- Per Bredesen
Football player infobox
playername = Per Bredesen
fullname =
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1930|12|22
cityofbirth =Horten
countryofbirth =Norway
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = inside-forward
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1948-1952 1952-1955 1955-1956 1956-1958 1958-1959 1959-1961
clubs = Ørn Horten Lazio Udinese AC Milan Bari Messina
caps(goals) = 49 (16) 93 (19) 34 (15) 27 (6) 21 (5) 38 (5)
nationalyears = 1949-1951
nationalteam = fb|Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (7)
pcupdate = 13 January 2008
ntupdate = 13 January 2008Per Bredesen (born
December 22 ,1930 ) is a former Norwegian footballer. He was an inside-forward, 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, 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.
Bredesen played three years at Lazio, and later played for Udinese, AC Milan, Bari and Messina. In 1957, as a member of AC Milan, he became the first – and to this date, the only – Norwegian to win the "Scudetto". Overall, Bredesen played 212 matches in Italian football and scored 49 goals. He retired from football and moved back to Norway in 1961.
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. [ [http://www.geocities.com/thomsof/landslaget/landslaget.html Norway - International Players] - Landslaget]
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/thomsof/landslaget/players/bredesen.html Profile]
References
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