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]
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 June 1949	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Yugoslavia	1–0	1–3	Friendly
2.	2 October 1949	Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden	Sweden	0–1	3–3	1948-51 Nordic Football Championship
3.				3–3
4.	10 September 1950	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Finland	1–0	4–1	1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
5.	26 November 1950	Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	0–1	2–2	Friendly
6.	16 August 1951	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Finland	1–1	1–1	1948–51 Nordic Football Championship
7.	30 September 1951	Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden	Sweden	3–3	3–4	1948–51 Nordic Football Championship

Career statistics

[1]

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
1947–48	Ørn-Horten	Norgesserien					—
1948–49		Hovedserien	14	2			—		14	2
1949–50			14	2			—		14	2
1950–51			14	9			—		14	9
1951–52			7	3			—		7	3
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe[n 1]		Total
1952–53	Lazio	Serie A	32	6	—		—		32	6
1953–54			32	6	—		—		32	6
1954–55			29	7	—		—		29	7
1955–56	Udinese	Serie B	34	15	—		—		34	15
1956–57	Milan	Serie A	27	6	—		2	1	29	7
1957–58			0	0	4	1	2	0	6	1
1958–59	Bari	Serie A	21	5			—		21	5
1959–60	Messina	Serie B	14	2			—		14	2
1960–61			25	3			—		25	3
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
1961–62	Ørn-Horten	Hovedserien	13	9			—		13	9
Total	Norway		62	25			—		62	25
	Italy		214	50	4	1	4	1	222	52
Career total			276	75	4	1	4	1	284	77

International

[5]

Norway national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1949	4	3
1950	6	2
1951	8	2
Total	18	7

Notes

1. Includes 1957 Latin Cup and 1957–58 European Cup

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.