Edgar Falch

Edgar Falch (2 November 1930 – 18 November 2013) was a Norwegian international football defender. Falch played for Viking his entire career where he played 139 league games and scored nine goals.[1] He won the league with Viking in 1957–58 and the Cup in 1953 and 1959.[2] Falch was capped 28 times for Norway.[3]

Edgar Falch
Personal information
Full name Edgar Falch
Date of birth (1930-11-02)2 November 1930
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Date of death 18 November 2013(2013-11-18) (aged 83)
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1961 Viking 139 (9)
National team
1954–1959 Norway 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Falch died in Stavanger in November 2013, aged 83.[4] He was the grandfather of the goalkeeper Aslak Falch.[1]

References

  1. "Falch, Edgar". viking-fk.no (in Norwegian). Viking FK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. Ole Petter Pedersen (ed.). "Edgar Falch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. Søfting, Thomas. "Edgar Falch". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. Edgar Falch er død, Stavanger Aftenblad (21 November 2013), page 11


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