Inge Thun (17 June 1945 − 15 February 2008) was a Norwegian

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goalkeeper and

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winger who played for

Strømsgodset IF Strømsgodset IF is a Norwegian multi-sports club from Gulskogen in Drammen. It has sections for association football, handball and bandy, but is best known for the top-level football section known as Strømsgodset Toppfotball, which plays in Elit ...

in both sports. He finished his football career with a few seasons across the river at Drammens Ballklubb. He won the Norwegian football league with Strømsgodset in 1970 as well the

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in 1969, 1970 and 1973. He also became Norwegian bandy champion six times with Strømsgodset and won a silver medal in the

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with the

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. Thun became famous in England when his team lost 0-11 to Liverpool in the 1975

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. Inge Thun died on 15 February 2008, after suffering a

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Drammens Tidende is a Norwegian Bokmål language newspaper published in Drammen, Norway. History and profile The former dates back to 2 January 1832, when it was known as ''Tiden'', taking the new name in thirteen years later. ''Buskerud Blad'' dates back to 3 ...

'' 1945 births 2008 deaths Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Norwegian bandy players Sportspeople from Drammen Men's association football goalkeepers 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-bandy-bio-stub