Personal information | |||
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Full name | Edgar Falch | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1930 | ||
Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
Date of death | 18 November 2013 83) | (aged||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1950–1961 | Viking | 139 | (9) |
International career | |||
1954–1959 | Norway | 28 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Edgar Falch (2 November 1930 – 18 November 2013) was a Norwegian international football defender. Falch played for Viking his entire career where he played 139 league games and scored nine goals. [1] He won the league with Viking in 1957–58 and the Cup in 1953 and 1959. [2] Falch was capped 28 times for Norway. [3]
Falch died in Stavanger in November 2013, aged 83. [4] He was the grandfather of the goalkeeper Aslak Falch. [1]
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