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. 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."Tidligere spiller: Vidar Riseth" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 28 May 2013. 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. In November, he moved on loan to German club 1860 Munich until the end of the season. At the end of his loan spell, the two clubs discussed making the deal permanent.
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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRosenborg1992Riseth's Rosenborg stats (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 23 May 2013.Tippeligaen1000–00–10199310223–20–145Total11223002000155Kongsvinger1994Riseth's Norwegian stats (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 24 May 2013.Tippeligaen18320–––2031995241243–––28151996Tippeligaen14543–––188Total56201060000006626Luton Town (loan)1995–96Riseth's British stats. Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2013.Division One1100000–10120LASK1996–97Vidar Riseth – League matches. World Football. Retrieved 24 May 2013.Austrian Bundesliga33741–10–3881997–9829441–––3351998–997020–––90Total6911102—10008013Celtic1998–99Scottish Premier League273300000–3031999–2000280104150–3812000–0110001031–51Total563405181007351860 Munich2000–01Riseth's German stats (in German). Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 May 2013.Bundesliga211100000–2212001–0219210–61–2632002–033010–10–50Total4333000710034Rosenborg2003Tippeligaen20350–100–353200425440–7050414200521310–101–324200624150––51342200714110–101–252Total104121600037210116715Lillestrøm2008 (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 24 May 2013.Tippeligaen22210–10–242200910030–––130Total32240001000372Strømsgodset (loan)2009Tippeligaen7000–––70Kongsvinger2010Tippeligaen14000–––140Career total40353491115257452470
International + Appearances and goals by national team and year"Vidar Riseth". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 May 2013.National teamYearAppsGoalsNorway1997101998112199980200090200150200230200310200482200520200610200730Total524
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riseth goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Vidar RisethNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 25 March 1998 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 1–1 2–2 Friendly2 20 May 1998 Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway 5–2 5–2 Friendly3 18 August 2004 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 2–2 2–2 Friendly4 8 September 2004 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 1–0 1–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006 Norwegian Cup: 2003
Celtic League Cup: 1999–2000
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