Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nils Olav Nilsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
Date of death | 11 October 2021[2] | (aged 79)||
Position(s) | Midfielder, striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1975 | Viking | 232 | (63) |
International career | |||
1962–1971 | Norway | 62 | (19) |
Managerial career | |||
1975 | Viking | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nils Olav Nilsen (24 January 1942 – 11 October 2021) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a striker in his early career, but was later used as a midfielder. He scored 19 goals in 62 matches for the Norway national team.[3]
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".