Sverre Andersen

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (1936-2016)}}

{{distinguish|Sverre Andersen (footballer, born 1893)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sverre Andersen

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1936|10|9}}

| birth_place = Stavanger, Norway

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|11|1|1936|10|9|df=y}}

| death_place = Stavanger, Norway

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| years1 = 1952–1971

| clubs1 = Viking

| caps1 = 262

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 1956–1968 |nationalteam1 = Norway |nationalcaps1 = 41 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1960

| managerclubs1 = Viking

| manageryears2 = 1966–1970

| managerclubs2 = Viking

| manageryears3 = 1973

| managerclubs3 = Viking

| manageryears4 = 1985

| managerclubs4 = Viking

}}

Sverre Andersen (9 October 1936 – 1 November 2016)[http://www.aftenbladet.no/100Sport/fotball/eliteserien/Keeperlegenden-Sverre-Andersen-er-dod-852287_1.snd Sverre Andersen er død], Stavanger Aftenblad (1 November 2016). Retrieved 1 November 2016. {{in lang|no}} was a Norwegian footballer. He made his debut for Viking FK in 1952 as a goalkeeper, and played his last game in 1971. He played a total of 482 games for Viking (262 in Norwegian league).{{cite web |url=http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/spillerarkiv.aspx?docid=10368 |title=Sverre Andersen - Viking Fotball |accessdate=2011-08-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807125714/http://www.viking-fk.no/newsread/spillerarkiv.aspx?docid=10368 |archivedate=7 August 2011}} For many years, he was considered the best goalkeeper in Norway. He won goalkeeper of the year in 1962, 1963, 1965 and 1968 in the VG Awards.