Rune Ottesen (born 7 February 1954) is a former Norwegian
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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for
Vard Haugesund and
Bryne
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. He won seventeen caps for
Norway
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between 1975 and 1981 and scored one goal, in a 2–1 win over
Sweden
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in 1977.
Norwegian Federation website
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References
Norwegian men's footballers
1954 births
Norway men's international footballers
SK Vard Haugesund players
Bryne FK players
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
20th-century Norwegian sportsmen
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