Kristian "Svarten" Henriksen (3 March 1911 – 8 February 2004) was a
Norwegian footballer
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and coach. As a player, Henriksen was a
wing half
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who played for
Sarpsborg
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,
Lyn
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and
Frigg
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. With Lyn, he won the
1945
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and the
1946 Norwegian Football Cup. He also played 28 times for the
Norwegian national team.
At national team level, Henriksen was a member of the
1936 Olympic squad that went on to win the bronze medals. However, Henriksen was a reserve, and did not play in the tournament. Two years later, in the
1938 World Cup
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, he did play and was a member of the team that narrowly lost to eventual world champions
Italy
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after extra time.
Henriksen was known as the team joker. When Norway lost 10–0 against
Sweden
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in 1945, he is reported to have said, ''"Let's go for a draw, lads"'' after Sweden had scored their ninth goal.
Henriksen managed
Vålerenga
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for two periods; once from 1947 to 1948, and the second time from 1957 to 1958.
[Trenere for Vålerenga Fotball]
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Henriksen had a short and largely unsuccessful spell as national team coach in 1958 and 1959. Before his death in 2004, he was the last surviving member of the "Bronze Team" and the 1938 World Cup squad.
References
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1911 births
2004 deaths
Norwegian men's footballers
Norwegian football managers
Norway men's international footballers
Norway national football team managers
Norwegian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Sweden
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Olympic footballers for Norway
Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics
1938 FIFA World Cup players
Sarpsborg FK players
Lyn Fotball players
Frigg Oslo FK players
Vålerenga Fotball managers
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen