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Arne Bakker
Norwegian association football and bandy player

Arne Bakker

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Norwegian association football and bandy player
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bærum, Norway
Place of death
Bærum, Norway
Age
79 years
Awards
Egebergs Ærespris
(1961)
Sports Teams
Asker Fotball
Norway national football team
Stabæk Fotball
Asker Fotball
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Biography

Arne Bakker (18 February 1930 – 9 October 2009) was a Norwegian footballer and bandy player.

Football career

He was born in Bærum. He started his career in Fossum IF, joined Stabæk IF in 1946 and Asker SK in 1949. Here he played at the highest level of Norwegian football. His team became runner-up in the Norwegian Football Cup of 1951. He played 54 matches for national football team of Norway.

Other sports

Bakker represented Stabæk IF in the bandy sport. The team became Norwegian champions in 1952, 1953 and 1955, and Bakker represented Norway 20 times. In 1952 he took part in the Olympic Bandy tournament. He also played ice hockey for Stabæk IF and Jar IL, and also practiced ski jumping and track and field. In 1961 he received Egeberg's Honorary Award for achievement in multiple sports. He is the only combined footballer/bandy player to date to receive the award. In 1997, he became an honorary member of Stabæk.

Later career

Bakker coached Asker's football team in 1962 and 1963, and later Stabæk. His professional life was spent working for Norsk Hydro. He died in Bærum in October 2009, having lived at Jar his whole life.

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