved back to Norway, where he rejoined Ørn-Horten. He played his last match for Ørn-Horten in 1969[2]

International career

He made his international debut against Yugoslavia as an 18-year-old in 1949, and marked the event by scoring a fine goal. Overall, Bredesen won 18 caps and scored seven goals for Norway.[4]

International goals
Bredesen – goals for Norway[5]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 June 1949Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Yugoslavia1–01–3Friendly
2.2 October 1949Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Sweden0–13–31948-51 Nordic Football Championship
3.3–3
4.10 September 1950Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Finland1–04–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship
5.26 November 1950Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland0–12–2Friendly
6.16 August 1951Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland1–11–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship
7.30 September 1951Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden3–33–41948–51 Nordic Football Championship

Career statistics

[1]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Norway League Norwegian Cup Europe Total
1947–48Ørn-HortenNorgesserien—
1948–49Hovedserien142—142
1949–50142—142
1950–51149—149
1951–5273—73
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe[n 1] Total
1952–53LazioSerie A326——326
1953–54326——326
1954–55297——297
1955–56UdineseSerie B3415——3415
1956–57MilanSerie A276—21297
1957–5800412061
1958–59BariSerie A215—215
1959–60MessinaSerie B142—142
1960–61253—253
Norway League Norwegian Cup Europe Total
1961–62Ørn-HortenHovedserien139—139
Total Norway 6225—6225
Italy 21450414122252
Career total 27675414128477

International

[5]

Norway national team
YearAppsGoals
194943
195062
195182
Total187

Notes
  1. Includes 1957 Latin Cup and 1957–58 European Cup
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References
  1. "Per Bredesen" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. Per Bredesen (in Norwegian). FK Ørn Horten. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. "Den glemte legenden" [The forgotten legend]. Josimar (in Norwegian). 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. Thomas Søfting. Per Bredesen. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. Per Bredesen. EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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