Magnar Isaksen

Magnar Nikolai Isaksen (13 October 1910 – 8 June 1979) was a Norwegian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. At club level, Isaksen represented Kristiansund FK and Lyn.

Magnar Isaksen

Personal information
Full name	Magnar Nikolai Isaksen
Date of birth	(1910-10-13)13 October 1910
Place of birth	Kristiansund, Norway
Date of death	8 June 1979(1979-06-08) (aged 68)
Place of death	Oslo, Norway
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1925–1932	Kristiansund
1933–1946	Lyn
International career
1936–1938	Norway	14	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Olympic medal record
Men's Football
	1936 Berlin	Team Competition

Career

Magnar Isaksen was born in Kristiansund.^[1] He was capped 14 times for Norway and scored five goals.^[2]

Isaksen was selected in Norway's squad who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in the football tournament.^[3] He scored both Norway goals in the 2–0 win against Germany. Iskasen was injured in the semi-final against Italy and therefore did not play the bronze final.^[1] He won two consecutive Norwegian Cups with Lyn in 1945 and 1946.^[1]

He also took part in the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Honours

Norway

• Summer Olympics bronze medal: 1936

Lyn

• Norwegian Cup: 1945, 1946