Per-Ove Ludvigsen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Per Ove Ludvigsen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Per Ove Ludvigsen | |
| Date of birth | May 20, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | |
| Height | ++ 190 cm | |
| Nickname | Peddien | |
| Position | Centre back Striker |
|
| Club information | ||
| Current club | SK Brann | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
1994-2000 |
Fyllingen Fotball SK Brann |
112 (10) |
| National team** | ||
| 1993 | Norway | 1 (0) |
|
* Professional club appearances and goals |
||
Per-Ove Ludvigsen (born May 20, 1966) is a former Norwegian football player. He played for S.K. Brann, after joining from local rivals IL Fyllingen after the latter club's relegation from the Norwegian Premier League in the 1993 season. Sent Brann to the cup finals in 2002 with a goal in extra time in the semi finals against Molde F.K. After retireing in 2001, Ludvigsen was hired as Sport Director in SK Brann, and he had much of the hounor of Brann's success the following seasons. With his few comments in the media, Ludvigsen presented many surprising transfers, many at the end of the transfer-window. Some of the players Ludvigsen is credited to have hired are Thorstein Helstad, Bengt Sæternes, Paul Scharner, Eirik Bakke, Ardian Gashi and Martin Andresen. On November 2, 2006, Ludvigsen surprisingly quit his job in SK Brann, saying that he took his part of the responsibility for Branns dredfull finish in the Premiership in both 2005 and 2006.
- He won the first ever Kniksen award as defender of the year in 1990.
- He has one cap for Norway.
