Gunnar Dybwad (21 August 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a Norwegian football forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 August 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Steinkjer, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 2012 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1945–1950 | Steinkjer IFK | ||
| 1951 | SK Freidig | ||
| 1951–1957 | Steinkjer IFK | ||
| 1957–1959 | IFK Östersund | ||
| 1959–1963 | Steinkjer IFK | ||
| International career | |||
| 1951–1960 | Norway | 27 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was born in Steinkjer, and played for Steinkjer IFK, SK Freidig[1] and IFK Östersund.[2] Dybwad made his debut for Norway in a friendly game against England amateur team on 15 May 1951 and scored his first two international goal in a 2–4 loss against Yugoslavia on 23 August 1951. He was capped 27 times, scoring 11 goals.[3] He was the first player from Nord-Trøndelag, and the first player from a club north of Trondheim to play for Norway[4]
He died in 2012.[5]
References edit
- ^ Ole Petter Pedersen (ed.). "Gunnar Dybwad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ Gunnar Dybwad on Playerhistory.com Archived 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Søfting, Thomas. "Gunnar Dybwad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Lukten av kamfer" (in Norwegian). Steinkjer Avisa. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Normann (11 May 2012). "Fotballhelten Dybwad er død". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). p. 10.
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