André Saltvold Danielsen (born 20 January 1985) is a Norwegian former

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

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, Danielsen started his career with Stavanger IF before joining

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in 2003. In the fall of 2005 he was loaned out to

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. Danielsen is the player with the most appearances for Viking of all time with a total of 553 appearances throughout 17 seasons at the club. This number includes league matches, cup matches, European matches and friendly matches. On 28 October 2019, he announced that he would retire from football after the

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. The same day, he revealed that he would continue to be involved with Viking as a coach for the academy at the club. The 2019 season ended with victory in the 2019 Norwegian Cup Final. Danielsen did not make the squad, but he still received a winner's medal.

International career

Danielsen represented Norwegian national youth teams at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level. He made his senior debut for

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in a friendly match against

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on 31 May 2014. In August 2014, he made his second and last international appearance.

Career statistics

Honours

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Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian professional football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, ...

{{DEFAULTSORT:Danielsen, Andre 1985 births Living people Footballers from Stavanger Norwegian men's footballers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Stavanger IF Fotball players Viking FK players Bryne FK players Men's association football midfielders Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's international footballers