Roger Albertsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Albertsen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Austvågøya i Nordland, Norway | ||
| Date of death | 2 March 2003 (aged 45) | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Odda IL | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Odda IL | ||
| 1975–1979 | FC Den Haag | 117 | (16) |
| 1979–1980 | Feyenoord | 28 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | FC Den Haag | 18 | (6) |
| 1981–1982 | KFC Winterslag | 39 | (3) |
| 1982–1985 | Olympiakos | 65 | (7) |
| 1985–1987 | Rosenborg | 35 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1976–1984 | Norway | 25 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1989–1992 | Orkanger IF | ||
| 1993–1996 | Sokna IL | ||
| 1997–2001 | Kongsberg IF | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roger Albertsen (15 March 1957 – 2 March 2003) was a Norwegian football midfielder.
At the age of 17 he travelled abroad, playing professionally for Dutch team FC Den Haag. He later played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, KFC Winterslag and Olympiakos, before he returned to Norway in 1985, making his debut in the Norwegian Premier League for Rosenborg.
Albertsen began his career with local lower-division sides Tyssedal and Odda. He was regarded as a promising talent, and represented Norway several times at youth level. Nonetheless, it came as something of a shock when he left the country at age 17 to try his luck in the Netherlands, joining his compatriot Harald Berg's old club Den Haag. Albertsen made his debut for the club in 1975, and soon became a regular in the Den Haag lineup, earning praise for his tireless running and no–nonsense physical play. His performance in the Eredivisie at Den Haag didn't go unnoticed back home and he made his debut for Norway in 1976.
In the summer of 1979, Albertsen was transferred to Feyenoord, where he became a valuable player in the side that finished fourth in the league and won the cup. However, at the end of the season, after just one year in Rotterdam, he returned to Den Haag.
He played one more season for Den Haag, and then he was on the move again – this time to Belgian side Winterslag (now known as Racing Genk following a 1988 merger). Albertsen quickly became a fan favorite at the Belgian club, and his performances earned him a recall to the national team for the World Cup qualifier against England – the game that would provide Albertsen's finest moment in a Norway shirt.
Midway through the 1982/83 season, Albertsen was signed by Greek giants Olympiakos, where he won a league championship medal. He spent three years at the club, doing the dirty work in midfield, before his old friend Arne Dokken persuaded him to return home and play for Rosenborg
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