Einar Gundersen

Einar Gundersen
Gundersen ca. 1930
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-09-20)20 September 1896
Place of birth Skien, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Date of death 29 October 1962(1962-10-29) (aged 66)
Place of death Tønsberg, Norway
Position(s) Centre-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914-1915 Odd 18+ (19+)
1916 SK Snøgg
1917-1921 Odd (86+)
1921-1922 Sète 34
1922-1927 Odd
1928-1932 Tønsbergs TF
Total 157+ (179+[1])
International career
1917–1928 Norway 33 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Einar "Jeja" Gundersen (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a Norwegian footballer who played play as a centre-forward for Odd. He is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 times for Norway,[2] and his 26 international goals place him third on the national team's all-time scoring list.[3]

His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he was not picked for the team.

At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the Norwegian Cup five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the 1920 Olympics,[4] and scored twice in the 3–1 win against England's amateur side.

In September 2024, Norway's anti-doping agency mistakenly included Gundersen and Jørgen Juve on a list of football players to be tested. The agency's communications director said, "All we can do now is admit we're wrong. We can joke about it in the office today and then review our routines going forward."[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Spillere - Odds digitale museum".
  2. ^ http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/jeja.html
  3. ^ "Norway – Record International Players". Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Einar Gundersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Tom. "Drug testers ask for Haaland and two dead Norway players". Retrieved 5 September 2024.
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