John Arne Riise
Norwegian football manager (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Arne Semundseth Riise[needs Norwegian IPA] (born 24 September 1980) is a Norwegian professional footballer and coach who plays as a left back and a left midfielder and serves as a player-manager of Toppserien club Avaldsnes.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Arne Semundseth Riise[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 43)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Molde, Norway[2] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left back, Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Avaldsnes | ||
Youth career | |||
1996 | Aalesund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | Aalesund | 25 | (5) |
1998–1999 | Monaco 2 | 9 | (2) |
1998–2001 | Monaco | 44 | (4) |
2001–2008 | Liverpool | 234 | (21) |
2008–2011 | Roma | 99 | (7) |
2011–2014 | Fulham | 87 | (0) |
2014–2015 | APOEL | 25 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Delhi Dynamos | 12 | (1) |
2016 | Aalesund | 10 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Chennaiyin | 10 | (1) |
2017 | Rollon | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Avaldsnes | 1 | (1) |
Total | 546 | (43) | |
International career | |||
1996 | Norway U15 | 9 | (2) |
1997 | Norway U16 | 5 | (2) |
1997 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
1999 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Norway U21 | 17 | (2) |
2000–2013 | Norway | 110 | (16) |
Managerial career | |||
2019–2021 | Flint Tønsberg | ||
2021–2023 | Avaldsnes | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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With 110 caps, Riise is the most capped player for the Norway national team. He was named in the Norway squad for UEFA Euro 2000 but did not play in the tournament. Riise scored 16 goals before his retirement from international duty in 2013. He spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool, in which he won many honours, including the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, before moving to Roma in 2008.