Vidar Davidsen

Vidar Davidsen

Personal information
Full name	Vidar Terje Davidsen
Date of birth	(1958-01-04) 4 January 1958
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bærum
0000–1979	Frigg
1980–1986	Vålerenga	144	(37)
1987	Lillestrøm	12	(0)
International career
1979–1986	Norway	46	(5)
Managerial career
	Bærum
	Strømmen
1993–1997	Vålerenga
1998–2001	Lyn
2003–2004	Strømsgodset
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vidar Davidsen (born 4 January 1958 in Oslo) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. Davidsen played 46 international matches for Norway and scored 5 goals. One of those goals came in Norway's famous 2-1 win against Italy at Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce in September 1985. He currently works as a football commentator in TV3.

Career

Playing career

Davidsen started his playing career in Bærum, and had a short spell for Frigg before joining Vålerenga in 1980. Quickly becoming a first team regular, he helped win the Norwegian cup in his debut season. Davidsen and Vålerenga became league champions in 1981, 1983 og 1984.

Davidsen left Vålerenga after the 1986 season, and played one year in their rival club Lillestrøm before he decided to retire.

Coaching career

After he retired as a player, Bærum appointed him as a coach, and since then he has coached Strømmen, Vålerenga, Lyn and Strømsgodset with a variable degree of success.

External links

• Official website