Odd Wang Sørensen (22 December 1922 – 10 April 2004) was a Norwegian international

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. On club level Sørensen played for

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team

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, where he won the

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. He played with the Norwegian national team at the Stockholm Olympics in 1952. In total he was capped 25 times and scored 17 goals. Five of those goals came during the friendly match versus the

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on 6 August 1948, which Norway won 11-0. Sørensen still holds the record for goals scored in one match.

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1922 births 2004 deaths Footballers from Fredrikstad Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{norway-footy-bio-stub