Asbjørn Halvorsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Asbjørn Halvorsen

Norwegian footballer

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1898

Place of Birth: Sarpsborg, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1955

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Asbjørn Halvorsen (3 December 1898 – 16 January 1955), nicknamed Assi, was a Norwegian footballer, who played as a centre-half for Sarpsborg FK and Hamburger SV.
He was capped 19 times playing for Norway, and was a part of the Norwegian team who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
He was later Secretary general of the Norwegian Football Association, and acted as head coach of the Norwegian national team.
He is regarded as the architect behind the Norwegian "Bronze Team" that finished third in the 1936 Olympics.