Arne Amundsen

Arne Amundsen (7 August 1952 – 6 September 2014) was a Norwegian football goalkeeper who spent the bulk of his career at Lillestrøm SK.^[3] He also played for Lyn and Strømmen. He was nicknamed "Maler'n" ("The Painter") because he worked as a housepainter outside football.

Arne Amundsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1952-08-07)7 August 1952
Date of death	6 September 2014(2014-09-06) (aged 62)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Lyn Fotball
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972-76	Lyn Fotball^[1]	65	(0)
1977-87	Lillestrøm SK	227^[2]	(0)
1988	Strømmen IF	9	(0)
Total		115	(0)
International career
1979	Norway U-21 MNT	1	(0)
Honours Norwegian First Division 1977 Norwegian Football Cup 1977 Norwegian Football Cup 1978 Norwegian First Division 1978 Norwegian Football Cup 1980 Norwegian Football Cup 1981 Norwegian First Division 1983 Norwegian First Division 1985 Norwegian Football Cup 1985 Norwegian First Division 1986 Norwegian Football Cup 1986
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amundsen made his top level debut for Lyn in 1972. He joined Lillestrøm ahead of the 1977 season. At Lillestrøm, Amundsen won the Norwegian First Division (first tier) twice, and played in the Norwegian Cup final six times, winning the competition four times. He left Lillestrøm at the end of the 1987 season after losing his place in the team to Frode Grodås, and joined local rivals Strømmen. He retired after the 1989 season, having played a total of 459 first-team matches (including friendlies) in his career.

References

1. "Arne Amundsen". www.LynHistorie.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
2. "Lillestrøm SK's A-lagsspillere fra 1966 til 1984". www.LSKHistorikk.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2022.
3. Arne «Maler’n» Amundsen er død (in Norwegian)

External links

• Arne Amundsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)