John Olav Krogh (12 September 1938 – 18 January 2019) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a

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. Born in Trondheim, he played for SK Freidig (1957–60) and

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(1961–63). He earned 11 caps for Norway, scoring four goals. He made his debut for them on 21 June 1962 in a 0–2 loss to neighbours

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at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, in the first leg of the preliminary round of qualification for the

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. In his next game on 3 July, he scored his first international goal, the third of a 5–0 friendly win over Malta in his hometown. On 4 November, in the second leg at the Malmö Stadion, he opened a 1–1 draw that sent the Swedes through 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Krogh, John 1938 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Trondheim Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Rosenborg BK players Norway men's international footballers