Ragnar Larsen

Ragnar Larsen

Personal information
Full name	Ragnar Nikolay Larsen
Date of birth	7 January 1925
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death	14 January 1982 (aged 57)
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1948–1951	Sandaker
1951–1953	Lazio	57	(14)
1953–1956	Genoa	92	(5)
1956–1958	Lugano
1958–1962	Sandaker
National team
1948-1962	Norway	11	(2)
Teams managed
1957–1958	Lugano
1958	Norway
1962	Lillestrøm SK
1962–1966	Norway
1967	Strømsgodset
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ragnar Nikolay Larsen (7 January 1925 – 14 January 1982) was a Norwegian football midfielder. He later became a football manager and, after actively retiring from the sport, he took up a position as a sports journalist for Aftenposten, a Norwegian newspaper.

Larsen played as a midfielder and started his playing career with Sandaker. He then relocated to Italy in 1951, spending time at both Lazio and Genoa. He also spent time with Swiss side Lugano^[1] before returning to his first club and then retiring from the field in 1962.^[2]

Larsen was last capped in 1961, aged 37 years and 201 days, and is the fifth oldest player at the Norwegian national team.^[3]

As well as being capped for the Norway national football team, he was its manager for two different spells. He also coached Lillestrøm SK^[4] and Strømsgodset.^[5]

References

1. http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-zwit-clubs.html#l
2. "Ragnar Larsen". Weltfussball.de. Retrieved November 2007.
3. Lyngøy, Roar (7 June 2013). "Kapteinen tror ikke han kopierer eldstemann" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
4. http://www.lskhistorikk.com/arkiv/Trenere/Trenere.htm
5. "Trenere" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset IF. Retrieved 4 August 2013.