Nils Arne Eggen
Norwegian footballer and manager (1941-2022) · Norway · On the map · Footballers · Died at 80
Nils Arne Eggen was a Norwegian footballer, manager and teacher from Orkdal Municipality. Eggen was closely tied to Rosenborg, the club he managed for 23 years between 1970 and 2010.
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Eldar Hansen Teammate at Rosenborg BK, 1960-1963- Odd Iversen Teammate at Rosenborg BK, 1966-1969
Leif Eriksen Teammate at Vålerenga Fotball, 1964-1966
Egil Olsen Teammate at Norway national team, 1964-1969- Sverre Andersen Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1968
Harald Berg Teammate at Norway national team, 1964-1969- Olav Nilsen Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969
- Roald Jensen Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969
Finn Seemann Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969- Kjell Kaspersen Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969
- Tor Røste Fossen Teammate at Rosenborg BK, 1967-1969
- Einar Bruno Larsen Teammate at Vålerenga Fotball, 1964-1966
Finn Thorsen Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969- Jan Aas Teammate at Norway national team, 1963-1969
- Jan Christiansen Teammate at Rosenborg BK, 1967-1969
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He is Norway's most successful club manager throughout history, having won the Norwegian top division fifteen times and the Norwegian Football Cup six times as a manager. Eggen's tactical emphasis was on playing 4-3-3 and attacking football and his way of playing football has frequently been cited as an inspiration among players, coaches and clubs alike, both domestically and abroad. In his native Trøndelag, Eggen is revered and widely regarded as the greatest and most influential sports person in the region, even eclipsing Olympic champions such as Hjalmar Andersen and Petter Northug.
