Thor Otto Spydevold (15 August 1944 – 1 July 2024) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a defender. He won the 1966 Norwegian Football Cup with his club

Fredrikstad FK Fredrikstad Fotballklubb (also known as Fredrikstad or FFK) is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from the town of Fredrikstad. With nine league championships and twelve Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup wins, FFK ...

, and played 28 matches for the Norway national team.

Personal life and death

Born in

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsbor ...

on 15 August 1944, Spydevold was a son of international footballer

Bjørn Spydevold Bjørn Spydevold (8 September 1918 – 30 March 2002) was a Norwegian football player. He was born in Sarpsborg, and played for the sports club Fredrikstad FK. He played for the Norwegian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsink ...

. He died in

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

on 1 July 2024, at the age of 79.

Career

Spydevold played for the clubs

Greåker IF Greåker Idrettsforening is a Norwegian association football club from Greåker, Sarpsborg, Østfold. The club was founded on 6 April 1919. The club colours are grey and red. The club has formerly had sections for Nordic skiing, bandy, team ha ...

Sarpsborg FK Sarpsborg Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It was founded on 8 May 1903. Sarpsborg is one of the most successful teams in the Norwegian Football Cup, with six titles and twelve finals in total. In 2007, the cl ...

and

, and won the

Norwegian cup The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament ...

with Fredrikstad in

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. He was capped 28 times for the Norway national team between 1968 and 1972, scoring one goal.

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* * 1944 births 2024 deaths Footballers from Sarpsborg Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norway men's international footballers Fredrikstad FK players Sarpsborg FK players 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-defender-stub