Per Bredesen
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| Per Bredesen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 22, 1930 | |
| Place of birth | Horten, Norway | |
| Playing position | inside-forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1948-1952 1952-1955 1955-1956 1956-1958 1958-1959 1959-1961 |
Ørn Horten Lazio Udinese AC Milan Bari Messina |
49 (16) 93 (19) 34 (15) 27 (6) 21 (5) 38 (5) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1949-1951 |  Norway |
18 (7) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Per 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.[1]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Norway - International Players - Landslaget
