Sven Otto Birkeland
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sven Otto Birkeland | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1948 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Attacker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Vigør | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969-1973 | Lyn Fotball | 5 | (0) |
| 1973-1978 | IK Start | 11 | (0) |
| 1978-1986 | FK Jerv | ||
| International career | |||
| 1964-? | Norway U19 | 9 | (12) |
| 1970-? | Norway U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 1967-? | Norway | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sven Otto Birkeland (born 10 February 1948) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Norwegian national senior and junior teams.[1]
Birkeland was born in Kristiansand. He played as a midfielder for Start from 1973–78, and won the league in 1978. He began his career at Vigør and played for Lyn from 1969 to 1973. He also played for Jerv and was the coach of Donn. Birkeland was the match winner against Bodø/Glimt when Start's first league title was secured on 15 October 1978.
He has five caps and one goal for the Norway national team, and made his debut against Sweden in 1967, becoming the first Sørlending to play for Norway.
Birkeland is the father of the former Start player Bernt Christian Birkeland.
Career statistics
[edit]- Score and result list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Birkeland goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 3 September 1967 |  Sweden
|
3–1 | UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sven Otto Birkeland". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Sven Otto Birkeland at WorldFootball.net
- fotball.no
- Aftenposten arkiv
- Fædrelandsvennen – Fra Starts gullhelt til sauebonde
- Start i hundre – ISBN 9788290581393