Sigurd Wathne

Sigurd Wathne (12 February 1898 – 26 March 1942) was a Denmark-born Norwegian football goalkeeper, playing for the club SK Brann. He was born in Copenhagen. He was on the Norway national team at the Antwerp Olympics in 1920;^[1] they reached the quarter finals.^[2] He was capped 14 times for Norway.^[3]

Sigurd Wathne

Personal information
Date of birth	(1898-02-12)12 February 1898
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	26 March 1942(1942-03-26) (aged 44)
Place of death	Swansea, Wales
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	SK Brann
International career
	Norway	14
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

A seaman in the Norwegian Merchant Navy during World War II he sailed as first engineer with SS Risøy, which was bombed by German aircraft when in convoy off Trevose Head, Cornwall, on 20 March 1942, and he died in a hospital in Swansea six days later.^[4][5][6] He was buried at Danygraig Cemetery, Swansea.^[7]