Svein Kvia
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Svein «Kvien» Kvia was a Norwegian
footballer
who spent his entire career at Viking F.K.
, where he was one of the club's most successful players of all time.
Between 1965 and 1980, Kvia played 551 times for the Viking
first team. This is still an all-time club record. He also reached 38 caps for the Norwegian national team
between 1969 and 1976, scoring 3 goals. Kvia helped Viking
win the national junior championships in 1965, and he was a central figure in the team that won four straight league titles between 1972 and 1975. He was also captain of the side that clinched «The Double
» of league and cup in 1979. In addition, Kvia won league bronze medals in 1968, 1971 and 1978. Kvia was also manager of the Viking
first team on three separate occasions, in 1977, 1984 and 1986-87. In the 1990s, he served as the club's director for several years.
Kvia was voted Norwegian
footballer
of the year in 1976, and he was voted midfielder of the year five times in the period 1971-76. In 1989 Kvia was proclaimed honorary member of Viking
. He died at the age of 57 from brain cancer.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who spent his entire career at Viking F.K.
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
, where he was one of the club's most successful players of all time.
Between 1965 and 1980, Kvia played 551 times for the Viking
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
first team. This is still an all-time club record. He also reached 38 caps 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 1969 and 1976, scoring 3 goals. Kvia helped Viking
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
win the national junior championships in 1965, and he was a central figure in the team that won four straight league titles between 1972 and 1975. He was also captain of the side that clinched «The Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...
» of league and cup in 1979. In addition, Kvia won league bronze medals in 1968, 1971 and 1978. Kvia was also manager of the Viking
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
first team on three separate occasions, in 1977, 1984 and 1986-87. In the 1990s, he served as the club's director for several years.
Kvia was voted Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
of the year in 1976, and he was voted midfielder of the year five times in the period 1971-76. In 1989 Kvia was proclaimed honorary member of Viking
Viking F.K.
Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...
. He died at the age of 57 from brain cancer.