Per Bredesen
Bredesen in 1951
Personal information
Date of birth (1930-12-22)22 December 1930
Place of birth Horten, Norway
Date of death 3 October 2022(2022-10-03) (aged 91)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Inside right
Youth career
Ørn Horten
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1952 Ørn Horten 49 (16)
1952–1955 Lazio 93 (19)
1955–1956 Udinese 34 (15)
1956–1958 AC Milan 27 (6)
1958–1959 Bari 21 (5)
1959–1961 Messina 39 (5)
1961–1962 Ørn Horten 13 (9)
Total 276 (75)
International career
1949–1951 Norway 18 (7)
Managerial career
1963 Ørn Horten (player-manager)
1969 Ørn Horten
1970 Falk (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Per Bredesen (22 December 1930 – 3 October 2022) was a Norwegian footballer. He played as an inside forward for a number of Italian clubs, 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 in 1947[2] – only 16 years old, 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.[3]

Bredesen played three years at Lazio, and later played for Udinese, AC Milan, Bari and Messina.[3] In 1957, as a member of Milan, he became the first – and to this date, the only – Norwegian to win the Scudetto. Overall, Bredesen played 214 matches in Italian football and scored 50 goals. In 1961 he left Italy and moved back to Norway, where he rejoined Ørn Horten. He played his last match for Ørn-Horten in 1969.[2]

International career

Bredesen 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.[4] He was not selected for Norway after moving abroad, since the Norwegian FA had a strict rule of only using amateur footballers.

Personal life and death

Bredesen died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 91.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ørn Horten 1947–48 Norgesserien —
1948–49 Hovedserien 142—142
1949–50 142—142
1950–51 149—149
1951–52 73—73
Lazio 1952–53 Serie A 326——326
1953–54 326——326
1954–55 297——297
Total 931900003919
Udinese 1955–56 Serie B 3415——3415
Milan 1956–57[1] Serie A 276—21297
1957–58[1] 00412061
Total 2764141358
Bari 1958–59 Serie A 215—215
Messina 1959–60 Serie B 142—142
1960–61 253—253
Total 39500395
Ørn-Horten 1961–62 Hovedserien 139—139
Career total 27675414128477

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 194943
195062
195182
Total187
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bredesen goal.
List of international goals scored by Per Bredesen[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
119 June 1949Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Yugoslavia1–01–3Friendly
22 October 1949Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden Sweden1–03–31948–51 Nordic Football Championship
33–3
410 September 1950Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Finland1–04–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship
526 November 1950Dalymount Park, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–02–2Friendly
616 August 1951Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Finland1–11–11948–51 Nordic Football Championship
730 September 1951Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden Sweden3–34–31948–51 Nordic Football Championship

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Per Bredesen" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Per Bredesen (in Norwegian). FK Ørn Horten. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Den glemte legenden" [The forgotten legend]. Josimar (in Norwegian). 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Thomas Søfting. Per Bredesen. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Per Bredesen er død". NRK. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 Per Bredesen. EU-Football.info. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
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