Arvid Knutsen
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Arvid Knutsen was a Norwegian
footballer and later coach.
He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF
in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian First Division
in 1972
, 1973
, 1974
and 1975
, and also took bronze medals in 1968
and 1971
. He played for Viking 396 times, scoring 117 goals. From 1976 he coached the team.
Outside of his sporting career, Knutsen worked as a high school teacher at Stavanger Cathedral School. He took his education at the University of Bergen
in 1969 and at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
in 1981. He married in 1974, and had two daughters.
In March 2008 he was diagnosed with brain tumor
. Operated at Haukeland, he learned that he suffered from terminal cancer, and he died in January 2009.
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 and later coach.
He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF
Stavanger IF Fotball
Stavanger IF Fotball, the football division of Stavanger Idrettsforening, is a football club from Stavanger, Norway. In 2011, they will play in the Third Division, the fourth tier of the Norwegian football league system. In Rogaland, they are simply known as Sif, and few people would refer to them...
in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian First Division
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
in 1972
Norwegian First Division 1972
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, 1973
Norwegian First Division 1973
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, 1974
Norwegian First Division 1974
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and 1975
Norwegian First Division 1975
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, and also took bronze medals in 1968
Norwegian First Division 1968
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and 1971
Norwegian First Division 1971
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. He played for Viking 396 times, scoring 117 goals. From 1976 he coached the team.
Outside of his sporting career, Knutsen worked as a high school teacher at Stavanger Cathedral School. He took his education at the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
in 1969 and at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
in 1981. He married in 1974, and had two daughters.
In March 2008 he was diagnosed with brain tumor
Brain tumor
A brain tumor is an intracranial solid neoplasm, a tumor within the brain or the central spinal canal.Brain tumors include all tumors inside the cranium or in the central spinal canal...
. Operated at Haukeland, he learned that he suffered from terminal cancer, and he died in January 2009.