Gunnar Andreassen (5 January 1913 – 23 July 2002) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

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player and manager. He played on

Fredrikstad FK Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (also known as Fredrikstad or FFK) is a Norwegian association football, football club from the town of Fredrikstad. With nine league championships and eleven Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup wins, FFK is one of the ...

from 1933 to 1950, except during the

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. He appeared twice on the Norway national team, in 1939 (the last international competition before occupation) and 1945 (the first competition following the end of occupation). Andreassen managed Fredrikstad from 1953 to 1956 and

Østsiden IL Østsiden Idrettslag Fredrikstad is a Norwegian sports club, based in the city of Fredrikstad. The men's football team currently plays in the Norwegian second division. The club was formed as Østsiden IL on 14 June 1935, and includes football ...

from 1959 to 1962.

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