Knut Brynildsen was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for the Norwegian national team

Norway national football team

The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...

 between 1935-1940 and 1945-1948, he managed to score 10 goals in 18 caps, a good scoring ratio. He participated at the 1938 FIFA World Cup

1938 FIFA World Cup

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On club level Brynildsen played for Fredrikstad

Fredrikstad F.K.

Fredrikstad footballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the town of Fredrikstad. With nine league championships and eleven Norwegian Cup wins, FFK is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football...

, where he helped win the Norwegian cup

Norwegian football cup

The Norwegian Football Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as Cupen or NM, an acronym formed...

in 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1940, and the league title in 1938, 1939 og 1949.