Asbjørn Halvorsen

Asbjørn Halvorsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1898-12-03)3 December 1898
Place of birth Sarpsborg, Norway
Date of death 16 January 1955(1955-01-16) (aged 56)
Place of death Narvik, Norway
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1917–1921 Sarpsborg FK
1922–1934 Hamburger SV
International career
1918–1923 Norway 19 (0)
Managerial career
1933 Hamburger SV
1936–1940 Norway
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.