William Danielsen (9 December 1915 – 21 August 1989) was a

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. He played for

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

. He scored 180 goals in 370 games for Viking from 1931-1952. He was just 15 when he made his debut for Viking in 1931. He played for Viking in their first

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final in

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. He also played in the 1947 Norwegian Cup final, Viking's second final. In both games, they were beaten. He made his debut for

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in 1933. He played a total of 6 games and scored 1 goal up to 1937. He also played 17 games for

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. He was the coach of Viking in 1955 and 1958-1959. As a player, Danielsen was beaten in two finals. As a coach, he finally won the cup for Viking in

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after beating

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2-1 in the final. He was also the chairman of Viking from 1958 to 1962.

References

* Arild I. Olsson and Ole J. Askeland: ''Drømmen om de mørkeblå'', 1999 () * Kaare Lindboe (ed): ''Rogaland Fotballkrets 75 år'', 1986 ()

External links

Match facts at viking-fk.noNational team statistics at fotball.no
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danielsen, William 1915 births 1989 deaths Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers Norwegian football managers Viking FK players Viking FK managers Association football forwards Sportspeople from Stavanger