| Oddvar Richardsen | |
| Fullname: | Oddvar Kåre Richardsen |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Brønnøysund, Norway |
| Position: | forward |
| Clubs1: | Tjalg |
| Clubs2: | Brønnøysund |
| Years3: | 1957–1966 |
| Clubs3: | Lillestrøm |
| Years4: | 1967–1971 |
| Clubs4: | Ull/Kisa |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1960–1963 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 1961–1963 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Managerclubs1: | Ull/Kisa (player-coach) |
| Manageryears2: | 1972 |
| Managerclubs2: | Lillestrøm |
| Manageryears3: | 1973 |
| Managerclubs3: | Raumnes og Årnes |
Oddvar Richardsen (5 June 1937 – 18 July 1997) was a Norwegian football striker and later manager.
He started his career in local clubs Tjalg and Brønnøysund, and the first from Brønnøysund to become Norwegian league champion.[1] He played for Lillestrøm from 1957, becoming league champion in 1959. He represented Norway as an under-21, B and senior international. From 1967 to 1971 he played for Ull/Kisa.[2] [3]
After a time as player-coach of Ull/Kisa, in 1972 he coached Lillestrøm, and ahead of the 1973 season he joined Raumnes og Årnes IL.[4]
His son Rune Richardsen was also capped for Norway. They were the eighth father-son combination to be capped.[5]