# Vidar Riseth

Vidar Riseth (born 21 April 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or midfielder. He played for Neset, Rosenborg, Kongsvinger, Lillestrøm and Strømsgodset in Norway, and Luton Town, LASK Linz, Celtic and 1860 Munich abroad. He played 52 times for the Norway national team, scoring four goals, and played for his country at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. He retired as a professional footballer in June 2010. He later worked as a professional football commentator.

## Club career
### Early career

Riseth joined Rosenborg from local side Neset in January 1991. He played one game in the 1992 championship winning season, but had more games as Rosenborg won back to back in 1993. In 1994, he joined Kongsvinger. He played there for three seasons, scoring regularly as he played as a centre forward at this time of his career. Late in his Kongsvinger career, he went for a brief loan to Luton.
On 20 March 2000, while playing for Scottish club Celtic, he scored the opening goal in the 2000 Scottish League Cup Final, which Celtic went on to win 2–0. In November, he moved on loan to German club 1860 Munich until the end of the season. At the end of his loan spell, the two clubs discussed making the deal permanent.
He returned to Norway to play for Rosenborg, and on 24 October 2007, helped secure their first UEFA Champions League home victory in six years, scoring the second in a shock 2–0 win against Spanish club Valencia.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rosenborg | 1992 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rosenborg | 1993 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 5 |
| Rosenborg | Total | Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Kongsvinger | 1994 | Tippeligaen | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 3 |
| Kongsvinger | 1995 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 15 |
| Kongsvinger | 1996 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 8 |
| Kongsvinger | Total | Total | 56 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 26 |
| Luton Town (loan) | 1995–96 | Division One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| LASK | 1996–97 | Austrian Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 8 |
| LASK | 1997–98 | Austrian Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 5 |
| LASK | 1998–99 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| LASK | Total | Total | 69 | 11 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 13 |
| Celtic | 1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| Celtic | 1999–2000 | Scottish Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 |
| Celtic | 2000–01 | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| Celtic | Total | Total | 56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 |
| 1860 Munich | 2000–01 | Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| 1860 Munich | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | – | 26 | 3 |
| 1860 Munich | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| 1860 Munich | Total | Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Rosenborg | 2003 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 3 |
| Rosenborg | 2004 | Tippeligaen | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 4 |
| Rosenborg | 2005 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 4 |
| Rosenborg | 2006 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Rosenborg | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| Rosenborg | Total | Total | 104 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 167 | 15 |
| Lillestrøm | 2008 | Tippeligaen | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 |
| Lillestrøm | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Lillestrøm | Total | Total | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Strømsgodset (loan) | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 403 | 53 | 49 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 524 | 70 |
* ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, Austrian Cup, Scottish Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup, Ligapokal,
* ↑ Appearance in A-I Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in Royal League

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Norway | 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 1998 | 11 | 2 |
| Norway | 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| Norway | 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| Norway | 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| Norway | 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| Norway | 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| Norway | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| Norway | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Norway | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 52 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Riseth goal.
List of international goals scored by Vidar Riseth :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 25 March 1998 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 May 1998 | Bislett Stadium, Oslo, Norway | Mexico | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 18 August 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Belgium | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 8 September 2004 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Rosenborg
* Tippeligaen: 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006
* Norwegian Cup: 2003
Celtic
* League Cup: 1999–2000