Reidar Kvammen (July 23, 1914 – October 27, 1998) was a Norwegianfootballer. Kvammen was an inside-forward who played his entire career for Viking, and is regarded as one of Norway's grestest footballers of all time. Kvammen was the first Norwegian footballer to reach 50 caps. Overall, he played 51 internationals and scored 17 goals for Norway. Jump to: navigation, search July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) The Rec. ... Viking F.K. is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. ...
Kvammen was a prominent member of the Norwegian "Bronze Team" that finished third in the 1936 Olympics, and also played in the World Cup two years later. At club level, he scored 202 goals, which to this date is still a Viking club record. The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ... The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ...
During the 1930s the club produced several of its best known players, most prominently ReidarKvammen, who played in Norway 's bronze medal winning 1936 olympic team.
His brother Arthur Kvammen was also capped for Norway, whilst Bernhard Lund later went on to write the club anthem.
Reidar Goa, Hans Edgar Paulsen, Erik Johannessen, Inge Valen, Johannes Vold, Svein Hammerø, Gunnar Berland and Trygve Johannessen were other key players.