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'''Einar "Jeja" Gundersen''' (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He was a centre-forward for [[Odd Grenland|Odd]], and is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 internationals for [[Norway national football team|Norway]],<ref>http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/jeja.html</ref> and his 26 international goals puts him second on the national team's all-time scoring list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504194906/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |archivedate=4 May 2013}}</ref>
'''Einar "Jeja" Gundersen''' (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[football (soccer)|footballer]]. He was a centre-forward for [[Odd Grenland|Odd]], and is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 internationals for [[Norway national football team|Norway]],<ref>http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/jeja.html</ref> and his 26 international goals puts him second on the national team's all-time scoring list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-04-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504194906/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html |archivedate=4 May 2013}}</ref>


His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he wasn't picked for the team.
His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he was not picked for the team.


At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the [[Norwegian football cup|Norwegian Cup]] five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26811 |title=Einar Gundersen |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> and scored twice in the 3–1 win against [[England national football team|England]]'s amateur side.
At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the [[Norwegian football cup|Norwegian Cup]] five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the [[1920 Summer Olympics|1920 Olympics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26811 |title=Einar Gundersen |work=Olympedia |access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref> and scored twice in the 3–1 win against [[England national football team|England]]'s amateur side.

Revision as of 19:48, 15 August 2021

Einar Gundersen
Personal information
Date of birth (1896-09-20)20 September 1896
Date of death 29 October 1962(1962-10-29) (aged 66)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Odd
International career
1917–1928 Norway 33 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Einar "Jeja" Gundersen (20 September 1896 – 29 October 1962) was a Norwegian footballer. He was a centre-forward for Odd, and is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players. He played 33 internationals for Norway,[1] and his 26 international goals puts him second on the national team's all-time scoring list.[2]

His nickname Jeja means literally "Me Then", as that was what he wondered as a kid when he was not picked for the team.

At club level, Gundersen scored more than 200 goals. He won the Norwegian Cup five times. He was also a member of the Norwegian team that played in the 1920 Olympics,[3] and scored twice in the 3–1 win against England's amateur side.

References

  1. ^ http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/jeja.html
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Einar Gundersen". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 August 2021.