Active career

His career began in Harstad IL

Harstad IL

Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian association football club from Harstad, Troms.The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. The club colors are yellow and black, and their home field is Harstad stadion...

, but he made his name with Skeid

Skeid Fotball

Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...

 where he played 419 matches between 1964 and 1978.

VG

Verdens Gang

Verdens Gang , generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegian tabloid newspaper...

 awarded him the Player of the Year title in 1969.

Between 1966 and 1972 he was capped 43 times 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...

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Non-playing career

After ending his active career he worked as secretary general for the Norwegian Football Association, from 1983 to 1985.