Olav Nilsen

This article is about the footballer. For the boxer, see Olav Nilsen (boxer).

Olav Nilsen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-01-24) 24 January 1942
Place of birth	Norway
Playing position	Midfielder/Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1975	Viking	414	(63)
National team
1962–1971	Norway	62	(19)
Teams managed
1975	Viking
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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".

References

↑ "Norway - Record International Players". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2016-02-09.

External links

Career stats

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 (2010–12)
Jonevret (2012–16)

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