Vidar Riseth

Vidar Riseth
Riseth pictured in 2006
Personal information
Full name Vidar Riseth[1]
Date of birth (1972-04-21) 21 April 1972 (age 52)[2]
Place of birth Frosta, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990 Neset
1991–1992 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Rosenborg 11 (2)
1993–1996 Kongsvinger 56 (20)
1995–1996 → Luton Town (loan) 11 (0)
1996–1998 LASK Linz 69 (11)
1998–2000 Celtic 56 (3)
2000–2003 1860 Munich 43 (3)
2003–2007 Rosenborg 104 (12)
2007–2009 Lillestrøm 32 (2)
2009 → Strømsgodset (loan) 7 (0)
2010 Kongsvinger 14 (0)
Total 403 (53)
International career
1997–2007 Norway 52 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic and 1860 Munich abroad. He played 52 times for the Norway national team, scoring four goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.[4] He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010. He later worked as a professional football commentator.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Vidar Riseth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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