Arne Andersen (footballer) explained

Arne Andersen
Birth Date:21 April 1900
Birth Place:Halden, Norway
Death Place:Halden
Occupation:Police officer
Footballer

Arne Johan Andersen (21 April 1900 – 26 October 1986) was a Norwegian football player for the club FK Kvik, and police officer. He was born in Halden.[1] He played with the Norwegian national team at the Antwerp Olympics in 1920, where the Norwegian team reached the quarter-finals.[2] He was capped six times for Norway, scoring four goals.[3] During occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he was arrested on 15 September 1944, and incarcerated at the Grini concentration camp from October 1944.[4] He died in Halden in 1986.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arne Andersen . Olympedia . 15 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Arne Andersen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035119/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/arne-andersen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 9 February 2012 .
  3. Web site: Søfting . Thomas . All-time national team players . . 16 February 2012 . 21 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003621/http://www.home.no/greenriver/landslaget.html . 26 July 2011 .
  4. Encyclopedia: 15201. Andersen, Arne Johan . . Børre R. Giertsen . 534 . 1946 . Norwegian. Cappelen . Oslo.