Per Bredesen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 December 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Horten, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
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.
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
| 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
| Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1949 | 4 | 3 |
| 1950 | 6 | 2 |
| 1951 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 7 |
Notes
- ↑ Includes 1957 Latin Cup and 1957–58 European Cup
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Per Bredesen" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Per Bredesen (in Norwegian). FK Ørn Horten. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Den glemte legenden" [The forgotten legend]. Josimar (in Norwegian). 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ Thomas Søfting. Per Bredesen. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Per Bredesen. EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2013.