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General Information for Norway

Norges Fotballforbund
Founded
1902
FIFA entry
1908
Average height in 1981
1.84m
Average age in 1981
26.2
Confederation
UEFA
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Jersey in 1981
Jersey in 1981

Coaches in 1981

Fossen, Tor Røste (Coach)

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Fossen, Tor Røste (Coach)

Day of Birth
1940-06-19
Day of Death
2017-08-17
Place of Birth
Kolbu (Norway)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
Goto coach Tor Røste Fossen

Players of Norway in 1981

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Abrahamsen, Jon 1951-05-08 Goalkeeper Norway Bodø Glimt 4 0 0 - - -
Antonsen, Tore 1950-03-09 Goalkeeper Norway Hamarkameratene 3 0 0 - - -
Amundsen, Roy 1955-04-24 Goalkeeper Norway Snøgg Notodden 2 0 0 - - -
Hansen, Frode 1961-08-10 Goalkeeper Norway Fredrikstad FK 1 0 0 - - -
Berntsen, Bjarne 1956-12-21 Right Back Norway Viking Stavanger 9 0 0 - - -
Grøndalen, Svein 1955-02-08 Left Back Norway Moss FK 8 1 0 - - -
Giske, Anders 1959-11-22 Centre Back Norway Brann Bergen 8 0 0 - - -
Pedersen, Trond 1951-02-10 Right Back Norway Start Kristiansand 7 2 0 - - -
Kordahl, Tore 1950-12-17 Defender Norway Lillestrøm SK 7 1 0 - - -
Hareide, Åge 1953-09-23 Sweeper England Manchester City 6 1 1 - - -
Aas, Einar 1955-10-12 Centre Back England Nottingham Forest 5 0 0 - - -
Kojedal, Terje 1957-08-16 Centre Back Norway Hamarkameratene 2 0 1 - - -
Grønlund, Frank 1952-12-13 Defender Norway Lillestrøm SK 1 0 0 - - -
Vinje, Morten 1956-07-05 Defender Norway Moss FK 1 0 0 - - -
Henriksen, Per 1952-04-10 Defender Norway Viking Stavanger 0 1 0 - - -
Davidsen, Vidar 1958-01-04 Centre Midfielder Norway Vålerengens IF 6 3 3 - - -
Mathisen, Svein 1952-09-30 Attacking Midfielder Norway Start Kristiansand 5 3 0 - - -
Thoresen, Hallvar 1957-04-12 Attacking Midfielder Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 4 0 2 - - -
Hansen, Jan 1955-02-14 Midfielder Norway Rosenborg BK 3 0 0 - - -
Albertsen, Roger 1957-03-15 Defensive Midfielder Belgium KFC Winterslag 2 0 1 - - -
Jacobsen, Tom 1954-03-17 Midfielder Norway Vålerengens IF 2 0 0 - - -
Refvik, Isak Arne 1956-12-25 Midfielder Norway Viking Stavanger 1 0 0 - - -
Brandhaug, Sverre 1959-06-22 Attacking Midfielder Norway Rosenborg BK 0 1 0 - - -
Jacobsen, Pål 1956-05-20 Secondary striker Norway Vålerengens IF 8 0 1 - - -
Lund, Tom 1950-09-10 Secondary striker Norway Lillestrøm SK 6 0 2 - - -
Larsen Økland, Arne 1954-05-31 Centre Forward Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4 0 0 - - -
Dokken, Arne 1955-08-27 Centre Forward Greece Panathinaikos AO 3 1 0 - - -
Høyland, Gabriel 1955-02-10 Striker Norway Bryne FK 2 1 0 - - -
Henriksen, Ole Johnny 1955-05-29 Striker Norway Moss FK 0 1 0 - - -
Kollshaugen, Stein 1956-02-16 Striker Norway Moss FK 0 1 0 - - -

Matches of Norway in 1981

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1981-08-12
Norway
Norway
Nigeria
Nigeria
2:2 c
Norway vs. Nigeria
Friendly
Ullevaal Stadion
1 Matches

Match Progress for Norway in 1981

Favorite Opponents of Norway

Opponent M W D L G
Sweden
Sweden
46 10 14 22 59
Denmark
Denmark
30 7 5 18 34
Italy
Italy
17 5 4 8 18
Hungary
Hungary
14 5 5 4 17
Iceland
Iceland
14 6 5 3 17
Cyprus
Cyprus
13 13 0 0 35
Slovenia
Slovenia
13 8 3 2 24
Finland
Finland
12 8 3 1 25
Scotland
Scotland
12 2 6 4 13
Wales
Wales
11 4 4 3 14
Romania
Romania
11 3 6 2 13
France
France
11 4 4 3 13
Ireland
Ireland
10 4 5 1 12
Malta
Malta
10 9 1 0 24
Austria
Austria
10 3 2 5 12
Netherlands
Netherlands
10 1 4 5 5
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
10 9 0 1 25
Turkey
Turkey
10 2 3 5 12
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
10 4 2 4 11
Switzerland
Switzerland
10 3 4 3 13
Poland
Poland
9 2 1 6 8
Germany
Germany
9 1 1 7 5
Czechia
Czechia
9 1 3 5 9
Spain
Spain
9 1 2 6 4
Greece
Greece
9 2 2 5 10
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
8 0 1 7 3
Belarus
Belarus
7 3 2 2 9
Estonia
Estonia
7 4 2 1 17
Moldova
Moldova
7 6 1 0 22
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
6 6 0 0 13
England
England
6 1 3 2 3
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
6 4 1 1 9
Portugal
Portugal
6 1 2 3 2
Georgia
Georgia
5 4 1 0 9
Belgium
Belgium
5 0 2 3 6
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
5 1 0 4 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
5 3 1 1 6
Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
5 5 0 0 17
Albania
Albania
5 2 2 1 6
Egypt
Egypt
5 3 1 1 10
Ukraine
Ukraine
5 0 1 4 0
Croatia
Croatia
5 1 1 3 6
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
4 2 1 1 4
Serbia
Serbia
4 1 1 2 3
South Korea
South Korea
4 2 1 1 6
East Germany
East Germany
4 0 1 3 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4 2 0 2 5
Russia
Russia
4 1 3 0 6
Brazil
Brazil
4 2 2 0 8
Latvia
Latvia
4 2 1 1 5
San Marino
San Marino
4 4 0 0 24
Montenegro
Montenegro
4 3 0 1 6
USA
USA
4 1 1 2 3
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
3 1 2 0 5
South Africa
South Africa
3 2 0 1 3
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
3 0 0 3 4
Australia
Australia
3 1 1 1 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 2 0 1 7
Kuwait
Kuwait
3 0 2 1 3
Armenia
Armenia
3 2 1 0 13
Israel
Israel
3 3 0 0 10
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 2 0 0 2
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 1 1 0 7
Argentina
Argentina
2 2 0 0 3
New Zealand
New Zealand
2 1 1 0 4
Jordan
Jordan
2 1 1 0 6
Tunisia
Tunisia
2 1 1 0 3
Saarland
Saarland
2 0 1 1 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 1 1 0 5
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 1
Gibraltar
Gibraltar
2 2 0 0 8
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 1 0 0 6
Honduras
Honduras
1 1 0 0 3
Kosovo
Kosovo
1 1 0 0 3
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 3
Bermuda
Bermuda
1 1 0 0 3
Bahrain
Bahrain
1 1 0 0 1
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
1 1 0 0 2
Panama
Panama
1 1 0 0 1
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1 1 0 0 6
Thailand
Thailand
1 1 0 0 1
Oman
Oman
1 1 0 0 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 1 0 2
Qatar
Qatar
1 1 0 0 6
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia
1 1 0 0 6
Zambia
Zambia
1 0 1 0 0
Senegal
Senegal
1 0 0 1 1
Martinique
Martinique
1 1 0 0 1
China
China
1 0 0 1 1
Great Britain
Great Britain (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 3
Singapore
Singapore
1 1 0 0 5
Uruguay
Uruguay
1 0 1 0 2
Serbia & Montenegro
Serbia & Montenegro
1 1 0 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 2
Grenada
Grenada
1 1 0 0 2
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 1 0 0
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 2
Sweden
Sweden (Olympic)
1 0 1 0 0
Japan
Japan
1 1 0 0 3
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 2
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