Einar Gundersen

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Einar Gundersen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1896-09-20)20 September 1896
Date of death	29 October 1962(1962-10-29) (aged 66)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Odd
National team
	Norway	33	(26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Einar "Jeja" Gundersen (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a Norwegian footballer. He was a centre-forward for Odd, and is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 internationals for Norway,^[1] and his 26 international goals puts him second on the national team's all-time scoring list.^[2]

His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he wasn't picked for the team.

At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the Norwegian Cup five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the 1920 Olympics, and scored twice in the 3-1 win against England's amateur side.

References

v t e Norway squad – 1920 Summer Olympics

FW Aas FW A. Andersen MF G. Andersen DF Aulie FW Gundersen MF Halvorsen FW Helgesen FW Holm DF Johnsen GK Lagesen MF Mohn FW Paulsen FW Semb-Thorstvedt DF Skou GK Wathne FW Wilhelms MF Wold Coach: McPherson

Persondata
Name	Gundersen, Einar
Alternative names
Short description	Norwegian footballer
Date of birth	20 September 1896
Place of birth
Date of death	29 October 1962
Place of death

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