- Olav Nilsen
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Olav Nilsen Personal information Date of birth 24 January 1942 Place of birth Norway Playing position Midfielder/Striker Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1959-1975 Viking 232 (63) National team 1962-1971 Norway 62 (19) Teams managed 1975 Viking * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Olav Nilsen (born 24 January 1942) is a former footballer from Norway. He was a striker in his early career, but was later used as a midfielder. He scored 19 goals in 62 matches for the Norway national football team.[1]
On club level Nilsen played for Viking, being team captain during their heyday in the early 1970s. With Nilsen a commanding figure, they won three league championships in 1972, 1973 and 1974. The supporters nicknamed him "Olav Viking".
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Viking FK – managers R. Andersen (1946) · Jensen (1947–49) · Gutkas (1950) · Stensland (1951–52) · Monsen (1953–54) · Danielsen (1955) · Monsen (1956–57) · Danielsen & Opsahl (1958–59) · S. Andersen & Opsahl (1960) · Jespersen (1961) · Monsen (1962–63) · Kvammen (1964) · Monsen (1965) · S. Andersen & Ellingsen (1966) · S. Andersen (1967–70) · Schou-Andreassen (1971–72) · S. Andersen (1973) · Williams (1974) · Nilsen (1975) · Knutsen (1976) · Kvia & Johannessen (1977) · Knapp (1978–81) · Schou-Andreassen (1982) · Morisbak (1983) · Blunt (1984) · Kvia (1984) · Foulkes (1985) · S. Andersen (1985) · Kvia (1986–87) · Schou-Andreassen (1987) · Lennartsson (1988–91) · Økland (1992) · Berntsen (1992–95) · Andreasen (1996–99) · Lennartsson (2000–02) · Olsen (2003–04) · Berntsen (2004) · Hodgson (2004–05) · Prahl (2006) · Nordlie (2006) · Rösler (2007–09) · Hareide (2009–)
Categories:- Norwegian footballers
- Norway international footballers
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Viking FK players
- Norwegian football managers
- Viking FK managers
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