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Name
  
Rolf Johannessen

1934–
  
Fredrikstad

Years
  
Team

Playing position
  
defender


Date of birth
  
(1910-03-15)15 March 1910

Date of death
  
2 February 1965(1965-02-02) (aged 54)

Place of birth
  
Fredrikstad, Norway

Rolf Johannessen (15 March 1910 – 2 February 1965) was a Norwegian football defender.

Career

He played for Norway in the 1938 FIFA World Cup. He was capped 20 times for Norway.

On the club level he played for Lisleby, then Fredrikstad from 1934. He also played football while taking education in Saarland, and became Saar champion. In Norway he won two league titles and four cup titles.

After retiring he chaired Fredrikstad FK from 1950 to 1953 and 1960 to 1962. He was an honorary member of the club. He died in February 1965 at Fredrikstad Hospital.

References

Rolf Johannessen Wikipedia