Sverre Fornes

Sverre Fornes

Personal information
Date of birth	(1932-04-25)25 April 1932
Place of birth	Trondheim, Norway
Date of death	16 September 2021(2021-09-16) (aged 89)
Place of death	Trondheim, Norway
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1965	Rosenborg	68	(0)
International career
1960	Norway B	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sverre Fornes (25 April 1932 – 16 September 2021)^[1] was a Norwegian footballer who played goalkeeper for Rosenborg BK between 1948 and 1965. He also played two matches for Norway B in 1960. He became Norwegian Football Cup champion twice, in 1960 and 1964.^[2]

There are no official statistics for the number of Fornes' matches, but an unofficial counting of 500 was made public before his last match in 1965. He also played for Rosenborg's handball team and its ice hockey team, Rosenborg IHK.^[2]

References

1. RBK-legenden har gått bort, Nidaros (17 September 2021). Retrieved 19 September 2021. (in Norwegian)
2. "Sverre Fornes" (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.