Vidar Riseth

Vidar Riseth
Personal information
Riseth pictured in May 2006
Full name	Vidar Riseth
Date of birth	(1972-04-21) 21 April 1972
Place of birth	Frosta, Norway
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Playing position	Centre back / Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990	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)
National team
1997–2007	Norway	52	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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.^[2] He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010.

Club career

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.^[3] Late in his Kongsvinger career, he went for a brief loan to Luton.

Honours

Rosenborg

Tippeligaen: 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006
Norwegian Cup: 2003

Celtic

League Cup: 1999–2000

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^[4]	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
1993^[4]	Rosenborg		10	2	2	3	–		2	0	14	5
1994^[5]	Kongsvinger		18	3	2	0	–		–		20	3
1995^[5]	Kongsvinger		24	12	4	3	–		–		28	15
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		A-I Cup		Total
1995–96^[6]	Luton Town	Division One	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		—		Europe		Total
1996^[5]	Kongsvinger	Tippeligaen	14	5	4	3	–		–		18	8
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		Supercup		Europe		Total
1996–97^[7]^[8]	LASK Linz	Bundesliga	33	7	4	1	–		1	0	38	8
1997–98^[7]^[8]			29	4	4	1	–		–		33	5
1998–99^[7]^[8]			7	0	2	0	–		–		9	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1998–99^[6]	Celtic	Premier League	27	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	30	3
1999–2000^[6]			28	0	1	0	4	1	5	0	38	1
2000–01^[6]			1	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	5	1
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2000–01^[9]	1860 München	Bundesliga	21	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	1
2001–02^[9]			19	2	1	0	–		6	1	26	3
2002–03^[9]			3	0	1	0	–		1	0	5	0
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Royal League		Europe		Total
2003^[4]	Rosenborg	Tippeligaen	20	3	5	0	–		10	0	35	3
2004^[4]			25	4	4	0	5	0	7	0	41	4
2005^[4]			21	3	1	0	–		10	1	32	4
2006^[4]			24	1	5	0	5	1	–		34	2
2007^[4]			14	1	1	0	–		10	1	25	2
2008^[1]	Lillestrøm		22	2	1	0	–		1	0	24	2
2009^[1]	Lillestrøm		10	0	3	0	–		–		13	0
2009^[1]	Strømsgodset		7	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
2010^[1]	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

^[2]

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^[2]
#	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

1 2 3 4 5 "Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1 2 3 "Vidar Riseth". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
↑ "Tidligere spiller: Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Riseth's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
1 2 3 Riseth's Norwegian stats (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1 2 3 4 Riseth's British stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1 2 3 Vidar Riseth – League matches. World Football. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1 2 3 Ambrosius Kutschera. "Fussball in Österreich" (in German). Austria Soccer. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
1 2 3 Riseth's German stats (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

External links

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Vidar Riseth – FIFA competition record
Vidar Riseth – UEFA competition record

Norway squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Grodås (c) 2 Halle 3 Johnsen 4 Berg 5 Bjørnebye 6 Solbakken 7 Mykland 8 Leonhardsen 9 T. Flo 10 Rekdal 11 Jakobsen 12 Myhre 13 Baardsen 14 Heggem 15 Eggen 16 J. Flo 17 H. Flo 18 Østenstad 19 Hoftun 20 Solskjær 21 Riseth 22 Strand Coach: Olsen

Norway squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 Myhre 2 Bergdølmo 3 Bragstad 4 Berg (c) 5 Andersen 6 Strand 7 Mykland 8 Solbakken 9 T. Flo 10 Rekdal 11 Skammelsrud 12 Olsen 13 M. Bakke 14 Heggem 15 Riise 16 Eggen 17 Carew 18 Iversen 19 E. Bakke 20 Solskjær 21 Riseth 22 Bjørnebye Coach: Semb

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