John Arne Riise

Also known as John Arne Semundseth Riise

Norwegian association football player

AI overview

John Arne Riise is a Norwegian soccer player who had a long career in professional football. He is notable as a prominent athlete from Norway who played the sport at high levels.

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Film & TV

Ålesund, Norway

Known for

Helvetesuka — John Arne Riise2026
The Miracle of Istanbul: Liverpool 2005 — Self2025
Kjartan rydder opp - hjemme — John Arne Riise2025
16 ukers helvete — Self2022
Fan av Flint — Coach2021
Torpet Kjendis2019
Celebrity moms — Self2019
Farmen Kjendis — Self2017
Huskestue — Self - Participant2015
Dropped — Self - Participant2014

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Defender
Nationality: Norway

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Arne
Gender: male
Citizenship: Norway
Place of birth: Molde Municipality
Sibling: Bjørn Helge Riise
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Norwegian
Native language: Norwegian
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2000
Sport: association football
Position played: full-back
League: Premier League
Country for sport: Norway
Mass: 77
Image: John Arne Riise2.JPG
Height: 185

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Commons category: John Arne Riise
date of birth: 1980-09-24
birth name: John Arne Semundseth Riise
name in native language: John Arne Riise
end of work period: 2016-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 2
total goals in career: 0
handedness: left-handedness
start of work period: 1998-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

John Arne Semundseth Riise (born 24 September 1980) is a Norwegian former professional footballer and coach.

With 110 caps, Riise is the most capped player for the Norway national team. He was named in the Norway squad for UEFA Euro 2000 but did not play in the tournament. Riise scored 16 goals before his retirement from international duty in 2013. He spent seven years playing for Premier League side Liverpool, in which he won many honours, including the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, before moving to Roma in 2008. The Norwegian Football Federation has described him as the Norwegian player with the most appearances in the Premier League.

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