Vidar Riseth
 Riseth pictured in May 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vidar Andre Riseth[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Frosta, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1990 | Neset | ||
| 1991–1992 | Rosenborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Rosenborg | 11 | (2) |
| 1993–1996 | Kongsvinger | 56 | (20) |
| 1995–1996 | → Luton Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | LASK Linz | 69 | (11) |
| 1998–2000 | Celtic | 56 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | 1860 München | 43 | (3) |
| 2003–2007 | Rosenborg | 104 | (12) |
| 2007–2009 | Lillestrøm | 32 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Kongsvinger | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 403 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Norway | 52 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer.
Riseth played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic and 1860 München abroad. He played 52 times for the Norwegian national team, scoring four goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.[3] He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010.
Club career
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Early career
Riseth joined Rosenborg from local side Neset in January 1991. He played one game in the 1992 championship winning season, but had more games as Rosenborg won back to back in 1993. In 1994, he joined Kongsvinger. He played there for three seasons, scoring regularly as he played as a centre forward at this time of his career.[4] Late in his Kongsvinger career, he went for a brief loan to Luton.
Honours
- Rosenborg
- Tippeligaen: 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006
- Norwegian Cup: 2003
- Celtic
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | — | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1992[6] | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993[6] | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | |||
| 1994[7] | Kongsvinger | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||
| 1995[7] | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 28 | 15 | ||||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | A-I Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1995–96[8] | Luton Town | Division One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | — | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996[7] | Kongsvinger | Tippeligaen | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| Austria | League | Austrian Cup | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1996–97[9][10] | LASK Linz | Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | |
| 1997–98[9][10] | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 5 | ||||
| 1998–99[9][10] | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Scotland | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1998–99[8] | Celtic | Premier League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 1999–2000[8] | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2000–01[8] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01[11] | 1860 München | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2001–02[11] | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2002–03[11] | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Royal League | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003[6] | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2004[6] | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2005[6] | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2006[6] | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2007[6] | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2008[2] | Lillestrøm | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2009[2] | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2009[2] | Strømsgodset | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2010[2] | Kongsvinger | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | Norway | 224 | 36 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 306 | 48 | |
| England | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Austria | 69 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 80 | 13 | |||
| Scotland | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 73 | 5 | ||
| Germany | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 53 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 403 | 53 | 49 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 524 | 70 | ||
International
| Norway national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 4 |
International goals
| Riseth – goals for Norway[3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 25 March 1998 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium |
1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 May 1998 | Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway |  Mexico |
5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 18 August 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Belgium |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 8 September 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Belarus |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 World Cup Qualifier |
References
- ^ "Vidar Riseth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Vidar Riseth". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Tidligere spiller: Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen, League Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Riseth's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Riseth's Norwegian stats (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d Riseth's British stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Vidar Riseth – League matches. World Football. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Ambrosius Kutschera. "Fussball in Österreich" (in German). Austria Soccer. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b c Riseth's German stats (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vidar Riseth.
- Vidar Riseth – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vidar Riseth – UEFA competition record (archive)
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