Vidar Riseth
Riseth pictured in 2006
Personal information
Full name Vidar Riseth[1]
Date of birth (1972-04-21) 21 April 1972[2]
Place of birth Frosta, Norway
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back, midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990 Neset
1991–1992 Rosenborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Rosenborg 11 (2)
1993–1996 Kongsvinger 56 (20)
1995–1996 → Luton Town (loan) 11 (0)
1996–1998 LASK Linz 69 (11)
1998–2000 Celtic 56 (3)
2000–2003 1860 Munich 43 (3)
2003–2007 Rosenborg 104 (12)
2007–2009 Lillestrøm 32 (2)
2009 → Strømsgodset (loan) 7 (0)
2010 Kongsvinger 14 (0)
Total 403 (53)
International career
1997–2007 Norway 52 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic and 1860 Munich abroad. He played 52 times for the Norway national team, scoring four goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.[4] He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010. He later worked as a professional football commentator.

Club career

Early career

Riseth joined Rosenborg from local side Neset in January 1991. He played one game in the 1992 championship winning season, but had more games as Rosenborg won back to back in 1993. In 1994, he joined Kongsvinger. He played there for three seasons, scoring regularly as he played as a centre forward at this time of his career.[5] Late in his Kongsvinger career, he went for a brief loan to Luton.

On 20 March 2000, while playing for Scottish club Celtic, he scored the opening goal in the 2000 Scottish League Cup Final, which Celtic went on to win 2–0.[6] In November, he moved on loan to German club 1860 Munich until the end of the season.[7] At the end of his loan spell, the two clubs discussed making the deal permanent.[8]

He returned to Norway to play for Rosenborg, and on 24 October 2007, helped secure their first UEFA Champions League home victory in six years, scoring the second in a shock 2–0 win against Spanish club Valencia.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rosenborg 1992[10] Tippeligaen 1000–00–10
1993[10] 10223–20–145
Total 11223002000155
Kongsvinger 1994[11] Tippeligaen 18320–––203
1995[11] 241243–––2815
1996[11] Tippeligaen 14543–––188
Total 56201060000006626
Luton Town (loan) 1995–96[12] Division One 1100000–1[lower-alpha 3]0120
LASK 1996–97[13][14] Austrian Bundesliga 33741–10–388
1997–98[13][14] 29441–––335
1998–99[13][14] 7020–––90
Total 6911102—10008013
Celtic 1998–99[12] Scottish Premier League 273300000–303
1999–2000[12] 280104150–381
2000–01[12] 10001031–51
Total 56340518100735
1860 Munich 2000–01[15] Bundesliga 211100000–221
2001–02[15] 19210–61–263
2002–03[15] 3010–10–50
Total 4333000710034
Rosenborg 2003[10] Tippeligaen 20350–100–353
2004[10] 25440–705[lower-alpha 4]0414
2005[10] 21310–101–324
2006[10] 24150––5[lower-alpha 4]1342
2007[10] 14110–101–252
Total 104121600037210116715
Lillestrøm 2008[3] Tippeligaen 22210–10–242
2009[3] 10030–––130
Total 32240001000372
Strømsgodset (loan) 2009[3] Tippeligaen 7000–––70
Kongsvinger 2010[3] Tippeligaen 14000–––140
Career total 40353491115257452470

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Norway 199710
1998112
199980
200090
200150
200230
200310
200482
200520
200610
200730
Total524
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riseth goal.
List of international goals scored by Vidar Riseth[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 March 1998King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–12–2Friendly
220 May 1998Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway Mexico5–25–2Friendly
318 August 2004Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Belgium2–22–2Friendly
48 September 2004Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Belarus1–01–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Rosenborg

Celtic

References

  1. ↑ "Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vidar Riseth". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Vidar Riseth". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tidligere spiller: Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Celtic triumph in cup final". BBC Sport. 20 March 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Riseth leaves for Munich on loan". BBC Sport. 8 November 2000. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Skaug, Thor Egil (11 January 2001). "Riseth hopeful over 1860 move". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rosenborg rattle Valencia". Sky Sports. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Riseth's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 Riseth's Norwegian stats (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  12. 1 2 3 4 Riseth's British stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. 1 2 3 Vidar Riseth – League matches. World Football. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  14. 1 2 3 Ambrosius Kutschera. "Fussball in Österreich" (in German). Austria Soccer. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. 1 2 3 Riseth's German stats (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  16. ↑ "Celtic 2–0 Aberdeen, League Cup Final (contemporary newspaper scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 19 March 2000. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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