Per Otto Furuseth

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Per Otto Furuseth
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Personal information
Born (1947-10-14) 14 October 1947 (age 75)
Nationality Norwegian
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
Refstad IL
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1977
Norway 62 (83)
Teams managed
1979–1985
Norway

Per Otto Furuseth (born 14 October 1947) is a Norwegian team handball player and coach, and sports official.

Furuseth played 62 matches for the Norway men's national handball team during his active career, [1] and played on club level for Refstad IL. He was head coach for Norway's national team from 1979 to 1985. In 2003 he was appointed Secretary General for the Norwegian Handball Federation. [2]

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References

  1. "Landskampstatistikk. Totaloversikt for Furuseth, Per Otto" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. Bryhn, Rolf. "Per Otto Furuseth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 January 2010.