Odd "Ivers" Iversen is a former Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 soccer player.

Iversen is one of the greatest Norwegian footballers ever. He was the top goalscorer four times in the Norwegian top division (1967, 1968, 1969 and 1979). He also holds the record of most goals scored in one season (30 - in 18 matches). During his career as a footballer he scored 158 goals in the top division; only Petter Belsvik

Petter Belsvik

Petter Belsvik is a Norwegian football coach and former player. With 159 goals in the Norwegian Premier League he ranks third in the all-time statistics, behind Harald Brattbakk. He has never appeared for the Norwegian national team....

 (159 in 2003), Harald Martin Brattbakk

Harald Martin Brattbakk

Harald Martin Brattbakk is a Norwegian former football player, now working as a pilot. He was the all time top scorer in the Norwegian top division with 166 goals in 255 matches, before being surpassed by Sigurd Rushfeldt in 2011.-Club career:He has played for Kolstad, Rosenborg BK, Celtic, F.C...

 (166 in November 2005) and Sigurd Rushfeldt

Sigurd Rushfeldt

Sigurd Rushfeldt is a current Norwegian football coach for Tromsø IL and retired football player. During his career, he played for IL Norild, Tromsø IL, Birmingham City F.C., Rosenborg BK, Racing de Santander, and FK Austria Wien. He is well known for his strength and for being a prolific goalscorer...

 (168 in 2011) have scored more goals.

He has played for Rosenborg

Rosenborg B.K.

Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...

, Vålerenga

Vålerenga I.F. Fotball

Vålerenga Fotball is a Norwegian association football club from Oslo and a part of the multi-sport club Vålerengens IF. Founded in 1913, the club is named after the neighbourhood of Vålerenga...

 and Racing Mechelen in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

. He has 45 caps and 19 goals for the Norwegian national team.

He was the first Norwegian player in history to get a testimonial match

Testimonial match

A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....

 by his club (Rosenborg, when he retired after 15 years).

Odd Iversen is the father of Steffen Iversen

Steffen Iversen

Steffen Iversen is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Crystal Palace. He has earned four Norwegian league championships with Rosenborg and one with Vålerenga....

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External links

• Odd Iversen profile at Norwegian FA