 Pedersen (left) and Thorbjørn Svenssen ahead of the 1957 Norwegian Football Cup Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arne Knut Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 2013 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1945–1950 | Fredrikstad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1966 | Fredrikstad | 231 | (107) |
| International career | |||
| 1957–1966 | Norway | 40 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Fredrikstad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arne Knut Pedersen (1 November 1931 – 16 November 2013)[1] was a Norwegian footballer. He was a deep-lying inside forward, or offensive midfielder by today's terminology, who spent his entire playing career at his hometown club Fredrikstad FK, where he was a key player during the club's most successful period in the 1950s and early 1960s. He was also capped 40 times by Norway, and scored 11 international goals.