Magnar Nikolai Isaksen (13 October 1910 – 8 June 1979) was a Norwegian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. At club level, Isaksen represented Kristiansund FK and Lyn.

Magnar Isaksen
Personal information
Full name Magnar Nikolai Isaksen
Date of birth (1910-10-13)13 October 1910
Place of birth Kristiansund, Norway
Date of death 8 June 1979(1979-06-08) (aged 68)
Place of death Oslo, Norway
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1925–1932 Kristiansund
1933–1946 Lyn
International career
1936–1938 Norway 14 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team Competition

Career edit

Magnar Isaksen was born in Kristiansund.[1] He was capped 14 times for Norway and scored five goals.[2]

Isaksen was selected in Norway's squad who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the football tournament.[3] He scored both Norway goals in the 2–0 win against Germany. Iskasen was injured in the semi-final against Italy and therefore did not play the bronze final.[1] He won two consecutive Norwegian Cups with Lyn in 1945 and 1946.[1]

He also took part in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Honours edit

Norway

Lyn

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Magnar Isaksen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Magnar Nikolai Isaksen national team profile". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Magnar Isaksen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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