Per Egil Ahlsen

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Personal information
Per Egil Ahlsen
Full name	Per Egil Ahlsen
Date of birth	March 4, 1958 (1958-03-04) (age 50)
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Norway
Height	1,80 m.
Playing position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	retired
Youth clubs
	Fredrikstad
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1976-1986 1987-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1993-1994	Fredrikstad Brann → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) Brann Fredrikstad	183 (28) 78 (2) 11 (0) 42 (3) 42 (12)
National team²
1983-1992	Norway	54 (3)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Per Egil Ahlsen (born March 4, 1958) is a former Norwegian football player. Ahlsen started as a midfielder, but was later re-educated as a forward defender. He was known for his long-shots.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 External links
4 References

[edit] Club career

Ahlsen started his career at the senior level with Fredrikstad FK in the middle of the 1970s. He won the cup trophy with Fredrikstad in 1984, thanks to his fantastic free kick goal from 35 meters - a goal that is often considered the most beautiful goal in Norwegian football. In 1987 he transferred to S.K. Brann where he played for six seasons, a part from a short loan period to German Fortuna Düsseldorf. Ahlsen became an iconic figure in S.K. Brann. He was looked upon as a saviour because he put a stop to the "elevator era" in S.K. Brann. He finished his career back in Fredrikstad, where he is now the assistant coach.

[edit] International career

He made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1983 and earned 54 caps, scoring 3 goals.^[1] Ahlsen was also a member of the Norwegian team competing at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.