Kristian "Svarten" Henriksen (3 March 1911 – 8 February 2004) was a

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and coach. As a player, Henriksen was a

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who played for

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, Lyn and

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. With Lyn, he won the

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and the 1946 Norwegian Football Cup. He also played 28 times for the Norwegian national team. At national team level, Henriksen was a member of the 1936 Olympic squad that went on to win the bronze medals. However, Henriksen was a reserve, and did not play in the tournament. Two years later, in the

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, he did play and was a member of the team that narrowly lost to eventual world champions

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after extra time. Henriksen was known as the team joker. When Norway lost 10–0 against Sweden in 1945, he is reported to have said, ''"Let's go for a draw, lads"'' after Sweden had scored their ninth goal. Henriksen managed Vålerenga for two periods; once from 1947 to 1948, and the second time from 1957 to 1958.Trenere for Vålerenga Fotball
''vif-fotball.no'' Henriksen had a short and largely unsuccessful spell as national team coach in 1958 and 1959. Before his death in 2004, he was the last surviving member of the "Bronze Team" and the 1938 World Cup squad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Henriksen, Kristian 1911 births 2004 deaths Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian football managers Norway men's international footballers Norway national football team managers Norwegian expatriate football managers Olympic footballers for Norway Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics 1938 FIFA World Cup players Sarpsborg FK players Lyn Fotball players Frigg Oslo FK players Vålerenga Fotball managers Men's association football midfielders