Jørgen Juve

Jørgen Juve (22 November 1906 – 12 April 1983) was a Norwegian football player, jurist, journalist, and non-fiction writer. For most of his career, he played as a striker for Lyn. He also played for a season at FC Basel in Switzerland before retiring and earned a total of 45 caps for the Norway national team. He is the highest-scoring player ever for Norway, with 33 goals in just 45 games. He was captain of the Norway team which won Olympic bronze medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He also had a career as a journalist for Dagbladet and Tidens Tegn, and wrote several books.

Jørgen Juve
Juve in the mid-1930s
Personal information
Date of birth (1906-11-22)22 November 1906
Place of birth Porsgrunn, Norway
Date of death 12 April 1983(1983-04-12) (aged 76)
Place of death Oslo, Norway
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1926 Urædd
1926–1930 Lyn
1930–1931 Basel 12 (10)
1931–1938 Lyn
International career
1928–1937 Norway 45 (33)
Managerial career
1939 Bodø/Glimt
1948 Molde
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Norway
Summer Olympic Games
1936 BerlinTeam
Nordic Football Championship
Winner1929–32Team
1933–36Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
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