Odd Iversen

Odd Iversen

Personal information
Full name	Odd Iversen
Date of birth	November 6, 1945 (1945-11-06) (age 66)
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1964	Trond
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1965-1969	Rosenborg	90	(73)
1969-1972	Racing Mechelen	?	(?)
1973-1975	Rosenborg	42	(29)
1976-1979	Vålerenga	66	(25)
1980-1982	Rosenborg	44	(21)
National team
1966	Norway U21	5	(4)
1967-1979	Norway	45	(19)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Odd "Ivers" Iversen (born November 6, 1945) is a former Norwegian soccer player.

Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division (1967, 1968, 1969 and 1979). He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season (30 - in 18 matches). During his career as a footballer he scored 158 goals in the top division; only Petter Belsvik (159 in 2003), Harald Martin Brattbakk (166 in November 2005) and Sigurd Rushfeldt (168 in 2011) have scored more goals.

He has played for Rosenborg, Vålerenga and Racing Mechelen in Belgium. He has 45 caps and 19 goals for the Norwegian national team.^[1]

He was the first Norwegian player in history to get a testimonial match by his club (Rosenborg, when he retired after 15 years).

Odd Iversen is the father of Steffen Iversen.

References

1. ^ http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/iversen_o.html

External links

• Odd Iversen profile at Norwegian FA (Norwegian)

Persondata
Name	Iversen, Odd
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Short description
Date of birth	November 6, 1945
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Date of death
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